I would say, after checking the What's Hot list,
My gut would tell me the following items are HOT:
1. Academic Vocabulary
2. RtI
3. Research based programs.
Jennifer
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I really appreciate the IRA resource but I find that nowadays anything that is
a trend or current issue cannot come from a publication..it is already
outdated...LOL. I have found some issues and trends that are up-to-the-minute...
C
Content rich curriculum vs academic skills for ELLs
It seems like I have always loved reading--it was very motivating in first
grade to have the middle reading group--to which I'd been assigned based on my
birthday--vote that I could move up to the high group. I also loved to sneak
and read ahead silently, keeping a finger on the place so
Thousands of teacher lay-offs
Increased class size
Legislation to ignore teacher seniority
Unpaid furlough days
Using test scores as teacher evaluation
Poor staff morale
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unqualified administrators (i.e., leadership training but no teaching
experience)
dumbing down of the curriculum
overcrowded classes in too small classrooms
teacher apathy
merit pay
On Jul 2, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Carol Lau wrote:
Thousands of teacher lay-offs
Increased class size
Legislation
I'd reword that to say gravely increased class sizes.
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Hello Book Whisperer fans,
1. I was not a good reader or a bad reader as a child BUT I did know the
people who were better at reading. I hated anything to do with reading out
loud or round robin type reading. In fifth grade my teacher assigned a
book report on something to do with history. I
yes, my class will increase from 20 to 32 -- that's 60%!
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I'd