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May 16, 2013

May 16th, 2013

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Local News WDEL Star Hill's fluency station improves reading comprehension Teaching students to read with meaning is the goal of an award-winning program at one downstate school. With standardized testing, it became obvious that we were struggling with comprehension." To fix that, Star Hill Elementary School in Camden-Wyoming has set up a fluency...

Moore’s Law Coming to a Classroom Near You

May 16th, 2013

Author: Brett Turner

Moore’s Law is pretty straightforward – technology capacity doubles almost every two years. Looking back, it’s clear that the theory has been uncannily accurate, with all of us scrambling just to keep up with the pace of technology’s development and applicability to our daily lives. As covered previously, it seemed like technology has yet...

Schools Showcase Innovative Instruction

May 15th, 2013

Author: Brian Yin

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the Alliance of Model Schools’ Spring Dinner, and I was quite impressed by the innovative classroom projects and lessons that the teachers shared. The dinner was a celebration of a year of hard work, innovation, and success. The program was jam-packed with content, featuring remarks by...

May 15, 2013

May 15th, 2013

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Local News The Cape Gazette Parents, teachers protest Milton school split Superintendent Robert Fulton presented a proposal at the April board meeting to reconfigure the Milton elementary schools by placing kindergarten to second-grade students in H.O. Brittingham Elementary School and third- to fifth-grade students in Milton Elementary School...