Tag Archives: no child left behind
A Quick Look at Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction, or teaching various levels at the same time to a classroom full of students who are learning at different lessons, is a commonly discussed topic in the schools today. The thing that is interesting is that some of … Continue reading
Focus on Remediation
Remediation seems to be the name of the game in public education these days. In one school, the second grade math lab is being discontinued so that the person who ran that can instead focus on remediation with older students … Continue reading
2011 Proposed Budget for Teachers
President Obama has proposed quite a change to the 2011 budget for schools. Of worthy note: An increase of 4.5 billion dollars of discretionary funds. An increase of 1.35 billion dollars towards Race to the Top incentives 500 million for … Continue reading
Student Assessment
Student assessment is a vital part of teaching. There is some confusion surrounding lesson plan assessment, though. Student assessment is not an opportunity to find out if a student learned the required material. Rather, it is an opportunity for teachers … Continue reading
No Child Left Behind?
No Child Left Behind Test Scores: what do they tell us? Continue reading
