Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

  THE BUZZ   Florida bill would have students learn alternatives to climate change, evolution The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, said that schools need to teach “different worldviews” on issues like evolution and climate change. He asserts that … Continue reading →

The Becker Blog On being an academic, farmer, writer, scientist, programmer, educator, designer, mom…..Posted by Katrin Becker on March 26, 2019 What Traditional Classroom Grading Gets Wrong – and how to fix it.  Equity in grading. Posted on March 26, 2019 by Katrin … Continue reading →

South Platte   Logan County COLO Northeastern Junior College auto, diesel programs produce highly qualified technicians Jan 22nd, 2019 | By South Platte Sentinel | Category: Featured Articles Alpha-Phonics Blog Editor Comment:   It seems clearer all the time that the goal of every young … Continue reading →

A strong student-teacher relationship can help put a dent in school suspensions, according to a new study. ADAM HARRIS JAN 3, 2019 JEROME GORIN / GETTY When the Trump administration released its school-safety report last month, it landed with a … Continue reading →

DeVos: ‘Teachers’ Unions Are the Only Thing Standing in the Way’ of School Choice oning school choice in Washington, D.C., and criticizing teacher unions for impeding students’ progress. Even though a federal analysis indicates that low-income students utilizing school vouchers … Continue reading →

  Remember When… A computer was something on TV From a science fiction show of note. A window was something you hated to clean And ram was the cousin of a goat. Meg was the name of my girlfriend And … Continue reading →

Students need to learn”academic language” for success Summary Through targeted assessment and explicit instruction in academic language, educators have the power to impact students’ vocabulary knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and, subsequently, their reading comprehension. Although this instruction is particularly critical for … Continue reading →

    By TAPINTO LINDE Meet Kean University’s Rapping Algebra Professor N STAFF December 5, 2018 at 12:28 AM   Share to Facebook5Share to TwitterShare to EmailShare to PrintShare to More1 Professor Irisa LeveretteCredits: Kean University UNION, NJ – Kean University … Continue reading →

     A STRONG ARGUMENT FOR HOMESCHOOLING Unlike widgets, children will never fit perfectly into standardized molds. They learn to walk at different ages. They learn to talk at different ages. And each child has a different set of interests … Continue reading →

Monkey experiments offer clues on origin of language Date created : 27/05/2019 – 21:54 This handout picture taken in 2018 and released on May 27, 2019 by the German Primate Research Center shows a West African green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) in … Continue reading →