dead poets society

• 1.Please grab a sharpened No.#2 pencil and begin your test.

2. 3. Dead Poets Society

• This Weeks Agenda

• Assessment and Research: Do They Inform

• Our Teaching Practices?

• Are all the educational

• poets really gone?

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• Why should we be cautious every time we accept a new teaching idea or innovation?

5. Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. 6.

• What are the positive actions that are being taken by teachers and administrators with respect to the requirements of NCLB and assessment?

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• What are the reasons behind the stand for and against homework and what are your personal views regarding homework?

• Please visit the following link and add your thoughts

• http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/toassignornotassign

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• Why is understanding and using research important for teachers who plan for and instruct students?

9. Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. 10. 11. Where have all the poets gone? 12.

• Remember, the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?

-Dead Poets Society 13. Video Credits

• Blackacolyte26 (2008, October 16). Dead Poets Society-Rip it out [Video file]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOENu0fK0uM

• Momodrua (2007, November 25). Dead Poets Society [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIrrxiwFPw4&feature=related

14. Resources

• Steptoe, S. (2007, May 30). How Nebraska leaves no child behind.Time.Retrieved fromhttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1626423,00.html .

• Van Voorhis, F. (2004). Reflecting on the Homework Ritual: Assignments and Designs.Theory Into Practice ,43 (3), 205-212. Retrieved from Teacher Reference Center database.