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Dr. Steven Zemelman
Director, IWP; Education Consultant, Illinois Writing Project; Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Long-time school reformer and author of professional texts for teachers. Latest book published: "13 Steps to Teacher Empowerment: Taking a More Active Role in Your School Community."
Parent, teacher collaboration
August 24, 2010 - 2:54pmOne of the coolest strategies I've run across is a classroom blog. The teacher writes entries, but kids take turns as well. Of course this requires tech availability...
Summer reading
August 4, 2010 - 3:51pmThis will sound dull compared to Mike's lively list, but it's important to know for all of us working and thinking about schools.
--"Writing to Read: Evidence...
College preparation
June 12, 2010 - 10:50amIt's a good idea to take a look at the efforts that are succeeding at college persistence. North Lawndale College Prep's website shows how strikingly they are...
Judging teachers
April 21, 2010 - 4:23pmOne of the biggest unintended consequences I see in using student test data to evaluate teachers is that it will discourage good teachers from taking jobs in...