Maya Angelou - How Blessed We Have Been

Maya Angelou, how blessed we have been that you were in this world:
On the Pulse of the Morning

An Elementary Teacher's Great Website on Genius Hour in Her Classroom

Check out Mrs. Bright's First Grade Classroom, especially how she has organized and managed "Genius Hour".

VT Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe on the Common Core

Rebecca Holcombe's May 21 blog entry http://vtedprep.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/what-is-the-common-core-and-why-did-vermont-adopt-it/ expresses a perspective on the CC that puts it in its proper place.  I wished she'd said more about SBAC, but perhaps we'll hear more from her on that soon?

Essential Questions Lists

This website, created by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins, has a list of 25 essential questions in all curriculum areas that is changed every day: http://www.essentialquestions.org (click on 25 Essential Questions).  You'll also find helpful videos on using Essential Questions in the classroom.

(found in the Marshall Memo, issue 536 - a terrific resource! - see http://www.marshallmemo.com/)