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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
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Tackling this Dreaded Time of Year…TELPAS! (Part I)
With everything else that is going on in the education world right now, TELPAS is probably the LAST thing you or your teachers are wanting to tackle in the month of February. But it’s here. And it’s actually really important. I want to take the next couple of blogs to talk through a few of… Read more
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5 Things All Good Academic Coaches Should Know…
We all have our wheelhouses so to speak – that desire zone where you feel really comfortable. For me, one of those areas is coaching. As instructional coaching is becoming a more widely accepted and needed practice in public education, we have to make sure that coaches know how to coach! Working with students is… Read more