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New Blog Location, More Great Content

by Nikkie Zanevsky on April 23, 2013

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Now that Children’s Progress is part of Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), we’ve been blogging over at NWEA.org. Check out the early learning category specifically or browse the rest of the blog for insights and information related to Formative Assessment, Common Core and other important topics.

Check out some of our favorite posts:

Authentic Learning: a 4-Part Series

  1. 15 Classroom Literacy Ideas for Early Childhood
  2. 14 Classroom Numeracy Ideas for Early Childhood
  3. 13 At-Home Literacy Ideas for Early Childhood
  4. 13 At-Home Numeracy Ideas for Early Childhood

Formative Assessment Techniques: a 9-Part Series

  1. The Popsicle™ Stick
  2. The Exit Ticket
  3. The Whiteboard
  4. Corners
  5. Think-Pair-Share
  6. Two Stars and a Wish
  7. Carrousel Brainstorming
  8. Jigsaw
  9. ABCD Cards

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Buying Happiness at DonorsChoose.org

by Nikkie Zanevsky on May 2, 2012

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A friend shared this fascinating TED talk, in which Michael Norton proposes that contrary to popular belief, we CAN buy happiness… if we spend on others rather than ourselves, that is!

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Bookmark Your Online Educational Resources
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Now that you know how to find the best elementary education resources online, what do you do with them? What’s the best way to save those links and articles to read or reference later without cluttering your browser?

Read on to learn about seven fantastic free tools that will help.

All of these can be easily installed as browser plugins on your computer and all but one also have corresponding apps for iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices.

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