by Heather MacCorkle | Mar 29, 2017 | Education, Learning, Teaching
During this module, we will investigate standards in more detail. Specifically, we will review: How standards are organized (subject area, strand / standard area, standard) The difference between learning objectives and standards The process used to unpack standards...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jan 13, 2017 | Education, Essays, Teaching
Our children do not come to us in a dream and ask to be born. Instead, we make a choice to bring our children into the world. They owe us nothing. We owe them everything. That does not mean that they are allowed to walk all over us and demand every wish be...
by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 8, 2016 | Education, Teaching, Writing
Hello, everyone! I published this post originally on November 12, 2014, and it is still relevant today, so I am posting it again. – Heather, 11/8/16 During National Novel Writing Month, millions of words are arranged and re-arranged to form novels of...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 2, 2016 | Education, Teaching
Now, here’s one very dedicated student teacher! Nice job, Mr. Reed! [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBLcuGunRxU[/embedyt]
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 30, 2015 | Education, Essays, Learning, Teaching, Writing
Freshman year of high school was terrifying. People seem incredulous when I tell them that, of all the years of schooling I have had, that year was the hardest. After all, it was high school. What could be so tough about that? As my Grandmom used to say with a huge...
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 17, 2015 | Education, Learning, Teaching
In the post “Spending Professional Development Time and Money Wisely,” teachers and professional development (PD) providers were urged to personalize learning and make it relevant to the teacher’s current learning environment. One suggestion...
