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For many students in this rural area it is a new school, a new set of expectations and the first time they have been out of their own tight little communities and thrown into a place with so many other kids. The hormones are beginning to rage and soon their world begins to unravel. Who can they trust? Who can they turn to? How can they navigate these rough new waters? In this new herd mentality some students begin to become invisible- or so they think. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Students \| Rural Schools \| Fun In The Classroom \| Hats off to AVID students and Heritage High School By maureen on 12 Jun \| 0 comments We’ve blogged about the success of the AVID program (which provides a college prep curriculum to students that may not see a clear path to higher ed) before, but I was especially pleased to learn this week about the opportunities the program is providing for 11^th-graders at Heritage High School in Vancouver. Read more... Topics: Students \| Fun In The Classroom \| College & Work Readiness \| Diary of a Math Tutor By kathleen on 18 Apr \| 0 comments Twelve pairs of eyes stared at me as I stood in front of the classroom. The teacher introduced me to the group and it wasn’t until that very moment that I realized I was nervous to meet the 2nd and 3rd grade students I would be tutoring. I had forgotten how uncomfortable it is to be “the new girl” in class. Luckily, the teacher immediately tasked me with the job of passing out a snack, so I instantly became the most popular person in the room. As I handed out crackers and juice, the polite “pleases” and “thank yous” from the students made me smile. Snack distribution I’ve now mastered. Tutor, I was yet to be. Read more... Topics: Fun In The Classroom \| In The Classroom \| Math \| My Contribution to the Solution By kathleen on 04 Apr \| 0 comments With the last two posts detailing the bleak realities of the dropout crisis, I thought I’d share my slightly more optimistic experience as a new tutor at Graham Hill Elementary. The idea to become a tutor came to me after a Communities in Schools (CIS) newsletter came across my desk. Lately, it has been easy for me to bemoan the “failing education system” – dropout rates soaring, inequalities rampant, test scores low, a diploma that doesn’t effectively prepare students – with each issue compounding on itself, I get more and more disillusioned. It has been less appealing and quite overwhelming to actually get my hands dirty and DO something, until now…. Read more... Topics: Math \| In The Classroom \| Fun In The Classroom \| Dropout Rates \| Hats off to Raytheon and MathMovesU! By maureen on 28 Feb \| 0 comments When I was in middle school, I thought Oregon Trail was about as advanced as learning games got, which is why I practically fell out of my seat when I saw the MathMovesU website. The interactive site not only promotes math learning in a highly customizable manner, it's actually pretty fun too. Read more... Topics: Fun In The Classroom \| Math \| Students \| Technology \| Hats off to Clark County WatchD.O.G.S.! By maureen on 03 Jan \| 0 comments This week we tip our hats to the dads who have joined the WatchD.O.G.S. program in Clark County elementary schools. Read more... Topics: Fun In The Classroom \| Parents \| Students \| Seahawks encourage students to achieve their goals By maureen on 13 Nov \| 0 comments “Holy Moley!” yelled a fifth-grader from Oakwood Elementary in Lakewood as he stepped on to the field in Qwest Stadium and took in the view. Holy Moley is right. I just returned from the Seahawks and Communities in Schools First and Goal celebration and my ears are still ringing. Read more... Topics: Fun In The Classroom \| Teachers and students "L3RN" something new By allisonm on 01 Aug \| 0 comments Read more... Topics: Washington \| Technology \| Teachers \| Students \| Fun In The Classroom \| Science Contest Puts US Kids on Int'l Field By barbara on 21 May \| 1 comment Read more... Topics: Students \| Teachers \| Washington \| Fun In The Classroom \| Math \| Science \| High Demand Careers \| Science Teachers \| Maple Elementary Great Model for High Performing School By barbara on 18 May \| 1 comment Read more... Topics: Writing \| WASL \| Washington \| Teachers \| Students \| Poverty \| No Child Left Behind \| Minority Students \| Math \| Fun In The Classroom \| Education Studies \| Early Education \| 12 3 4 5 6 7next ›last »	Recent News Do too many people go to college? 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