Guest Blog: What’s the Best Way to Teach "At-Risk" Students?
March 18th, 2010 admin
Mary Beth Hertz ( @mbteach on Twitter) emerged as a leader in the afternoon #edchat, where forward-thinking educators from around the world connect and discuss different issues of the day. Her tweets during the chat reflected her knowledge and passion for at-risk youth and further revealed her fluency in the issues and challenges of at-risk students in the classroom. Here’s her opinion and summary of this week’s edchat. –Betty Ray, Community Manager ( @EdutopiaBetty ) and Elana Leoni, Social Media Marketing Coordinator …
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