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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).

When I first started teaching, I actually believed in the old educational aphorism, "Don't smile until Christmas." I remember thinking, "I'm young . . . I look even younger. I need to lay down the hammer early so kids don't mess with me." And there I was, reading the syllabus with a scowl.

I read this article while in school for my teaching certification! It was great. Being warm and inviting is super important to creating a welcoming environment in the classroom! I love to joke around with my kids and lighten up when it's appropriate. It makes the hard stuff that much easier!

See our life-skills checklists for each age and stage of your child's development. Very informative and a favorite topic of mine..

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*****

I teach the 5-finger prayer, and love the other suggestions mentioned in this article.

Awesome Spring Cleaning Ideas!

Avoid teacher burnout with these helpful tips!

"Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction." Great way to help students organize essays and participate in interactive writing strategies.

"Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. Our purpose is to build an international movement to prevent and stop genocide." Straight from the website. Good resource to be able to educate older students about genocides of the past, present, and those in the possible future.

This is a great channel on Youtube for teachers to use. The groups that create these videos take popular songs and rewrite them in order to teach students about different time periods or events in world history. This can be used as a great intro or ending video clip, or as a brain break. Beware- some songs are very catchy and can get stuck in you head. =)

Updated September 26, 2013. Written or reviewed by a board-certified physician. See About.com's Medical Review Board. Allergic rhinitis is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting up to 40% of all children. Symptoms of allergic rhinitis commonly include sneezing, nasal congestion, postnasal drip, itchy nose, itchy eyes, and a runny nose. Common symptoms to look for possible allergy maladies.

This is the link to an interesting "Word Problem a Day" book. I have created a spin-off of this to use each day in my classroom.

Millie Libman, who is 93 years young and a resident of the Seasons at Glenview Place in Northbrook, Illinois, always shared a special bond with her mother as the youngest of nine children. In 1902, well before Millie's birth, her mother left Russia with two young children to reunite with her husband and embark on a new life in Detroit. Grade 5 is taking a field trip to Ellis Island in May. Great research and history info.

Our class will be going to the Intrepid in May for our field trip so this has been a great site for me to revisit. This site also serves to wet the appetite for the kids for the trip and I am able to discuss the expectations we have for them. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City is the only museum where visitors can experience the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the first space shuttle Enterprise, a Cold War-era submarine Growler, a British Airways Concorde, and the world's fastest jets.

Great possible choices for field trips for different curriculms.

Welcome to the New Jersey Field Trip and Enrichment Guide, compiled by NJ Kids! Whether you are a teacher planning a school field trip, a scout leader organizing an outing, a PTO president designing a fundraiser, or a parent searching for a weekend adventure - don't look any further!

The autism rates have increased dramatically over the past 20 years. If not vaccines, then what is the cause of autism?

Many children are over-scheduled and don't have  enough time time to have free-play or be creative on their own.

The Language of Learning: Teaching Students Core Thinking, Listening, and Speaking Skills By Margaret Berry Wilson (Responsive Classroom, 2014 - Learn more) Students enter our school doors with a vision of themselves as learners, filled with hopes and dreams for learning...With them, they bring an innate curiosity and a thirst