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Urban Camp

Posted by Angie on December 17, 2006 in Random 'Munchings", Writing Entries

My husband just coined a new term: “urban camp”. That’s what he is calling our apartment. Let me explain. For us, our main place for our belongings is our country dwelling. It’s where we have our roots. Our city dwelling is smaller and sparser. It’s like our urban camp. We have some kitchen tools to [...]

 
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What makes a quality teacher?

Posted by Angie on December 11, 2006 in Random 'Munchings", Writing Entries

The National Council on Teacher Quality has a brochure that outlines what makes an effective teacher.  What I like about this publication is that it looks at the research before it makes a general claim about what makes an effective teacher.  I was also interested in their finding that teacher literacy was the most effective [...]

 
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A Forgotten Voice

Posted by Angie on December 11, 2006 in Random 'Munchings"

I have just finished reading a biography of Leta Stetter Hollingworth, (“A Forgotten Voice” by Ann G. Kelin, Ed.D.) One of my favorite things to do is read or watch shows about influential people throughout history. The Biography Channel and the History Channel feed this hobby for me and many other people in our world. [...]

 
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Differentiation

Posted by Angie on December 1, 2006 in Gifted Education, Random 'Munchings"

This post is to address Nancy’s blog recent blog entry (see Nancy’s link below). I wish I could share this book that I purchased at the recent TGAT conference with you, “Differentiation: Simplified, Realistic, and Effective – How to Challenge Advanced Potentials in Mixed-Ability Classrooms” by Bertie Kingore, PhD. I needed a clear and precise [...]

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