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FIVE Minute Reflection – What can you do in five minutes to be a reflective teacher?

May 29, 2018

FIVE Minute Reflection – What can you do in five minutes to be a reflective teacher? Reflection is such a powerful part of teaching. Who can argue that thinking critically about your lessons will improve your instruction? I believe the most reflective teachers are often also the most critical of themselves. The most passionate and engaging…
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Shakespeare & Socratic Circles

May 15, 2018

Shakespeare in 8th grade? Yes! Students at Byram Intermediate School are reading one of Shakespeare’s best comedic plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This comedic play is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597 and portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. The play includes the…
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