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31 January 2009
Tantrum management
Over on FAQAutism, Cathy Knoll has a pair of posts advising a student teacher about handling outburst by a student with Autism. The student teacher described the situation in this way:
The student teacher wrote that she is in an elementary classroom this semester, and is concerned about a youngster in the class. The student teacher [...]
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30 January 2009
Changing the meaning of ?highly qualified?
US education policy should reduce its emphasis on the entering characteristics of teachers and insist instead that teacher quality be determined by the fruits of teachers’ work: Student outcomes. Under the headline “From Qualifications to Results: Promoting Teacher Effectiveness Through Federal Policy” (28 January 2009), Robin Chait presents the case for stressing alternative ways of [...]
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Hunh?
Could this be for real? Anyone seen any data? (Not likely.)
New iPhone Application to Help Children Learn to Read using Phonics
London, UK - Apps in My Pocket Ltd launches PocketPhonics for iPhone. Children can now enjoy learning to read using phonics on an iPhone or iPod Touch. Phonics is the reading system recommended by education [...]
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