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RSS Feeds Get the latest information through RSS Feeds. Blog Articles News College & Work Readiness What is RSS? Most Recent Resources Ladies and Gentleman, the Washington Class of 2008 Added: 4 weeks 4 days ago Article April Update Added: 10 weeks 2 days ago Article Creating a College-Going Culture Added: 17 weeks 2 days ago Article Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Added: 22 weeks 19 hours ago Article Senate Hearing to Delay Reading as a Requirement for the K-12 Diploma to be Held on Monday Added: 24 weeks 20 hours ago Article Find More Resources >>	In The Classroom Molly Berger—Teaching students to be information sleuths By maureen on 29 May \| 0 comments I pulled up my resources for my unit on the impact of media on society. As I reviewed my statistics on media use, it dawned on me that my own material was an example of the misleading statistics we study in this unit. “By the time the average person is twenty-one years old, he or she will have seen one million television commercials.” Neil Postman, Conscientious Objections “Two million American children watch television everyday of the year between 11:30 PM and 2:00 AM.” Frank Mankiavicz, Remote Control Read more... Topics: In The Classroom \| Teachers \| Education Tube Tie By maureen on 09 May \| 0 comments I’m a sucker for online videos: From Michael Cera’s turn as Alexander Hamilton on Drunk History to break dancing babies, it doesn’t take much to amuse me—or the masses, for that matter, from the millions of individuals who view these videos. Thus, I must marvel at the gumption of the ed video spinoffs, SchoolTube and TeacherTube. Read more... Topics: In The Classroom \| Technology \| 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 the Seattle Writer’s Workshop! By maureen on 28 Mar \| 0 comments Teaching English Language Learning (ELL) students has long been a challenge in Washington schools as our population continues to expand and diversify. But thanks to a program developed by the Columbia University Teaching College and recently implemented in Seattle Public Schools, teaching ELL students to read and write English and accelerating their success, just got a little bit easier. Read more... Topics: In The Classroom \| Pilot Programs \| Reading \| Writing \| Hats off to Kaaren Andrews at Madrona! By maureen on 13 Mar \| 0 comments Weren’t we just talking about the power of good principals? Looks like Seattle can now claim another one of its own: Principal Kaaren Andrews of Madrona K-8 has been awarded the Andrews Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence for outstanding leadership. Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| In The Classroom \| Principals \| Pamelia Valentine: Taking Time to Reflect By maureen on 23 Jan \| 1 comment A new year with all the angst and shiny promise is upon us! Well, O.K. it actually began in September as all “teacher-years” do. But for teachers, the new start is a new semester and many of us have already got it planned out. Reflection-it’s how we work. Read more... Topics: In The Classroom \| Teacher Training \| Teachers \| Partnership Welcomes Guest Blogger Molly Berger! By maureen on 16 Jan \| 45 comments Last week, we welcomed our first guest blogger, Pamelia Valentine, to the Hall Monitor and this week we are pleased to announce our second, Molly Berger. Molly teaches Senior English and is a co-coordinator of senior projects at East Valley High School in Yakima. She has also taught middle school and 9th-11th grade English and drama. She earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Central Washington University and has her National Board Certification in Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts. Molly has additional training in media literacy and technology. She is currently president of the Washington State Council of Teachers of English. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Students \| In The Classroom \| Partnership Welcomes Guest Bloggers! This Week: Pamelia Valentine By maureen on 09 Jan \| 1 comment At the Partnership, we’re always looking for ways to bring you innovative education content and insight. And what better way, we thought, than to bring a few new perspectives in to the fray. Over the next few weeks, you’ll meet two of our new guest bloggers. Both teachers in Washington state, these women bring wisdom, passion and reflection from the area in education that matters most: the classroom. This week, we welcome guest blogger Pamelia Valentine! Pamelia graduated from the Masters in Teaching program at Evergreen State College in 1999 and was hired by the Shelton School District that fall. She received her National Board Certification in Early Adolescent/Young Adult Art in 2006. She is a life-long artist and a mother of three beautiful children and one darling granddaughter. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| In The Classroom \| Hats Off to Maple Elementary School! By maureen on 20 Dec \| 0 comments This week, we tip our hats to Maple Elementary School in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Read more... 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