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BetterLesson Interviews Joanna Davis on Teaching
Joanna Davis is a 6th grade ELA teacher at MATCH School in Boston, MA. Read our interview with her below and sign up or login to check out her detailed and rigorous curriculum materials. 1. Three words that describe your teaching persona: Energetic, Cheesy, Professional 2. Why teach? The kids! I never know what I'm going to get with my 6th Graders and they keep things VERY int... read more »
BetterLesson's My Curriculum Redesign: What's in the Works
We've made some important strides by releasing the new My Curriculum. That said, we realize that there's plenty more to do by the Fall, when teachers return to the classroom for 2010-2011. Here are the areas we'd like to improve: 1. Polish and usability The new My Curriculum is an improvement on the previous version, and its freshness makes it ripe for feedback. Now that you're using it, we expect to hear about your thoughts on its usability. Our aim is to make curriculum building as streamlined as possible. As you use the feature... read more »
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