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Education: The final frontier?

By Jessica Keigan

5/17/13

Are we creating a worthy enough future for education?

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Advancing the teaching profession

By Jessica Keigan

5/13/13

This post originally published on Ednewscolorado.org.
A few weeks ago, Senator Mike Johnston’s bill — intended to revamp educational licensure in Colorado — was postponed for this legislative session. The Johnston team cites a need for more time due to the complexity of the issue. As a classroom teacher, I could not agree more.

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Teaching in the present tense

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

I have been working on building my educational writing portfolio for over a year now and am struck by how ed policy ebbs and flows. When I was asked to come up with a title to identify my blog-identity, I realized that the best way to describe myself as a teacher was to think about what it means to teach in the present tense.

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Common Core: friend or foe?

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

Common Core – a unifying force or another educational policy hoop to jump through?

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The power in listening to student voice

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

In the current season of testing and budget negotiations, the voice of reason often seems to get lost in the din of passionate appeals from opposing forces. There are debates on classroom conditions, instructional and assessment practice, and general structure or design of the schooling experience. As is typically my bias,  I believe that the root of many of these problems is how far outside of the classroom we are seeking solutions.

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The perfect blend for the Common Core

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

The Common Core suggests many changes to instructional practice, but we can’t look at fiction and non-fiction as separate ingredients that need to be consumed in isolation. Instead we need to experiment with various blends to find strategies that will work.

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Teaching controversial texts

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

This post originally published on ednewscolorado.com.
Early in my teaching career, a parent responded negatively to , Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo, a WWI novel read by my class.

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A tale of two systems: V: Coming home

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

This post was originally published on The Asia Society's Global Learning blog. This is the final post in a series.

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Teachers, let’s expect more

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

After reading Ariel's insightful post about the nature of expectations, I wonder how I can inspire a culture of hope amongst my peers. 
I’ve always been an incredibly optimistic person. My entire life, I have been able to see potential in situations and people that others have failed to see. This has led to many successes in teaching and many bad dates in my personal life. 

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Finding a common goal for our public schools

By Jessica Keigan

5/9/13

This post was originally published on www.ednewscolorado.org.
Last spring, my school went through the accreditation process. We did well, but were tasked with creating a unified mission and vision that all staff, students and community members were aware of.

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