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Student Ability Grouping: ...

  This post was contributed by EducationWorld Web Assistant Joe Murphy.   Vivian Yee’s New York Times article Grouping Students by Ability Regains Favor in Classroom focuses o ...


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Apple Busted Out iOS 7 Thi ...

Apple recently unveiled the new  iOS 7 earlier this week, the operating system that will transform your iPhone and/or iPad.   iOS7 is coming later in 2013 and is free to download. Ev ...


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educationmomeducationmom

Should I Be Facebook Friends With the Parents ...

June 07, 2012 - 03:32 pm

  The short answer…no. A teacher/administrator/school employee must maintain a clear line between professional and personal. A parent should also maintain a clear line between parent and friend. Once those lines become muddied, ...

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stevehaberlinstevehaberlin

Radical!

June 07, 2012 - 03:32 pm

Are you a RAD teacher? No, not a cool teacher or a Radical person who catches waves on their surfboard. Rather, RAD stands for reflect, adjust, deliver. I think good teachers reflect on their practices--and not just test scores. Ye ...

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Making a Difference

June 06, 2012 - 01:57 pm

  The letter started off by stating “You have no idea the impact you have had on my child’s life during  this short school year.” Wow, I paused after reading the letter handed to me this week by one of my st ...

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educationmomeducationmom

Names For the New Generation of Kids

June 05, 2012 - 10:44 pm

  On one of the mom community sites, there was an animated discussion about whether or not other people’s opinions of a name should influence what you name your child. Celebrities adhere to a different pool of thought in this re ...

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educationmomeducationmom

What a Teacher Really Wants...Not Another Mug

June 05, 2012 - 10:42 pm

  During the course of my career as a teacher and school administrator, I’ve received my share of memorable gifts from students. And one of the first things I learned as a teacher is to appreciate each gift, regardless of what i ...

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Charity PrestonCharity Preston

Do You Play Games?

June 05, 2012 - 12:04 pm

  Students that are engaged in learning are more likely to enjoy learning and will, in turn, be more open to retaining your lesson. Fun educational games can assist in the fun. By using everyday objects to create curiosity, students a ...

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MarisCallahanMarisCallahan

Event Planning for Schools

June 01, 2012 - 03:21 am

If you ask any public relations person what the best and worst part of their job is, they are entirely likely going to tell you that it's planning events. Events can be extremely challenging and time consuming to develop and execute, ...

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MarisCallahanMarisCallahan

PR Tips for Summer

June 01, 2012 - 03:01 am

As the summer approaches, you might be wondering what to do with your PR plan when school is out for the season. When school is not in session, it might seem like the most unlikely time of year to launch -or even maintain- a public relations c ...

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stevehaberlinstevehaberlin

Count Up!

May 31, 2012 - 06:30 pm

  Today, I pulled out a super soaker squirt gun and blasted my students in the middle of class. Oh yes, I calmly removed it from a bin where I had been hiding it and let loose. They screamed, they jumped, and yelled  "What&# ...

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stevehaberlinstevehaberlin

Final Days

May 29, 2012 - 06:13 pm

   We’ve all been there before.  It’s just weeks or days before summer vacation. The students have mentally checked out, and maybe you have as well.  The class has completed standardized testing, grades are ...

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