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              Online Portfolio Logistics
            
			            By Jonathan LeMaster on July 26, 2012        
 
I just sent an email to one of our LiteracyTA Team Members about the online portfolio and realized what I sent should be shared with the rest of the community. There are a number of questions we have when starting a project based learning (PBL) assignment like this. Here are a few helpful tips that I pulled out of the email I sent.
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              Enhancing Instruction with 21st Century Skills
            
			            By Jonathan LeMaster on July 17, 2012        
 
In this webinar, teachers learn how to effectively implement 21st century skills in order to enhance instruction and prepare students for the types of tasks and cognitive work they will be expected to do in college and at work.
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              LiteracyTA's Common Core in Action
            
			            By Jonathan LeMaster on June 7, 2012        
 
This engaging webinar will explore the Common Core State Standards (CCRs) and equip educators with the knowledge they need to implement the standards successfully. We will begin by exploring the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards and move into how these literacy standards are aligned K-12.
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              What’s this about "the writing process"?
            
			            By Ann Johns on June 6, 2012        
 
As I work with teachers across the country (and the world), I find that "the writing process" is still considered by many to be a step-by-step procedure: coming up with an idea, drafting a text, revising, peer reviewing others’ texts, editing...
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              Team Teaching with Your Librarian
            
			            By Jonathan LeMaster on May 30, 2012        
 
All teachers know that research is a challenge to teach, to monitor, and to grade. And there are seemingly hundreds of skills students need to know to be successful junior researchers. This is where your librarian can help.
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