In his book FOCUS, Mike Schmoker argues that focusing on what is essential (instead of continuing to adopt new methods for school improvement) will decrease the achievement gap. He argues that there are three “essential” areas to improve in schools: What is essential? What we teach -coherent curriculum How we teach – structured lessons Authentic literacy – purposeful reading and …
Lesson Plan Samples: Through my research on Art Education, I have become a strong proponent of incorporating the arts into the classroom, and have tried to do so whenever possible in my History classes. This post will include several examples of how I incorporated art in my classroom over the last decade, in varying topics and grade levels. Sample 1: …
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