Taking notes on laptops rather than in longhand is increasingly common. Many researchers have suggested that laptop note taking is less effective than longhand note taking for learning.

Is cursive important anymore? By dismissing handwriting, we diminish student confidence and fluency and risk dire consequences for skills in other areas.

Budget cuts are forcing writing out of the classroom, but it remains the foundation of strong literacy and achievement. Is it a focus in your district?

Districts are making huge investments in testing and assessments, but make sure you are using insight to act on the results instead of just looking at the data

An experienced educator provides a literacy protocol for interpreting scientific complex texts.

Douglas Reeves is the founder of The Center for Successful Leadership (www.ChangeLeaders.com).

Learn how to engage the disengaged learner as Dr. Douglas Reeves shares evidence based practices. Dr. Reeves builds a case using evidence of engagement, causes of disengagement, and practical solutions. Finally, he addresses envisioning a better world for students, facility, and communities.

Dr. Douglas Reeves moderates as Leslie Birden, NBCT shares how to connect literacy practices to the 3-dimensional learning - Next Generation Science Standards. She explains how to maximize anchor texts in science, and development an understanding how a foundational reading activity is used for scaffolding.

Dr. Douglas Reeves and Kim Marshall discuss positive classroom discipline. Kim provides an overview of strategies based upon research including the legendary Fred Jones. Classroom discipline can be learned, and we can all improve with minimum stress and aggravation.