by Olga LaPlante I am a dy/dan blog reader, and recently there has been a post about bloggers – especially the successful ones – who unkn...

by Olga LaPlante I am a convert. Last summer, I took a class (for my teacher certification renewal) in addressing the needs of exceptional...

It's been a very long time since I've posted to this blog, but now it's time to return. I've joined an online learning commu...

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 by Olga LaPlante Well, this is not an earth-shattering statement, although in the view of the current education policies and trends it mi...

by Ed Latham In all professional sports, teamwork is vital to a successful year. Each team has an owner and a head coach. Most have an off...

This is the link and a lot of these resources may be accessible to lots of Mac users and even web-based apps users. ELA: Complex text and s...

By Pam Kenney Sean* is ten and a gifted child. He reads voraciously, thinks way outside the box, and is on a personal quest to understand th...

By Ed Latham My natural biorhythm has been complaining much in the last few days as I am still adjusting to our seasonal changing of the clo...

by Ed Latham Checking my mail this morning, I received a chat from a student. The student was having difficulty (in a game of course) and di...

by Cheryl Oakes There are 3 things that I am going to actively do after reflecting on the ACTEM Keynote from Vicki Davis and Angela Maiers....

Sabrina Stevens Shupe Blog H uffington Post: The Ultimate Measure of a Teacher?

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Twenty years ago, Kenneth Goodman penned "A Declaration of Professional Conscience for Teachers" .  It is interesting to juxta...

Diane Ravitch and Deborah Meier: Bridging Differences on Education Week

Diane Ravitch at Bridging Differences: "Merit Pay Fails Another Test " Fox News: "Study: Merit pay for teachers doesn't...

I am so weary of all the never-ending bashing and trashing of teachers by politicians, corporations, and foundations and the news media.  In...

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 by Olga LaPlante Having taken the Addressing the Needs of Exceptional Students in a Regular Classroom course this summer - which was grea...

 By Olga LaPlante There is never a shortage of accounts of how limited things are. While this may be disheartening or simply annoying, lit...