This was the most powerful opening to any education conference I’ve ever attended. We have a professional obligation to do all in our power to minimize the number of instructional casualties in our practice.

The brilliant Joan Sedita just posted a blog that highlights the PaTTAN Writing Scope and Sequence along with some exemplary writing guidelines she offers, pictured below! Don't miss this blog! keystoliteracy.com/blog/writing-i… Keys to Literacy

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It's not just that the expert thinks differently from the novice. It's also that the expert literally perceives information differently to begin with. And the driving force behind this is long-term memory.

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