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Patricia Hawke's Articles in Teaching

  • Dropouts On The Rise In Los Angeles Schools… Many Blame New Graduation Requirements And An Unprepared Math Teaching Structure For Math
    In 2003, the Los Angeles schools implemented a new policy of graduation requirements. The intention was to graduate Los Angeles schools students that were better-educated and groomed for college and high-level jobs. Requirements included graduates to pass one year of algebra and one of geometry, or equivalent coursework.

    Though the intention was good and the Los Angeles schools policy should work in theory, the reality is giving a much different and more dismal picture. Lo...
  • Teachers Explore New Methods For Teaching Literacy In Long Island Schools
    Sachem School District teachers completed another professional development activity thanks to the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. The program is called the Strategic Instructional Model (SIM) and looks at how teachers can improve literacy in low performing adolescents

    The Strategic Instructional Model

    Developed over 25 years of research, SIM works to help teachers recognize what lessons are of greatest importance and target those lessons towards a ...

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