50 Myths & Lies That Threaten America’s Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education by David C. Berliner, Gene Glass, and Associates

June 13th, 2016
50 Myths

50 Myths & Lies That Threaten America’s Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education by David C. Berliner, Gene Glass, and Associates takes on many myths that have support amongst reformers and the media. This is a must read for anyone fighting the madness of our current test-and-punish school reform system. Give a copy to any policy maker you know.

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The Five Best Tools To Wake Up A Creative Kid In You by Veronica Hunt

May 28th, 2016

The Five Best Tools To Wake Up A Creative Kid In You starts with suggestions for parents and teachers who want to foster creativity in their students, their children, or themselves. It then offers five excellent tools that can support the creative process. Be sure to have five people each check out one tool and report back. Thanks Veronica

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Sexting Panic: Rethinking Criminalization, Privacy, and Consent by Amy Adele Hasinoff

May 18th, 2016

Sexting Panic: Rethinking Criminalization, Privacy, and Consent by Amy Adele Hasinoff takes on common wisdom and shows how it is harmful to many girls as is lets privacy violators off the hook. It sees sexing as a natural part of the process of developing a normal and healthy sex life and promotes the idea of explicit consent when if comes to distributing private media images. This book belongs in every school and in the hands of every teen parent and policy maker.

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Staying relevant to the emerging trends of Information Technology:  Is  this the year to see drastic changes in IT Service Industry? by Vaishnavi Agrawal

April 30th, 2016

Staying relevant to the emerging trends of Information Technology:  Is  this the year to see drastic changes in IT Service Industry? by Vaishnavi Agrawal offers sound advice about how to stay up to date with information technology and offers a view regarding the changes coming this year. Vaishnavi sends this post from her home in Bangalore, India. Thanks for helping Dr.Doug go global.

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Using Differentiated Instruction for Elementary Students with ADHD by Joyce Wilson

April 27th, 2016

Using Differentiated Instruction for Elementary Students with ADHD by Joyce Wilson will help teachers do a better job with ADHD kids and everyone else. Here she offers some specifics about how to keep kids busy, engaged, and learning. Thanks Joyce. Differentiated Instruction Defined Differentiated instruction not only benefits students with ADHD; it is actually quite […]

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