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This year, Chesterfield County leaders tasked administrators, in the various schools, with the inclusion of Standard 7 in teacher evaluations.  Standard 7 requires teachers to show measurable progress made by their students.  It reads, “The work of the instructional support provider results in acceptable, measurable and appropriate student academic, behavioral, or attendance progress.”  Teachers begin [...]
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One thing I am frequently made aware of is the fact I am surrounded by experts.  Some of my teachers are content experts, who can teach anything to any child.  Others are not just experts in their content field, but in a variety of other arenas.  What I love to discover is what these folks are [...]
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Sometimes those random conversations we have reveal fabulous ideas we may not have ever considered.  It is not uncommon for me to encounter that in my building….random fabulous ideas.  As I breezed through my library this afternoon, I stopped to speak to a member of my library team (I must add here that our library [...]
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  About a month ago, I posted a brief commentary about a webinar I hosted for a few teachers in my building.  The topic was the “flipped classroom”.  As I told my colleagues at the start of the event, it seems as though every time I turned around in recent months this idea was being [...]
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  Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to meet with Superintendent of Chesterfield County Public Schools, Dr. Marcus Newsome, and 4th Congressional District Representative, Randy Forbes.  Congressman Forbes is currently conducting a “Listening Tour” of his district and took time to meet with three of our teachers, our Principal, and me, to discuss the [...]
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I finished my last degree just over a year ago, so when the time came to research and document my findings, I felt fairly confident in my ability to meet the expectation set before me.  Interestingly enough, I found that a refresher, not to mention a bit more instruction, was required.   During our last writing [...]
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The Writing Environment Our last writing session was a bit stressful for me.   I can’t be sure if it was the location, or the time constraints, but I wandered out of the classroom immediately after the assignment was made.   I have to be able to “hear” myself think when writing something of any length or significance.  Writing [...]
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Having spent the last couple of weeks reflecting on the first session of the 715 course, and watching as my colleagues posted their personal comments via the Internet, I have found myself in agreement with many.  I, too, am glad to find the instructors offering guidance, early on, in the area of scholarly writing.  At [...]
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On Monday, in my weekly work session with a few of my classmates, the topic of the Equal Access Act was being discussed.  It was interesting to get the different viewpoints from the members of the group, as we pondered the pending vote on House Bill 947.  Known as the “Tebow bill”, this new legislative [...] Read more »

Interim Penn State President Rodney Erickson made the notable statement “(we) will not only do what is required under the law, we will do what is right” shortly after the Lions leader assumed his post.  Erickson has spoken about the devastating impact these events have had on the victims and their families, as well as [...] Read more »