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Month: October 2017

Constructed Response Writing Workshop: Learning from and with peers

  “Well, we didn’t really address the question too good” – a statement by one of my 3rd graders as his group brought their poster paper to the front of the classroom. Trying to encourage my students to write well-crafted constructed

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Relationships Aren’t Built Through Activities

When my friend and mentor invited me to write for 5 Star Teaching, I was perplexed. Specifically, she asked me to write about my experiences as a mentor to new teachers and now as a resource teacher to mentors. Me? What

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