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The Gold Standard of RtI Implementation
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Assessments, Instruction, Response to Intervention, Administrators, Teachers, Experts, Richard Capone, CEO, Let’s Go Learn,
Discovering the best way to implement RtI in your school or district
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Out of Control
Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Assessments, Administrators, Teachers, Experts, Paolo Martin, Reading Specialist,
It's bad enough that children are increasingly losing control over their personal opinions and insights for the sake of making the right scores on high-stakes tests. It's awful when they become ill over it--when it's not about educating children as much as it is about controlling them.
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Let’s Go Learn Co-Founder Featured in District Administration Article
Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Assessments, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Experts, Richard D. McCallum, Ph.D.,
District Administration has released an article highlighting the need for diagnostic assessment in the classroom. Featured in their article is Dr. Richard McCallum, co-founder of Let's Go Learn. (0) Comments • Permalink
Speaking Out Against Graduation Exams
Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Assessments, Administrators, Teachers, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Educators and school board members alike are speaking out against the proposed graduation exam requirements in Pennsylvania. With the number of benchmark assessments on the rise across the country, there are many who feel that assessments are the only way to hold both teachers and students accountable for their learning. But in Pennsylvania, they disagree. (0) Comments • Permalink
Calculators in the Classroom
Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Math, Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Since the invention of the calculator forty years ago, educators have debated the value of such tools in the classroom. (3) Comments • Permalink
Building our Children’s Brains
Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Carol S. Dweck identifies two different mindsets in students: the fixed mindset, which believes that success stems from ability, and the growth mindset, which believes success comes from growth. Dweck's research has shown that students who are spoken to with a growth mindset are the students for whom growth is more likely, and success greater. (0) Comments • Permalink