Even though we have already begun preparing schools to greet the new academic year with new initiatives and new commitments through new learning, we wanted review our work from the 2012-2013 school year. We endorse a model of continuous improvement and seek to improve our own professional practice by reflecting on the constructive feedback we…
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eduConsulting Firm is a K-12 professional development agency committed to providing innovative research-based instructional solutions that are both engaging for students and practical for teachers.
Top 10 Content Literacy Considerations
10. Resources: Variety is the key! Reluctant readers become engaged readers when they have multiple opportunities to select texts that appeal to their individual interests. Continuously collect a variety of texts, building a classroom library that challenges and motivates readers. The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced their 2015 Teens’ Top Reading Selections. Check…
People: The Pieces of Our Work
Updated September 21, 2015: Showcasing the awesome teachers with whom we work!
Top 10 Tips to Create a Classroom Community
10. Inviting Environment: Make your learning space inviting. Use music. Grow plants. Alter lighting. Collect props. Display personal pictures of yourself and your students. 9. Gifts without Strings: Extend courtesies and privileges that are not contingent upon academic outcomes or social behaviors (Belvel, 2010). 8. Student Work: Display it! What you put on your walls…
IMPACT Model
We are making an IMPACT–in more ways than one. The IMPACT Model defines six elements we believe to be critical components for propelling positive, growth-producing professional learning for any organization. Instructional Practice: Instructional practice identifies the targeted methodologies or pedagogical practices and their underlying concepts which form the content of the expected…
Dr. Maye’s Article
It’s out! Dr. Maye’s article entitled Hitting the Mark: Strategic Planning for Academic Rigor is available for your reading pleasure. The article highlights the work of eduConsulting Firm in one elementary school from the spring of 2012 and the academic year 2012-2013. Find it in the Summer 2013 issue of Delta Kappa Gamma’s Bulletin.
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