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Teaching Like a Champion
August 7th, 2012
It is a recurring complaint that teacher-training programs – both traditional and alternative route alike – emphasize pedagogical understanding and content mastery but underprepare teacher candidates for the day-to-day task of leading a classroom of students. In some ways, this is an unfair complaint – there is no classroom or clinical...VIEW ARTICLE
August 7, 2012
August 7th, 2012
National News Salt Lake Tribune Utah drops out of consortium developing Common Core tests The Utah state school board decided to withdraw from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, which is developing tests based on the Common Core standards. The change doesn't necessarily mean Utah can't still adopt the tests if it wishes, but it will no...VIEW ARTICLE
Red Clay’s STEM Program Thrills Students
August 3rd, 2012
A few weeks ago, I attended a showcase put on by some budding young engineers where I got to see robots, roller coasters, alternative-energy race cars, and even a few rocket launches. What made this event even more exciting is that I had taught a few of these engineers to multiply fractions and solve equations just a few months earlier. For the...VIEW ARTICLE