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Holiday Letter 2016

December 25, 2017by msdewilde Leave a comment

  Disclaimers: No cats nor cell phones were injured in the creation of this letter. We can’t speak for the Legos; that was a long time ago. The Oreos are […]

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Chromebooks Changed my Classroom

June 8, 2016by msdewilde Leave a comment

My district provided my 5th grade students Chromebooks in January. Since then, everyone from the cashier at the grocery store to my neurologist has asked me what I think. In […]

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In Defense of ClassDojo

June 4, 2016by msdewilde 1 Comment

ClassDojo has taken heat lately. Education bloggers overlook the positives and focus on children being publicly compared. Principals who want a common behavior system ban it and revert to clip-charts, […]

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Holiday Letter 2015

January 17, 2016by msdewilde 1 Comment

The children are nestled, too long for their beds, with visions of being taller than Mom dancing in their heads. Hey, it was a big theme this year, as were… […]

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Title I Researchers Just Don’t Get It

August 29, 2015by msdewilde Leave a comment

Over and over again, educational headlines blast the same news, something like, “Title I Students Are Being Ripped Off,” “Proof that Poor Kids Get Poor Teachers,” or “Minorities Still Get […]

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Dedication and Such

August 17, 2015by msdewilde Leave a comment

Surfing the Tidal Wave: Notes for New and Tired Teachers   By Marjie DeWilde ©2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Dedication To Susan Acchione who feeds children she’ll never meet, clothes children […]

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Surfing the Tidal Wave: Notes for New & Tired Teachers

Appendix G – Middle School Parent Presentation

August 15, 2015by msdewilde Leave a comment

Parents tend to make one serious error when their child enters middle school or junior high. Dad will say something along the lines of, “Well, son, you’re twelve years old […]

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Surfing the Tidal Wave: Notes for New & Tired Teachers

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