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Latest writing, discussion prompts by Jim Wayne

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Dec 14, 2014

Enhance your writing activities and enrich classroom discussions with the latest prompts!

George Washington, Lena Horne, Benjamin Disraeli, transistors and a quotation, "If you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil” are just some of the writing and discussion starters - or newsletter nuggets - feat...See More

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Are you using ebooks for your classes?

by marjoryt

Dec 10, 2014

My college is investigating this for probable adoption next fall. If you use these, please post your successes and horror stories. I just finished piloting an e-book handbook/grammar practice combination, and it was not totally successful - the students and I thought it just dragged on forever, even after I deleted probably 1/2 of the activities. <...See More

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Essay Help

by Chelsea

Nov 24, 2014

Can any one help me with my essay about my culture?

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Vet Teacher On 11/24/14, Chelsea wrote: > Can any one help me with my essay about my culture?

What help do you need?

Nov 26, 2014

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Vet Teacher On 11/24/14, Chelsea wrote: > Can any one help me with my essay about my culture?

What help do you need?

Nov 26, 2014

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This week's writing prompts by Jim Wayne

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Nov 16, 2014

Here are the coming week's writing prompts and discussion starters. Consider using them to add interest and information to newsletters and morning announcements.

Join us in giving thanks to Jim Wayne for this gift to educators everywhere!

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This week's writing, discussion prompts by Jim Wayne

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Nov 9, 2014

Need writing prompts or discussion starters based upon historical and pop history events? Tidbits for morning announcements and newsletters? Or just plain interesting reading?

If so, click over to Jim Wayne's thoughtful prompts for this week. (Be sure to share the link with your colleagues!)

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Skills Based Assessment

by Becca NK

Oct 26, 2014

I'm looking for articles/research that support skills based tests. Some of my colleagues feel that we should test on the same stories/lit we've used in a unit, but I feel that we should be testing on the skills they've learned with new pieces of literature. If students are tested on the same stories/lit, they are using rote memorization rather than...See More

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Erin I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're talking about, but in my middle/high school, we try to develop our units and assessments focused more on skills such as developing theme, identifying conflicts, recognizing how an author develops character, etc. Most of our assessments (and I'm talking a Reading classes for 6, 7, and 8) could be given for...See More

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Vet Teacher On 10/26/14, Becca NK wrote: > I'm looking for articles/research that support skills > based tests. Some of my colleagues feel that we should > test on the same stories/lit we've used in a unit, but I > feel that we should be testing on the skills they've > learned with new pieces of literature. If students are > tested on the sam...See More

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Writing Prompts for this week, by Jim Wayne

by Kathleen

Nov 2, 2014

Great to use as discussion starters, too!

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Refresh me on this...

by Kendra

Oct 30, 2014

Are there any good websites that discuss, step by step with examples, how to write a unit plan with assessments and lesson plans that match the common core standards? I'm a little confused about the standards and how to create activities that match them.

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