Friday, October 20, 2017

Nurturing Students - What We DO!


This is taken from the Education Week Special Report

How students feel about school has high-stakes implications for the rest of their lives. The hallmarks of a disengaged student are well-known—poor attendance, low achievement, and too often, giving up on school completely.
But cultivating the conditions and nurturing the relationships that allow all students to thrive in school require hard and deliberate work. In this report, Education Week takes an expansive look at student engagement and motivation and a range of strategies schools, educators, advocates, and parents are using to help students get—and stay—vested in their learning. In the resulting stories, it's clear that relationships are the linchpin. 

Monday, October 9, 2017

Smithsonian Resource

Monday Morning Readyfrom Smithsonian Tween Tribune 


"Google Lets You Zip Through the Amazon Jungle"
This is the title of a featured article with lexile levels that can be chosen and even a Spanish version!


They have articles for K-12 with quizzes and support! Great non-fiction pieces and the ability to ramp up the rigor! Another resource for Cape's awesome teachers!

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Scenarios for Opening Schools

This is the most well thought out article that I have read about possible scenarios for opening schools.  Jennifer Gonzalez - Cult of P...