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Wanted: Innovative Education Commissioner for FL's students

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

With Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson resigning from his job as the leader of education in our great sunshine state, it looks as if public education has a monster job opening. Who would be better to list qualifications for this pivotal position than Florida teachers?

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Advice column: To new (or all?) teachers from fifth grade students

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

I’ve been thinking about how to better connect the two parts of my job as a teacherpreneur. To closer tie the fifth graders in my classroom to the policy and teacher leadership work I do outside those classroom walls. Sometimes serendipitous moments erupt, and it all blends together.

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What Do My 5th Graders Say About Transforming Education?

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

What would our students say about transforming education? Well, I asked 'em! My fifth grade students give their advice on changing our schools.

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9 ways to add spark and simplicity to your readers' workshop

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

This blog originally appeared on Ed Week Teacher and can be found here. 
Crunched for time? Don't worry...here is the two minute version. Including two of my students explaining non-verbal cues in conversation (They are precious!). Watch it while you are pouring your coffee tomorrow morning. 

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I’ve got my teacher evaluation. Now what?

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

I’ve got my teacher evaluation. Now what?
That thought buzzes through my mind as I stare at my computer screen, looking at the evaluation reports from my principal and peer evaluator. I know what I scored, but what can I do with it? How can I link that evaluation to meaningful, differentiated professional development, molded just for me? I spin in my desk chair, contemplating this, hungry for more.

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Crisis-I feel like switching careers

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

Confession: Last week, I felt like I was failing as a teacher. Changing professions even briefly traipsed through my mind. It feels strange putting it out there, but it is the honest and ugly truth.  I was feeling beaten down, judged, and downtrodden by people outside my field who don’t understand what teachers do every day. I was at an all-time educational low and had temporarily lost my professional spark.
And I love education.  I love inspiring, leading, facilitating the growth of young minds.  So why was I feeling this way?

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Guest blog: Teaching quality – Is National Board certification the answer?

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

By guest blogger Faye Lefler Cook
Faye Lefler Cook is a National Board Certified Teacher, chair of the Hillsborough NBCT Council,  and member of  CTQ's Hillsborough New Millennium Initiative. She teaches an amazing group of fifth graders in Plant City, Florida.

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You might be in the first week of school if...

By Megan Allen

5/9/13

The first week of school is such an exciting time—full of hopes, dreams, innovation, and fresh starts. I found myself chuckling throughout the week as I mentally compiled a list of things that are part of our common experience in education during those magical first days. 
You might be in the first week of school if:

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