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	<description>Because Writing Matters</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>MAKING &#8216;MY PROMPTS&#8217; WORK for YOU&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2012/02/01/making-my-prompts-work-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This monthly tip is shared by Renae B. Salisbury, Secondary Literacy AND Dual Immersion Specialist for Jordan School District, Utah.
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Many  teachers like to create their own prompts in order to closely align a  writing assignment with a unit being taught, but they have run into a  few problems. Here is a check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Access is now interoperable with Oracle</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2011/07/22/my-access-is-now-interoperable-with-oracle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
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My Access is now interoperable with Oracle’s OSL (Oracle Student Learning).  This comes in large part because of the way Oracle designed OSL.  OSL is pre-integrated with Oracle Enterprise Content Management System which allows third-party content to operate out of the box without custom integration. OSL also works in conjunction with a school’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Sports Reporter: Sharing Student’s Words, Students’ Photos, Students’ Videos.</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2011/03/03/digital-sports-reporter-sharing-student%e2%80%99s-words-students%e2%80%99-photos-students%e2%80%99-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
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		<category>Because Writing Matters</category>

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DigitalSports® allows students instructional sports writing resources allowing users to create, publish, and manage their own authentic writing through DS Reporter and DS Mobile features. DS Reporter is a blog feature that lets students post articles, pictures, and videos about high school sporting events.
It is simple: students use the Vantage safe blog template to post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing on Demand: Preparing for SAT, AP and State Writing Assessments</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2011/02/26/writing-on-demand-teaching-strategies-for-the-real-world/</link>
		<comments>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2011/02/26/writing-on-demand-teaching-strategies-for-the-real-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Because Writing Matters</category>

		<category>Lesson Plan: Writing on Demand</category>

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  Grade levels: Middle-High School
Key Concepts: Writing on Demand, SAT®, AP®, state assessments, academic writing, college readiness
Submitted by: Kathryn S. Pabst, Lovejoy High School, Lucas,Texas Kathryn_Pabst@lovejoyisd.net“Research and experience show that writers need three things: ownership of the form and subject of their writing, feedback from other writers, and time to draft and revise. Yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You An Effective Educator? How Do You Know?</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2011/02/18/are-you-an-effective-educator-how-do-you-know/</link>
		<comments>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2011/02/18/are-you-an-effective-educator-how-do-you-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
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		<category>Because Writing Matters</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Join Vantage Learning for a Free Webinar on Effective Teachers!
Improving teacher effectiveness has been heavily emphasized as a key component in school improvement plans. Join our panel of experts, along with fellow educators around the country, in discussing what it means to be an effective teacher and best practices for achieving this goal.
Attendees will take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How MY Access! Supports Step Up to Writing Strategies</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2010/10/18/how-my-access-supports-step-up-to-writing-strategies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Because Writing Matters</category>

		<category>Because Writing Matters... At Home</category>

		<category>Lesson Plan: Prewriting</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Instructors who use Step Up to Writing (SUTW) strategies have an ally in Vantage Learning programs. Instructional tools such as color coding, word lists, outlines, and examples are embedded in both MY Access! and Step up to Writing. Overall, the Vantage Learning Literacy Solution contains many features and tools for process writing that can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Fun Ways to Incorporate MY Tutor into your Classroom!</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2010/10/05/5-fun-ways-to-incorporate-my-tutor-into-your-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna</dc:creator>
		
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		<category>Lesson Plan: Revising</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MY Tutor is organized by trait and score point to help students learn the characteristics of effective writing and focus their revisions on areas targeted in the feedback.
How can teachers help students apply MY Tutor feedback proficiently? 
Teachers should provide students with a hard copy of MY Tutor feedback, showing them that the feedback is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Vantage Learning Can Support ELL Instruction</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2010/09/24/how-vantage-learning-can-support-ell-instruction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Because Writing Matters</category>

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According to Short and Echevarria, “Teachers can use the regular core curriculum and modify their teaching to make the content understandable for ELLs” (2004). And the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) has provided guidelines for teachers to help non native speakers develop their knowledge and use of English using specific strategies.
These can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use MY Access! as you commemorate Banned Books Week.</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2010/09/23/use-my-access-as-you-commemorate-banned-books-week/</link>
		<comments>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2010/09/23/use-my-access-as-you-commemorate-banned-books-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
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The last week in September is Banned Books Week! 
As schools and libraries celebrate classic novels that faced censorship, My Access! users may be interested in how MY Access! supports not only a full curriculum, but also special events like this.
Here are some ideas:
1. Consider using the middle school, Intellimetric prompt  “Banning Books” as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using MY Access! to Support Special Education Instruction</title>
		<link>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2010/05/26/using-my-access-to-support-special-education-instruction/</link>
		<comments>http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2010/05/26/using-my-access-to-support-special-education-instruction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qualtic</dc:creator>
		
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  According to Hall, Strongman, &#038; Meyer (2003), differentiated instruction allows all students to access the same classroom (curriculum) by providing entry points, learning tasks, and outcomes that are tailored to students’ needs. Teachers and administrators find an assistant in MY Access!, the award-winning literacy solution from Vantage Learning that addresses issues particular to [...]]]></description>
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