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Math problems on Twitter? More teachers go high-tech in classroom
Lake Nona Middle School teacher Pam Guyton wasn't sure last year how her seventh-graders would respond to a class Twitter page for students and parents.

Nuturing STEM interest for a lifetime
How do kids lose their natural curiosity about science?

Mentorship program gives kids a taste of potential careers
High school students across the county are trying to decide what to do for the rest of their lives. Under Hall County Schools' Honors Mentorship Program, they get the chance to pick a business and try it out.

The Littlest Redshirts Sit Out Kindergarten
AFTER all those attentive early childhood rituals — the flashcards, the Kumon, the Dora the Explorer, the mornings spent in cutting-edge playgrounds — who wouldn’t want to give their children a head start when it’s finally time to set off for school?

Needs Improvement: Where Teacher Report Cards Fall Short
Local school districts have started to grade teachers based on student test scores, but the early results suggest the effort deserves an incomplete.

Critical Thinking Excercise:Watch the News
I often wonder how many people actually watch the news. Until today, I never realized that it’s a pretty hard statistic to find. But there are a bunch of different news programs on television which leads me believe that there must be a decent number of viewers.

Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
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Big Idea Tips and Do it Tips for School Improvement

BIT:    Implement a response to intervention model to help students from falling behind. The model is straightforward and effective.

DIT:    Screen students three times a year on benchmark skills

DIT:    Identify the students who are below expectation.

DIT:    Supplement their education with intensive instruction.

DIT:    Take frequent measures of targeted students’ progress and make adjustments as necessary in supplemental instruction.

DIT:    If supplemental instruction doesn’t work, increase the intensity of intervention.

Check out these ideas from Patricia Drake in Network: Newsletter for Successful Practices Network Members, click here.