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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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Welcome to the EducationWorld Community!
July 15, 2011 - 01:47 pmWelcome to the EducationWorld Community! I hope you’ve found my blog, Of Principal Concern, interesting and useful. We’ll be retiring this blog, but will continue to serve educators with a new blog called “Pulse.” ...
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Of Principal Concern: Sun Safety, Toolkit for ...
May 03, 2011 - 02:46 pmDid you know that there are more cases of skin cancer each year than cases of breast, colon, lung, and prostate cancers combined? That adds up to more than one million Americans getting skin cancer annually. To help reduce the rising rate ...
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Of Principal Concern: Contests Inspire Student ...
April 18, 2011 - 03:32 pmWith National Poetry Month winding down and National Pet Week (May 1-5, 2011) just around the corner, what better time could there be to get kids writing poems about the animals that are so near and dear to them? Post some of those poems in ...
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Of Principal Concern: Celebrate Staff/Teacher ...
April 13, 2011 - 08:41 pmEducation World columnist Diane Hodges has great ideas for improving school climate all year long. Her free Looking Forward to Monday Morning newsletter is packed with practical ideas for motivating and recognizing your staff. If you were o ...
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Of Principal Concern: Plan a Heroes Fair for N ...
April 01, 2011 - 04:42 pmAt Arthur Rann Elementary School in Galloway, New Jersey, students look forward to the annual Heroes Fair. Every fifth grader participates in this event that brings together the entire K-6 school community for a celebration of heroes and th ...
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Of Principal Concern: Is a Digital Library in ...
April 01, 2011 - 04:08 pmThese days, the library at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas, is looking a lot more like a caf than a library. And Principal John McSwain has never seen so many kids in the library before. As a matter of fact, the library's hours have ...
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Is AP Program Worth It? New K-5 Worksheets App: Brain Trainer PBL: Why and How? |