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Topic of the Moment: What are you educational goals for 2010? Check out the forum to see Alan's goals and how he plans to reach them. Also see his goal setting techniques for his students.
Alan & the BookJam Team

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Forum

Jennah Watters

Does Merit Pay Work? A Case Study 1 Reply

Started by Jennah Watters. Last reply by Alan Sitomer Jan 22.

Jeremy Rinkel

Toondoo...a great online tool 2 Replies

Started by Jeremy Rinkel. Last reply by Jeremy Rinkel Jan 14.

Jeremy Rinkel

Remaining Status Quo...

Started by Jeremy Rinkel Jan 7.

Jeremy Rinkel

Take Time to Refocus 2 Replies

Started by Jeremy Rinkel. Last reply by Jeremy Rinkel Jan 7.

Jennah Watters

What are you teaching right now? 3 Replies

Started by Jennah Watters. Last reply by Alan Sitomer Nov. 25, 2009.

Jennah Watters

Laurie Halse Anderson books being threatened with bans 9 Replies

Started by Jennah Watters. Last reply by Alan Sitomer Oct. 3, 2009.

Jennah Watters

Obama and Duncan want kids in school longer 4 Replies

Started by Jennah Watters. Last reply by Joe Fatheree Sep. 30, 2009.

Alex Kajitani- The Rappin' Mathematician

Hip-Hop in the Classroom is Here to Stay! 1 Reply

Started by Alex Kajitani- The Rappin' Mathematician. Last reply by Alan Sitomer Sep. 25, 2009.

Jeremy Rinkel

Cellphones in the Classroom...A Nuisance or a tool? 5 Replies

Started by Jeremy Rinkel. Last reply by Joe Fatheree Sep. 17, 2009.

Jennah Watters

College grad rate for minorities/low-income dropping 1 Reply

Started by Jennah Watters. Last reply by Isaac Sep. 11, 2009.

Blog Posts

Alan Sitomer

All heed Nancie Atwell - and ignore her work at our collective peril.

Nancie Atwell recently published this article in Education Week about THE CASE FOR LITERATURE. It's well worth a read.


Perhaps one of the most telling parts of the article come
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Posted by Alan Sitomer on February 9, 2010 at 5:30am

Alan Sitomer

Think of the Super Bowl Bubble Tests that could be created!!

Since ya'll know how much I love data-driven assessment, I decided to uncork a wee bit of Super Bowl data and show you why I deserve one of those high-fallutin' ETS jobs, the kind that pays over six-figures if you are selected to work in the hallowed halls of this "non-profit" institution.


Stand back
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Posted by Alan Sitomer on February 8, 2010 at 5:30am

Jeremy Rinkel

Fostering a Globally Competent Student through the use of Technology

One of my goals as a teacher is to adequately prepare my students for the world that awaits them. This means they need to be globally competent. Students need to understand the world is larger than the area that they live. They need to be aware of the different cultures and philosophies that exist in the world. In the technological world we live in, creating a globalized classroom is easier tha

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Posted by Jeremy Rinkel on February 6, 2010 at 9:50am — 3 Comments

Alan Sitomer

A Friday smile...

One day at school, the children in class began to identify the flavors of Life Savers by each of their colors:

Red.....................Cherry
Yellow.................Lemon
Green...................Lime
Orange ..............Orange

Finally the teacher gave them all HONEY lifesavers. None
o… Continue

Posted by Alan Sitomer on February 5, 2010 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Alan Sitomer

Whoosh! Ka-BOOM! The sound of a deadline colliding with reality.

As a writer, one of my favorite quotes about writing comes from Douglass Adams. He says: "I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by."

Too funny, right?

Well, it seems as if George Dubya Bush, once again, has a preposterous… Continue

Posted by Alan Sitomer on February 5, 2010 at 5:30am

 
 

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It's a great term. Sound like you can easily become a consultant with a good phrase like that.
5 hours ago
Alan Sitomer added a blog post
Nancie Atwell recently published this article in Education Week about THE CASE FOR LITERATURE. It's well worth a read. Perhaps one of the most telling parts of the article comes from this passage where Nancie writes... In 2007, fully 70 percent of…
18 hours ago
Maybe I should "coin it" before someone else does. LOL! I think I've heard it before in one of my Education Policy courses I'm taking, not sure though. We spend a lot of time in the classroom creating "competent" students for "bubble tests", but whe…
yesterday
I really like the term "globally competent student". You create that or is it "out there" already? NICE!
yesterday
You are funny, Emily -- thanks a ton!
yesterday
Alan Sitomer added a blog post
Since ya'll know how much I love data-driven assessment, I decided to uncork a wee bit of Super Bowl data and show you why I deserve one of those high-fallutin' ETS jobs, the kind that pays over six-figures if you are selected to work in the hallowe…
yesterday
And also.. I'm about to attempt teaching your Musical Menu functional documents lesson from your book. You're reaching more people than you know every day. No question you don't hear it enough: Thank you! P. S. I also have bugger picker 4th period.…
on Sunday
Maybe sleeping past 5:30 am and not writing blogs that early will help you to feel better. Sleep is good Alan! :)
on Sunday
HA HA HA HA! I have heard this same joke, only it starts with a father hunting a deer, and the family eating it for dinner. Hilarious!
on Sunday
Jeremy Rinkel added a blog post
One of my goals as a teacher is to adequately prepare my students for the world that awaits them. This means they need to be globally competent. Students need to understand the world is larger than the area that they live. They need to be aware of t…
on Saturday
Maybe the symphony has a similar program?
on Saturday
Ouch! That could have been a dangerous comment if you were an art teacher!
on Friday

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