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Heidi Hayes Jacobs-Leading the New Literacies
Downloadable slide presentation.
Posted by Earl Nicholas, last updated on August 27, 2013
Common Core and Teacher Preparedness
Article describes concerns over teacher preparedness to integrate standards.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on April 25, 2012
Advocates Worry Implementation Could Derail CCSS
Issue of challenges for implementing Common Core are raised and examined.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on April 25, 2012
The Future of Reading: Students Get New Assignment:
Pick Books You Like By MOTOKO RICH - The experimental approach is part of a movement to revolutionize the way literature is taught in U.S. schools. �
Posted by Heidi, last updated on February 21, 2011
Obama pushing to raise the bar for reading and math
in revised NCLB - News from ASCD on changes to NCLB
Posted by Heidi, last updated on February 21, 2011
Scientists Cite Fastest Case of Human Evolution
Tibetans live at altitudes of 13,000 feet, breathing air that has 40 percent less oxygen than is available at sea level, yet suffer very little mountain sickness. The reason, according to a team of biologists in China, is human evolution, in what may be t
Posted by Heidi, last updated on February 21, 2011
Scientists Cite Fastest Case of Human Evolution
Tibetans live at altitudes of 13,000 feet, breathing air that has 40 percent less oxygen than is available at sea level, yet suffer very little mountain sickness. The reason, according to a team of biologists in China, is human evolution, in what may be t
Posted by Heidi, last updated on February 15, 2011
Westside Elementary test shows promise in single gender classes (tampabay.com)
Research showed that physical and neurological differences between the genders meant that the best learning environment for boys isn't always the same for girls. Boys and girls tended to distract each other, too.
Posted by Heidi, last updated on February 13, 2011
Moon Area weighs new curriculum (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
If a proposed new English curriculum gets approved, Moon Area High School students will get to choose among eight different semester-long courses for their senior year.
Posted by Heidi, last updated on February 13, 2011
The Case for Saturday School
Wall Street Journal article: Kids in China already attend school 41 days a year more than students in the U.S. Now, schools across the country are cutting back to four-day weeks. Chester E. Finn Jr. on how to build a smarter education system.
Posted by Heidi, last updated on February 13, 2011
