http://www.teachersloft.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:17:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Teachers loft news 2008 (summer). http://www.teachersloft.org/newsletter-summer-200/ After several rounds of engaged professional conversation, we are coming full circle to explicitly link the teacher inquiry projects to student learning.  While you have been doing this all along, please document and share here an example(s) of how your data is linking to student learning and informing instruction (Please ... http://www.teachersloft.org/linking-data-to-student-learning-and-informing-instruction/ On or before Friday, February 4th  please share the documentation of your Revisiting and Focusing Your Inquiry here. Then reply to each person on or before Tuesday, Feb 8th. Then we are going to a bit outside our own conversation. Once we have replied to each other please invite at least ... http://www.teachersloft.org/revisiting-and-focusing-your-inquiry/ Learning from Community and Professional Literature It was wonderful to hear how your inquiry projects are developing.  And I know some braved snow for a work session last night.  When we meet again on January 18th we will all have the Context Study ready to share out and distribute (power point ... http://www.teachersloft.org/context-study/ This past week we read Chapter Eight in Reeves, D. (Ed). (2007). Ahead of the curve: The Power of assessment to transform teaching and learning. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press about designated special education students. Please post and identifying something new that you learned from the chapter be it a strategy, ... http://www.teachersloft.org/teaching-all-students-reaching-special-education-students/ This past week we read Chapter Seven in Reeves, D. (Ed). (2007). Ahead of the curve: The Power of assessment to transform teaching and learning. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press which addresses assessment and English Language Learners. Please post and identifying something new that you learned from the chapter be ... http://www.teachersloft.org/english-language-learners-and-teaching-practice/ Welcome to The Teachers' Loft blog, a virtual gathering space which compliments the work ocurring in our physical loft space. The Teachers' Loft was established to "alter the status quo of teacher isolation by inviting teachers to take part in local, collaborative, professional development." And with this blog ... http://www.teachersloft.org/welcome-to-the-teachers-loft-blog/ The Teachers Loft  is continuing to carefully steward our work and programing in order to fulfill our mission.  We thank the many individual teachers and supporters who have been with us the whole way and welcome new people to join us as we continue in our work to support new ... http://www.teachersloft.org/timeli-program-launching/ This September, in collaboration with Western New England College, The Teachers Loft is launching the TIMELI program.  This Teacher Induction, Mentoring, Empowerment, and Leadership Initiative (TIMELI) is an approved path to teacher licensure.  Find out more inside under Get Involved. We are taking application now so please contact us if ... http://www.teachersloft.org/dolor-sit-amet-2/ Each year kind people like you who want to contribute to successful teaching and learning make a contribution to The Teachers' Loft.  We make the most of every dollar donated with minimal overhead so teachers, and their students, benefit the most from your generosity.   Thank you for making The ... http://www.teachersloft.org/lorem-ipsum-2/