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5 Ways Parents Can Keep Students on Track this Summer!
I originally wrote this blog during the COVID shut down, but the practices are absolutely true for summers as well! I know it’s hard to keep students engaged during summer, but it’s worth it! There are 5 things I want you to remember that will keep your students moving forward during this time: Read to… Read more
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What is a Responsive Classroom?
And why is it so very important? As we are finishing up the 2022-2023 school year, and starting to think about the next school year, we can’t deny that this year was incredibly hard, for teachers and students alike. Did you feel like you were constantly putting out fires this year? As you are trying… Read more
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We are Changing Our Name to (……drumroll PLEASE!): The Responsive Classroom!
Right now, we are in the process (the very slow, tedious process) of shifting our name from Pressing Onward to The Responsive Classroom. I’m so excited about the change, and I know that the name is much more descriptive of what our passion is. When we were brainstorming the name change, the term ‘clarity’ came… Read more
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6 Ways to Care for Teachers Now!
As this year comes to a close, it’s a great time to leave a lasting impact on teachers. Let’s be honest – it’s been a heck of year. Many of them are tired, overwhelmed and not sure how they’re going to make it to the end of the year, much less start the next school… Read more
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BICS, CALP and STAAR? What?
If you are a teacher in the south, Spring Break is right around the corner, so I sincerely hope you get the rest and recharge you so desperately need and deserve! But with that being said, if you teach an assessed grade level and subject, the big fat elephant awaits you when you return from… Read more
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Three problems, and solutions, for Tackling TELPAS Calibration (Part II)
In the last blog, we talked about the importance and incredible impact the teachers’ understanding of the proficiency level descriptors can be towards students’ linguistic growth in the classroom. If you haven’t read that one, I encourage you to go back and read it, and if are in a position to work with teachers, share… Read more