http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171 <p><a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/09/the-teen-brain.html">http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/09/the-teen-brain.html</a></p> GreatSchools en-us MagnetMom Hi Joe,Literacy Coach and Math Coach are actual positions in Los Angeles Unified School District schools. I'm not sure where wordwoman is located, but there are likely thousands in Los ... http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=1#comment_442394 3400.442394 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:46:27 -0700 JoeBruzzese Wordwoman, are you on twitter? If so, what's your handle? I would love to tell folks about the work you do. Excited to hear there is someone of your calibur ... http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=1#comment_442380 3400.442380 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:08:39 -0700 wordwoman I work within the schools. I am in charge of teaching content area teachers research based literacy and differentiated instructional strategies. I model lessons in classes, help teachers with planning ... http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=1#comment_442298 3400.442298 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:14:37 -0700 JoeBruzzese Wordwoman, love the handle first of all, secondly, I would love to hear more about your role as a middle school literacy coach. I'm not familiar with this title. Do ... http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=1#comment_442290 3400.442290 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:00:32 -0700 wordwoman I am middle school literacy coach and already knew this but it was great to have an actual article that I can share with my faculty. THANKS! http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=1#comment_442234 3400.442234 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:47:01 -0700 Anonymous Great! I want all levels of school age childrens' parents to understand this. http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=2#comment_441232 3400.441232 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:09:20 -0700 JoeBruzzese Let's keep it going with the hope of drawing continued involvement from the community of parents. I'm going to re-post this topic in the middle school thread with a slightly ... http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=2#comment_441184 3400.441184 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:06:02 -0700 Anonymous I'm just as amazed as you are. I thought that more parents would respond to this. Interesting how the brain works and especially with teens. I was being helpful not ... http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=2#comment_441131 3400.441131 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:01:47 -0700 JoeBruzzese Interesting discussion post and one that I was surprised to see didn't have any responses. The research on teen brains shows overwhelming evidence that certain portions of the brain, particularly ... http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11560/discussion/422171?cpage=2#comment_441083 3400.441083 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:40:57 -0700