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An article from Fall 2008 issue of JSD about how data can only be used effectively in the right context.
"Effective data work goes beyond numbers to ethics, justice, will, determination, and moral purpose."
Available for download below or at: http...
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A Teaching Channel Collection specifically for beginning teachers. Some video topics include:
Parent-Teacher Conferences
The Formal Observation
Mentoring
Differentiating Instruction
Technology in the Classroom
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Created during a Professional Learning and Networking session of funded program leaders in NW Illinois, these prompts could be used for whole group or small group discussion during an administrator training or academy with a focus on meeting the...
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A web-based system for recording beginning teacher and mentor interaction and for tracking professional development attendance and completion of program requirements. This system has been modified and continues to be enhanced with input from other...
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From the New Teacher Center's website, this article describes each of the phases experienced by a first year teachers
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Edutopia's YouTube channel contains videos about a variety of best practice topics and strategies in education.
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Free Webinars presented by leaders in the education field have been hosted and archived by ASCD. Topics cover a wide range of content from technology integration in the classroom to differentiation to memorization strategies.
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Free education-relevant comic strips, humorous lists, and stories for educational and other not-for-profit uses. Be sure to follow the designated citation and usage rules posted on the website. For example, check out the list of Edlets: New Words...
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Activities and tools to use for connector activities at any point in an agenda. Try using the Block Party protocol from the National School Reform Faculty with the quotation lists.
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Tool used by the Rock Island Regional Office of Education to assess a mentor's completion and quality of program required tasks. Moves beyond a checklist of done/not done to include an assessment of the quality.