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Balanced Calendar

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dorothy Hastings Sep 25, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Hi to all of you. I'm a grade 3 teacher in a ELL school in British Columbia, Canada. Several schools are trying various forms of a balanced calendar in hopes of reducing student absences, as many go…Continue

Tech resources/ideas wanted for Teaching Place Value and Counting

Started Aug 19, 2010 0 Replies 0 Likes

I need a bit of help with a project for my diploma in Learning and Teaching with Technology. I am putting together ideas and resources for primary teachers to use in supporting their math unit on…Continue

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Gender Gap

Posted on August 26, 2010 at 2:04am 0 Comments 0 Likes

I have been doing some reading on the gender gap between boys and girls in literacy and the continuing trend that boys demonstrate a lack of motivation and are less engaged when it comes to reading and writing. In my grade 3 class, 3/4 of the students are boys. I am reflecting on my own teaching practice as I continue researching the topic and the various suggestions. I'd like to hear from anyone who has thoughts on the issue or has come across a good research article.