by Toneshia Harris | Dec 28, 2018 | AFT, GDOE Support Staff, GDOE Teachers, National News
In a new article for American Educator’s Winter 2018-19 issue, researchers Nell Duke and Heidi Mesmer discuss seven common instructional missteps in phonics instruction and how to correct them. The need to explicitly teach letter-sound relationships in U.S. classrooms...
by Toneshia Harris | Dec 21, 2018 | Announcements, GDOE Support Staff, GDOE Teachers, Local News
GFT – GDOE Union Chair, Doris Terlaje, was presented a resolution by Senator Joe S. San Agustin on her retirement for thirty (30) years of service to the Guam Department of Education. Terlaje was a Kindergarten teacher, Chamorro Studies Curriculum Writer, and... by Toneshia Harris | Dec 21, 2018 | Announcements, Local News
A new computer lab launched at Tiyan High School Thursday afternoon in support of career-based programs for students. The career lab includes 28 desktop workstations, 1 HP printer and 1 digital Promethean board. It will be used to support student learning, career...
by Toneshia Harris | Dec 19, 2018 | AFT, National News
The Winter 2018-2019 issue of American Educator is available online for free. It explores what’s needed to support literacy in early childhood education, which is the foundation for all future learning. Also in this issue: tips for connecting science learning at home...
by Toneshia Harris | Dec 17, 2018 | AFT, GDOE Teachers, Local News, National News
A growing body of research confirms what AFT educators have known all along: Students are the real beneficiaries when teachers have real professional input and latitude. But a new report from the Rand Corp. finds that the majority of principals surveyed believe...