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School related cartoons to make you laugh!

This is actually something I am interested in doing at the classroom level, not just a book club.

Students will Learn how descriptive words make stories clearer and more interesting. Write stories using descriptive words Have your students close their eyes and listen as you describe a familiar object in the classroom. Ask students to raise their hands if they think they know what the object is.

Since writing is a huge part of the common core this would be helpful to get those students writing!

Interesting idea, not sure how teachers would embrace this

This has some interesting apps for preteens and teens dealing with appropriate social communication.

Interesting concept here.

Parent Involvement is so important in a students education! I love this title- Backpack-tivities! I could most definitely use this!

These curation tools look interesting. I will be checking out educlipper.

Rather than stressing memorization and repetitive exercises, the Mathnasium Method of math instruction focuses on first helping children develop an intuitive idea of how numbers work and learning how to do math mentally. Included: Some examples of Mathnasium exercises.

Rather than stressing memorization and repetitive exercises, the Mathnasium Method of math instruction focuses on first helping children develop an intuitive idea of how numbers work and learning how to do math mentally. Included: Some examples of Mathnasium exercises. I feel this is an excellent validation for making the changes necessary in Math instruction. Interesting read...

I love this blog for ideas in K-5 Math instruction as well as the network of other teachers I have been able to learn from that are also interested in this blog.

I first heard about this at the Title I conference this year in Maimi and have become interested in knowing more and why. - - "the boy crisis" -- the decline over the past decade or so in academic achievement and college attendance among U.S. males -- is one of the most serious issues facing U.S. society today.

Children's poetry by Meadowbrook Press. Lots of funny poems, poetry contests and more! Ideas for educators on teaching poetry in fun and interesting ways.

This is a blog by a retired teacher. She has many anecdotes and interesting comments about the teaching world today.

Kathy Schrock has put together this wonderful page of sources.

This is a non-profit organization that has news articles about educational interests.

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Interesting psychology facts The fact which many people believe that 'psychology is a common sense' is actually a misnomer. Students embarking on the discipline of psychology know that it is a scientific field that understands human behavior based on empirical research. The field of psychology understands functioning of human mind based on facts and realities of experiments and research.