(8/31/2016) Today Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released its titles for the 2016/2017 Battle of the Books program. View the titles at the Battle of the Books Wiki. Mr. M. :-)
PARCC TESTING
(8/30/16) For all PARCC items that have been already released, visit the Partnership Research Center. Mr. M. :-)
(9/5/2016) For teachers who want to share student reports and portfolios with their parents via online apps, learn more out the Bloomz app from this piece in The Journal. Mr. M. :-)
(9/4/2016) Here's a really intriguing KQED article about how one teacher is using the acclaimed Serial podcast not only to have his students read it as a primary text but to develop their own podcasts analyzing the production elements of the Serial podcast. Mr. M. :-)
(9/3/2016) Here's a cool Edutopia post about how one teacher uses interactive notebooks for classroom organization, multiple learning styles and more student ownership. Mr. M. :-)
(8/29/2016) Courtesy of the NCLE SmartBrief, here is an interesting MiddleWeb post about analogies and their possible benefits for middle school students. Mr. M. :-)
