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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • Feb 24, 2017
    • 2 min

    Simple rules save lives and student motivation

    How would you teach if the life of your child literally depended on you teaching successfully? This is a true story of when I realized h...

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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • Feb 1, 2017
    • 3 min

    "Who says? Compared to what?"

    Imagine trying to make a decision about what make of car to purchase. You see an advertisement for a particular make of car that claims, ...

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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • Nov 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    Sorry, Not Sorry

    Not long ago I attended an education conference. As I was waiting for the morning program to begin I became engaged in conversation with...

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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • Aug 17, 2016
    • 2 min

    Students avoiding the task? The solution might be smaller chunks

    When my 28-year-old daughter, Celeste, was about 3 years old, she dumped her Cheerios on the floor of the family room. Both my wife and ...

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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • Jul 11, 2016
    • 2 min

    Classroom Hacks: 8 Tips to Make Every Lesson Successful

    For the sake of keeping it simple during the summer, we've collected a powerful, time-tested list of classroom hacks you can put to use t...

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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • Jun 2, 2016
    • 2 min

    Not enjoying the ride? Maybe you need an expert to ride alongside you

    For the past two years I have been transitioning from being a runner to being a runner and cyclist. My transition has been slowed by the...

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    Janae Tovar
    • Feb 12, 2016
    • 3 min

    When was the last time you checked your tire pressure?

    You may have noticed the tagline for TESS Consulting states, “Inflating the tires, not reinventing the wheel”. You may also have wondered...

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    Gene Tavernetti
    • Dec 3, 2015
    • 2 min

    Checking for Understanding Never Goes Out of Style

    We at TESS attempt to provide relevant, up to date information and opinions on topics that impact teaching and learning. Our blog posts...

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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • Oct 30, 2015
    • 2 min

    No tricks, structured, effective lessons are a treat

    With Halloween in the air, the merits of tricks versus treats weighs on the minds of many. Very early in the history of TESS Consulting, ...

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    Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D.
    • May 29, 2015
    • 3 min

    Focusing on Less Makes Room for More

    If there is one thing in which there is near unanimous agreement among educators regarding our new standards, it is that the application ...

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    Carin Contreras
    • May 12, 2015
    • 3 min

    First Grade Teacher Zeroes in on Rigor

    In the media, we are bombarded with stories about teachers who are struggling and frustrated with implementing the Common Core standards ...

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    Gene Tavernetti
    • May 5, 2015
    • 2 min

    Effective Review is Not Telling Again, but Asking Again

    While designing a lesson with a very good high school ELA teacher we got to the Review portion of the lesson. Responding to the essentia...

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    Gene Tavernetti
    • Feb 6, 2015
    • 2 min

    Who needs this lesson? Everyone

    “Checking for Understanding” has become a misunderstood educational catch phrase. The one thing that can be agreed upon is that “CFU” is ...

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    Gene Tavernetti
    • Jan 21, 2015
    • 2 min

    'What Did I Miss?' How to Tell Effective Stories

    Do you have a favorite TV show? Downton Abby? Breaking Bad? The Wire? What all these shows have in common is the serial telling of a stor...

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    Randall Olson
    • Nov 13, 2014
    • 2 min

    What Should Be the Core of the Common Core?

    As all new attempts at curriculum reform, the Common Core has generated its’ share of criticism. Looking back at Whole Language, New Mat...

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    tovarjanae
    • Oct 14, 2014
    • 2 min

    Modeling Thinking

    Q: How do I get my students to be meta-cognitive? It is difficult for my students to explain their thinking. A: Nearly all of us have a d...

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    tovarjanae
    • Sep 9, 2014
    • 2 min

    Be the Boss

    With the implementation of the Common Core Standards the publishers are at it again. Materials are merely being relabeled as “For Common...

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    tovarjanae
    • Aug 15, 2014
    • 2 min

    The Research Supporting TESS (part 2)

    A continuation of The Research Supporting TESS (part 1) The second great influence on the development of what we now know as direct instr...

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    tovarjanae
    • Aug 15, 2014
    • 2 min

    The Research Supporting TESS (part 1)

    Often, when doing teacher training in direct instruction, we are asked about the research behind the model. It is an honest question fro...

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