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Oklahoma Tornado And Stude ...May 20, 2013, a ferocious tornado cut a 17-mile path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Among the lives lost were seven students from Plaza Towers Elementary School. As ma ... read more The Best Commencement Spee ...The end-of-year rituals are coming, from school picnics to graduations, and like every year, many feelings arise and many words are said to send off students to the next level of life. Thi ... read more |
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Working With Words
April 18, 2013 - 12:21 amHave you ever started a project that you just fell-in-love with? Well, you are about to see my new love. Here's some background where this new love came from. I am a HUGE phonemic awareness and phonics teacher. I have found some teachers ...
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National Library Week Infographic
April 17, 2013 - 06:47 pmThis week is National Library Week. This exciting time of the year celebrates the work of librarians, media specialists and their common mission to provide quality information at no cost to knowledge seekers. Since 1958, from April 14-20, Nationa ...
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Invasion of the Giant Snails! In the News
April 15, 2013 - 01:41 pmThe invasion of the Giant Snails sounds like a science fiction movie title but in Florida, it's very real. The giant African land snail has invaded the state and since they have no natural enemies, the snails are causing quite a problem. As t ...
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Problem-Based Learning-A Story to Share
April 12, 2013 - 04:15 pmI’d like to dedicate my next few posts to the topic of problem-based learning. It is certainly a method that motivates students, helps them develop valuable how-to learn skills, and makes learning relevant. Before I get into th ...
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Finding Miss Nelson
April 11, 2013 - 01:18 pmArturo Avina is a fan of pop music. Bjork, Blondie and Madonna are a few of his favorites. Avina is also a kindergarten teacher at LAUSD's Olympic Primary Center in Los Angeles and the driving force behind one of the most adorable and creat ...
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The Value of Positive Coaching
April 10, 2013 - 09:19 pmI wasn't much of an athlete growing up. I hung around other kids who played sports, but I was never really good at any of them. Baseball, football, and soccer just didn't make sense to my body. Take baseball for example. To ...
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Teacher's Domain
April 10, 2013 - 08:19 pmHave you heard of Teacher’s Domain? I stumbled upon it during my search for time elapse videos for the life cycle of a plant. Teacher’s Domain is media library collection of 1,000 plus videos of public television, as well as lesson pl ...
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Differentiate through Whole-Group Pre-Testing
April 08, 2013 - 02:46 pmI have to share this fantastic strategy with you. It involves pre-testing your entire class, allowing students to “earn time” to work on enrichment/extension activities. It’s an effective way to motivate student ...
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Get the Dirt on....Dirt!(Welcome Flowers to my ...
April 06, 2013 - 02:10 pmAlthough I love winter(I am a skier), I am SO VERY MUCH looking forward to the return of my beautiful and colorful flowers to return to my gardens. Daffodils are starting to sprout through the surface as are some of my tulips. Color is slow ...
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