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Six Tips for ending the school year.

AlmeriaSpeaks — Mon, 1 Jun 2009 11:33:02 -0400

What did you think of the Six Tips? Do you have any to add????

Fostering Positive Behavior in Middle School Classrooms

AlmeriaSpeaks — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:04:26 -0400

What did you think of the Article. Attached is another copy for reference.

Maximizing the Power of Formative Assessments

AlmeriaSpeaks — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:14:51 -0400

Please respond with feedback, thoughts, and input to this weeks Professional Development Article on Formative Assessments. Attached is another copy of the article.

Six Strategies to help students article-week of 5/4

hogaka — Wed, 6 May 2009 17:24:08 -0400

This is an interesting article, very similar to the infamous book, 'Caught in the Middle'. Our students are in the midst of puberty, learning to set goals, trying to figure out who in the world they are, where they fit in, challenging their own personalities, and searching for their meaning in life.

One thing I disagree with in the article is the 2nd paragraph that discusses that 'money' is only going to get us where we want to achieve. There are alot of things we can do in our education system without funds, but it would require us to work together as teams, be consistent, provide and exciting and enriching place for our students to LEARN>it doesn't cost anything to learn something from a teacher!

PD Article for the week of May 4th, 2009-Six Strategies to Help Young Adolescents at the Tipping Point in Urban Middle School

AlmeriaSpeaks — Tue, 5 May 2009 11:24:14 -0400

Please let Almeria know what you think about the article. Your input and feedback is greatly appreciated. Another copy of the article is attached.

Forum Etiquette

Tom — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:16:41 -0400

What is Forum Etiquette?

The Internet has become a world wide community and in the process, innumerable forums on every subject under the sun are available where people can express their opinions. Some forums are closely moderated -- that is, someone checks every post for suitability before it is uploaded to the forum. Some forums have minimal or no moderation, only Terms of Service (TOS) that members are expected to follow. Most forums do have some sort of reporting feature for obscene or harassing posts. Still, even with a minimally moderated forum is there a standard of behavior? Is there actually something called forum etiquette? The answer is an unqualified yes.

Forum etiquette means maintaining a standard of posting behavior that is acceptable and appropriate.

The Teacher's Alphabet-Questions to Ask Everyday

AlmeriaSpeaks — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:33:04 -0400

Attached is this weeks Professional Development Article. Please read and respond in this forum.