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I'm going to use a part of this lesson for my "Question of the Day" tomorrow: Act 1: Take a look at the promo at Moe's. What is the first question that comes to mind? How much does a 42-gallon jug of Chili Con Queso cost? How many cups or bowls of Chili Con Queso is that?

Students will have their "Touching Safety" lesson this week, but do they really understand? It's situations such as this one that puts kids to the test.

Carol, Sad to watch in some ways, but certainly the point is well taken. Must have been difficult for those moms to watch :( Unfortunately it has also created a generation of kids with social skills that are different from 20-30-40 years ago. Very interesting.

21 fresh educational apps recommended by teachers for the iPad.

For many current middle and high school students, writing takes shape in all kinds of forms. They send texts, write on social media sites, update their own blogs, and of course, write for school assignments. This article also points out that it's not all positive though.

How and Why I Promote My Articles on Diigo's Social Bookmarking Site Recently I decided to promote my articles through Diigo. Here is how and why I did it. Diigo is very educator friendly. They have educator accounts specifically geared towards getting K-12 teachers to use their service, so they have lots of educators who view and share their bookmarks.

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

Recycling K-12 experiments & background information for lesson plans, class activities & science fair projects for elementary, middle and high school students. Great ideas for outside recycling experiments

Read a review of the research on the benefits of inclusion for special-needs students.

Inclusion of all children with disabilities in regular classrooms seems to be the law of the land. But is it the right thing for all kids? And how are teachers handling it?

I love using this website to integrate art with Bible stories.

an Francisco, Calif., May 1, 2015 / 05:22 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of San Francisco has stressed its "greatest admiration and respect" for those working in Catholic education, pledging to take into account teachers' concerns while lamenting that some reports about its proposals for Catholic schools have been "incorrect" and "inflammatory."

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.

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...

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,...

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.

Before students will care how much a teacher knows, they must know how much a teacher cares! What we say to students may influence them forever. Make sure to give them positive words and things to think about!

Some good ideas