by Carol A. Josel | Sep 23, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “Parents need to understand how fantastic these [common core] standards are going to be for their children because, for the first time, we actually started looking at college and career readiness. In many states, including mine, the old kindergarten math...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 23, 2013 | Helpful Resources
PUNCTUATION GUIDE PERIODS: A-1: At the end of sentences: (I am a student.) A-2: After abbreviations: (N.Y./New York) (Dr./Doctor) A-3: After numbers and letters that label items: (A. 1. A.) COMMAS: B-1: To separate 2 sentences joined by such conjunctions...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 19, 2013 | Articles
“The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart, and being thoughtful, and being generous. Everything else is crap, I promise you.” Ashton Kutcher, actor
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 19, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** www.classdojo.com: This site says it makes it easy to keep students alert and on task, while it “improves behavior in class with one click of a smartphone, laptop, or tablet.: *** www.safetotalk.org: This site is “committed to reducing and eliminating...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 17, 2013 | Making Education News
1) The Common Core Standards do not call for teaching cursive writing or reading; plus, at least 41 states don’t require it, either, and that troubles many educators. 2) The number of schools adding hours or days has jumped 53% since 2009, according to the...
