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		<title>Deprogramming Math Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I came across Dan Meyer&#8217;s Ted Talk, I almost passed it over.  Why? Meyer is a high school math teacher.  I really enjoyed math as a student&#8211;made it through precalculus&#8211;but retained very little of what I&#8217;ve learned, and I wasn&#8217;t sure if his was information I needed on a Saturday morning.   But,  I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=1106&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Research Skills: Is Daily Integration Possible?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my work of supporting our staff towards an increased focus on research in the curriculum, it&#8217;s been important to me to take the time to understand their concerns with the research process.  I&#8217;ve been especially eager to understand what might, in general, prevent a teacher from teaching research skills or assigning research projects on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=996&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Critical Literacy Important?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Torrise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I look at the Common Core Standards, one skill set that stands out to me as a media specialist (although not specifically named) is Critical Literacy.  And, one analytical facet of Critical Literacy is identifying stereotypes in print and other media.  I’m making this statement because I just opened an article of interest, “Turning Digital [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=1033&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reading &amp; Professional Development Opportunities for History Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Torrise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago, IL American Historical Association, What We&#8217;re Reading.   A great resource for historical perspective on current events.  My favorite link, The Jackie Kennedy Tapes (September 15, 2011). 126th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, January 5-8, 2012, Chicago IL.  One of many interesting sessions include Teaching the Past in a Digital World: New Perspectives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=978&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>School 2.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What will schools look like in the future?   Some interesting perspectives on what teaching and learning will look like over the next 10 years. 21 Things That Will Be Obsolete by 2020 Envision the School Day of the Future The School Day of the Future is DESIGNED Reshaping Learning from the Ground Up Transforming Information [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=1003&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Character as a Predictor of Academic Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across the article &#8220;What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?&#8221; (Paul Tough, NYT, September 14, 2011) and was intrigued by the approach of two schools in integrating character education into their academic program.   As co-founder of A Better Community for Clissold, an parent group formed initially to raise awareness of bullying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=943&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Thinking and U.S. History Texts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Torrise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching and learning about American Indians can be challenging, especially because of the many misconceptions about the American Indian culture and the lack of a balanced perspective on the experiences of Native American people in U.S. History texts. While many text books have been edited to eliminate stereotypes of American Indians, there is still a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=909&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Essential Questions &#8211; 9/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Torrise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to pass along a few 9/11 resources that were shared with me.   As a side note, my husband is a lieutenant on the Chicago Fire Department.  He was deeply impacted by the event.  He visited New York shortly after 9/11 with a group of fireman to attend funerals and memorials and still [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=926&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Quality Professional Development?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Torrise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Quality Professional Development?  For me, it&#8217;s learning from and with peers in ways that get me excited about teaching. This summer a group of teachers, administrators and fellow specialists, known as the District Leadership Team (DLT),  spent 8 non-consecutive days exploring quality teaching.  Using the same differentiated learning strategies that model quality teaching [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=900&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Integrating Writing &amp; Research in The Literature Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent the summer doing a lot of research on &#8220;doing research,&#8221;&#160; and I&#8217;m very excited about sharing my findings with teachers at my school.&#160; I was fortunate to have had a conversation with one of our English teachers, Bob Pavliga, about integrating a rigorous research element into the new senior level course he is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webtwoschool.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6495969&amp;post=983&amp;subd=webtwoschool&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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