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Creating an Online Student Lounge
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares resources for creating an online learning lounge for your students. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/2863831240So I hear you've been mulling over building a...
View ArticleHonors Classes: A Need for More Diversity
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron proposes that schools work to break down societal stereotypes so that students themselves believe they have a place in honors classes. I'm going to talk about a tough...
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The Impact of Shakespeare on Teachers and Students
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares how Shakespeare has influenced her life -- as both teacher and learner. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eaglebrook/8445127808/William Shakespeare was the R-rated...
View ArticleAn Educator's Letter: What Happened, Google?
Teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron questions Google why it squashed a useful educational tool it once offered. Dear Google, read more
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Father's Day, the Writing Process, and the Art of Reinventing Yourself
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron interviews her first writing teacher and father, Jay Wolpert. http://www.flickr.com/photos/feelingmyage/5939650048/In my family, Father's Day was never about letting Dad...
View ArticleMore Diversity in Honors Classes: An Update
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron outlines the steps her middle school is taking to increase enrollment of Latino students in the their honors program. In my post from March, I shared a little about what...
View ArticleTeachers: Staying Positive in Trying Times
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron proposes ways for teachers to avoid shutting down and how to stay happy and effective in the classroom. She was a mentor. She was an innovator. She was a fighter for...
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Common Core in Action: Narrative Writing
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron provides strategies and steps for teaching narrative writing aligned to the Common Core State Standards....
View ArticleBrains, Brains, Brains! How the Mind of a Middle Schooler Works
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron launches this three-part series by advising middle school teachers to read up on brain research which will give insight on how the 'tween brain works. In honor of...
View ArticleThe Mind of a Middle Schooler: How Brains Learn
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron defines important brain terminology while providing a classroom scenario where a middle schooler's brain is hard at work. In my last post, I began a celebration of...
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10 School-Based Secret Santa Gift Suggestions
Edutopia blogger and middle school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron provides 10 clever secret Santa ideas for your school. http://www.flickr.com/photos/canoeguru/6539612549/Come winter, we are all due...
View ArticleCommon Core in Action: Teaching Critical Thinking and Questioning
Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron outlines how project-based learning, with a focus on the common core, and iPads engaged her students in critical thinking and questioning. Since being asked to...
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Common Core in Action: The Power of a Checklist
Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron describes how she uses checklists with students to develop their big-picture skills, know what to expect and what's expected of them and, most importantly, help...
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Common Core in Action: Teaching Online Ethics
Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron looks at a key element of digital citizenship - responsible use of intellectual property - and slots it into the eighth grade Common Core Standard for...
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Common Core in Action: Teaching Online Ethics
Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron looks at a key element of digital citizenship - responsible use of intellectual property - and slots it into the eighth grade Common Core Standard for...
View ArticleThe Power of Project-Based Writing in the Classroom
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron explains how project-based writing prepares students for real-world writing. As some of my readers may know, I had an awakening of sorts this past summer: I am NOT going...
View Article8 Ways to Use Music in the Language Arts Classroom
Blogger Heather Wolpert Gawron suggests ideas for bringing music into your language arts classroom such as using commercial jingles to teach persuasive writing techniques. I think when we talk about...
View ArticleThink Back on What Your Own Teachers Gave You
Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron thanks the teachers who taught her about writing. So many laws and opinions about education seem to stem from memories of teachers who have had a negative...
View ArticleAvoiding the Summer Slide in Reading and Writing
Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron proposes ways to beat learning loss this summer such as creating an online forum where students post book reviews. As an eighth-grade teacher, I constantly hear...
View ArticleParents: Preventing Summer Slide (on a Budget)
Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron offers up tips for parents, such as taking museum trips, to keep their children active and learning this summer. In an earlier post, I challenged the whole...
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