This article was originally published in Undark Magazine.Ten years ago, 12-year-old Rory Staunton dove for a ball in gym class and scraped his arm. He woke up the next day with a 104-degree Fahrenheit fever, so his parents took him to the pediatrician and eventually the emergency room. It was just the stomach flu, they were told. Three days later, Rory died of sepsis after bacteria from the scrape infiltrated his blood and triggered organ failure.“How does that happen in a modern society?” his father, Ciaran Staunton, asked me.Each year in the United States, sepsis kills more than a quarter million people—more than stroke, diabetes, or lung cancer. One reason for all this carnage is that if sepsis is not...
When it comes to planning and achieving goals, a smart goal timeline can be an extremely helpful tool for teachers. By breaking down their goals into smaller, more manageable steps and then plotting them out on a timeline, teachers can better ensure that they stay on track and ultimately achieve their desired results. There are a number of benefits that come with using a smart goal timeline. For one, it can help to keep teachers accountable by providing a visual representation of their progress. Additionally, it can help to break down complex goals into smaller, more manageable pieces, which can make the goal-setting and achieving process feel less daunting. If you’re a teacher who is looking to set and achieve...
If you are working with a student on reading interventions, it is important to set goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based. This will ensure that the student is making progress and that the goals are realistic. Some examples of reading intervention goals could include: -Read aloud with fluency and expression -Read independently for a certain amount of time each day -Read a certain number of words per minute -Accurately identify words by sight -Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words -Retell a story in sequence -Make predictions about a text -Draw inferences from a text -Identify the main idea of a text -Sequence events in a text -Compare and contrast two texts on the...
You Oughta Know About...a quick and easy way to knock out report card comments! My parents moved to the United States from the United Kingdom for a better life. They wanted to see their new "country" and they didn't mind dragging around their only child, me. I went to more elementary school than you can count on both hands, it was probably one of the reasons I wanted to become a teacher. I remember having so many great ones that were kind and loving to the New Kid. But there was also one other thing I remembered, almost every report card would say something like, "Fernley is a smart young lady who finishes her work quickly and goes on to...
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series looking into Summit School District’s 2021-22 test data. Test scores from the 2021-22 school year have been released, and officials from the school district say scores aren’t where they should be — even though they’ve improved. For the first time in over 10 years, the school district went from accredited to accredited with an improvement plan, according to the 2022 Colorado Department of Education’s performance framework rating. From 2021 to 2022, the school district dropped 11 percentage points in its performance rating, from 66% to 55%. “We want to be clear: when you look at our numbers, we’re not satisfied with where our students currently are,” Summit School District data...
