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Karen Flanagan

A Letter To My (Own) Children: What It Means to Be a Teacher - 0 views

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    For the past several years, I've used Teacher Appreciation Week to pay tribute to this wonderful community of teachers, to colleagues, to the teachers who have made those indelible marks on me, and even to my own mother. Yet, this year, there are three young people who have lived teacher appreciation, but may not really understand what it means.
Karen Flanagan

Pope names new commission to implement reform of Vatican media - 0 views

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    By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has set up a five-person committee -- which includes Irish Msgr. Paul Tighe -- to find ways to implement recommendations for streamlining and modernizing the Vatican's many communications structures. When the pope met with his Council of Cardinals in April, the cardinal advisers...
Karen Flanagan

Being Christian is service, not 'makeup' for a pretty soul, pope says - 0 views

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    By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Being Christian is humbly serving others, not applying "makeup" to your soul to make it prettier, Pope Francis said. "To be Christian is to do what Jesus did -- serve," he said in a homily April 30 during Mass in the chapel of his residence,...
Karen Flanagan

Why Math Might Be The Secret To School Success - 0 views

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    By Anya Kamenetz, NPR Little children are big news this week, as the White House holds a summit on early childhood education December 10. The President wants every four year old to go to preschool, but the new Congress is unlikely to foot that bill.
pskowskistpaul

10 Reasons I'm Trying to Learn How To Use Diigo - 0 views

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    This is what other education sites are saying about diigo.com
Karen Flanagan

Curriculum and Instruction - 0 views

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    Spotlight on Aligning Curriculum and Technology This Spotlight explores how districts are using technology to improve student learning, introducing games into classrooms, and using multimedia resources across the subject areas. Spotlight on Algebra As more American students are being encouraged to take introductory algebra in 8th grade, efforts to support algebra instruction are examined.
Karen Flanagan

Hillary Clinton Talks College-Readiness, No Child Left Behind Act in Iowa - 0 views

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    Just two days after announcing her run for president, Hillary Clinton visited Kirkwood Community College in Monticello, Iowa-a school that has a strong partnership with K-12 schools, enabling students to earn college credit while still enrolled in high school.
Karen Flanagan

Math and Mime for Fun and for Profit - 0 views

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    A NYT article about a man who is a mime named Tim Chartier, whose day job is associate professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at Davidson College in North Carolina. The plunger skit and many others that he and his wife, Tanya, have developed are part of their Mime-matics business. Having learned from the master of the craft, Marcel Marceau, they use their skills in mime to teach mathematics in a decidedly unconventional way.
Karen Flanagan

A National Strategy to Improve the Teaching Profession - 0 views

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    Commentary We need better teachers. It's a mantra in education reform circles. And as Congress gears up to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, last rewritten in 2001 as the No Child Left Behind Act, the refrain will only grow louder.
kkurtz214

How to Have a Safe, Fun, and Successful Field Trip With Your Students - 0 views

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    During my first year of teaching, I naively thought that field trips would be easier and more fun than a typical day in the classroom. Then, I got my first taste of field trip reality - my student Andrew got stung on the tongue by a wasp first thing in the morning.** Just a few reminders
cgysin

Study Skills - 0 views

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    Tips and Resources
lbmiles

Check out SpanishDict today! - 0 views

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    Did you know that Spanish is the third most used language on the Internet, after English and Mandarin Chinese? Check out Spanishdict.com to learn more fun trivia about the Spanish language! Great tool for translating words and verb conjugation.
pskowskistpaul

Great Article on the Importance of Handwriting - 1 views

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    The benefits of gripping and moving a pen or pencil reach beyond communication. Emerging research shows that handwriting increases brain activity, hones fine motor skills, and can predict a child's academic success in ways that keyboarding can't.
kkurtz214

Homogeneous vs, Heterogeneous Groupings - 3 views

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    Great article! I really like the students' perspective of groups.
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    Very interesting article. Amongst several points mentioned I agree with and practice job assignments to group members to ensure ALL members of the group are working!
cferreri

Current Research (on Word Study): A Conversation by: J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D. - 0 views

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    Today I attended a Zaner-Bloser sponsored workshop on Spelling and Word Study for Literacy with research presented by J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D., who is key to Zaner's Spelling Program. Please look at the link and be sure to read his replies to questions on pages 10-14 - interesting material...
Elaine Robinson

Report: Cloud IT Infrastructure Set To Grow 21 Percent in 2015 -- THE Journal - 1 views

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    I thought this was a timely article with our school's impending move to the cloud. Research Total IT cloud infrastructure spending will grow 21 percent over the course of 2015 to reach $32 billion in the United States, or about a third of all IT infrastructure spending, according to a new forecast from International Data Corp. (IDC).
kkurtz214

The Homework Squabbles - 1 views

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    Homework has a branding problem. Or, to be a little less pointy-headed about it, everybody hates homework. Scan through the parenting shelves, and the frustration is palpable: " The Case Against Homework," " The Homework Trap," " The End of Homework." *****Very Interesting points*****
Karen Flanagan

Summer Brain Drain Webinar - 0 views

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    Studies have found that summer break, if not actively managed, can be a period of learning loss that almost invariably accumulates over time. This is a webinar, although tomorrow, you can still access it at a later date.
Karen Flanagan

Spotlight on Algebra - 0 views

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    The Education Week Spotlight on Algebra is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on: New research suggests that word problems might be easier to grasp and more beneficial at the beginning, rather than the end, of a math lesson.
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