Angelina Perez's Blog – January 2016 Archive (5)

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It’s easy for a teacher to become overwhelmed by grading, and when it comes to grading students’ writing pieces, the ask can become even more onerous. As most teachers know, specific timely feedback in student writing is a highly effective way to improve a student’s writing skills. However, with so many subjects to plan for and teach (at the elementary level), and so many students’ writing pieces to grade (at the middle school level), how can a teacher “do it all”?

Luckily, there are…

The Common Core Standards require that “by the end of the year, [the student will] read and comprehend literature [and informational text] with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range” (www.corestandards.org). Along with this standard are other related objectives that require active reading skills.

How, then, can we promote active reading among our students?…

Recently, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced his resignation effective the end of the year. Immediately, President Obama named John King, Jr. as his replacement, leaving many to speculate on what his tenure could mean for education.

Many consider the end Secretary Duncan’s term to be more than a simple changing of the guard; they are speculating it may be the end of a standards-based education era. From 1993-2015, the tenures of

Secretaries Riley, Paige, Spellings,…

New applications are revolutionizing long-standing norms and industries (think about a simple Uber application challenging the taxi industry). Individuals and businesses have made applications for every facet in our lives, and this includes the education field. Teachers now have some very interesting tools available free that they can use to enhance their teaching methods and the learning experience of their students. Here are 10 of the best free educational technology tools available in the…