Terry Phillips
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I am the principal of Beech Tree Elementary in Fairfax County, VA. I have been an educator since 1986 and have been a part of Responsive Classroom since 2006. We are undergoing a massive renovation at Beech Tree with five additions to the building in addition to updating the existing building.
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My Blog Comments
December 22, 2011
I love the Origins' web site. I go there often to find things I can use with adult learners as well...
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More Games!
November 03, 2011
Oh Mike, how I do agree with you. My teachers are so swamped with benchmark assessments, they...
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The Trouble with Testing
October 02, 2011
Great article, Margaret. As a principal I have journaled with some students and have found...
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Invisible Children
September 24, 2011
What a great idea!!! Kids love read-alouds and they make a great transition into almost any...
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Books for Guided Discovery: Crayons
September 07, 2011
These are great titles and I will share them with my staff right away!!!
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Back to School with Children's Books
August 31, 2011
My favorite first day memory was of a kindergarten boy who just could not leave his mom. ...
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A New Teacher's First Day
August 28, 2011
Thanks for the reminder, Margaret. We all make assumptions about our students and our...
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First Day Memories
August 26, 2011
This is so true. While renovating our building is nothing at all like the devastation Joplin...
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Joplin Schools Open On Time
August 03, 2011
Thanks for this book review. I think I will buy copies of this for our professional library....
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Do You Teach Writing?
July 30, 2011
I, too, was thinking about that transition back into structure. We are starting a three week...
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Downtime

