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What if everything you knew about poverty was wrong?

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Researcher Kathryn Edin left the ivory tower for the streets of Camden—and turned sociology upside down.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is an interesting article that also examines the ideas of marriage, motherhood, and fatherhood.

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Bill MacKenty – Educational Technology

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“It boils down to nouns vs verbs. An integrator is more centered around nouns (specific stuff that blinks). A coach is more centered around verbs (teacher instructional practice and student learning)…”

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is another argument of semantics over verbs and nouns.  However, it is an excellent point.  Are you a coach or integrator or both? 

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Memory upgrades from Crucial.com – Crucial Mac System Scanner

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Memory upgrades from Crucial.com/eu

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

A simple program to download that examines your system to show you what RAM and upgrades you can add.

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Austin’s Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work – Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback

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PortRon Berger from Expeditionary Learning demonstrates the transformational power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work. Here he tells…

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This video is an excellent exploration of how a portfolio should demonstrate learning.

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