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Eight Websites to Educate High Schoolers About College

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High school students need a dose of reality about higher education choices.
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Creating Historians: Giving Scholars the Answers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
How allowing index cards on tests can empower critical thinking; part one of a series on approaching social studies as a group of historians.
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Summer Reads for Teachers

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Keep up on current trends in education while taking some time to relax with the perfect book.
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Words That Reflect Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Observe International Art Appreciation Day by viewing, reading, and creating original works of art.
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Calling All Inventors: Celebrate National Inventors Month

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Start off the school year by engaging learners in a creative study of inventors and their inventions.
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Eight Ways to Learn All About Me

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Activities designed to encourage young ones to learn who they are and how to express themselves.
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Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Motivate your class to acquire and utilize a library card all year long.
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Motivating and Mentoring Introverted Thinkers

For Teachers K - 9th
A variety of strategies designed to intrigue and motivate introverted classes and students.
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The Extraverted Sensing Personality Type: An Introduction

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Curriculum approaches and techniques that tantalize extraverted sensors.
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Success Using Interactive Story Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Engaging learners with resources and activities to achieve and reinforce mastery of content.
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Teaching the Life Cycle of a Butterfly Using the Kinesthetic Approach to Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The power of movement and silence is learned as small groups create a drama showcasing the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Talk Common Core with Your Class

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Familiarize your elementary, middle, or high school learners with Common Core language to increase their success.
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To Whom It May Concern

For Teachers Higher Ed
An overview of when to use who or whom in spoken and written English.
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New Picture Books to Complement Your Curriculum

For Teachers K - 8th
These picture books are for primary learners and older students alike.
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Fun Field Trip Funding Ideas

For Teachers K - 5th
Whether it's a lack of funds or lack of time, check out these great ideas for getting creative with field trips.
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Kid-Code: Developmentally Appropriate Spelling

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Carefully balanced, developmentally appropriate spelling lessons and expectations can keep young writers focused!
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Jigsaw Reading Keeps Readers Accountable

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Utilize the jigsaw reading strategy to keep pupils accountable and encourage cooperative learning.
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Providing Effective Feedback to the Youngest of Writers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Primary grade children can excel as writers when presented with thoughtful and age-appropriate feedback.
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How To Tackle the Dilemma: "I Don't Like Reading. Books are Boring."

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Four questions for students to ponder in order to help them choose the "right book."
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Teaching the Written Word to Those Whose Words are Limited

For Teachers 1st - Higher Ed
Get your learners' pens moving by emptying their thoughts onto the page.
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Seven Ways to Instill a Love for Libraries

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Show your classes the knowledge, resources, and fun a library has to offer!
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Perspectives on Common Core: Student-Centered Math

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Ditching paper and pencils can lead to great opportunities for collaborative learning and yes, even fun.
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Places Where Women Made History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using places can help students identify with the history-making women associated with them.
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Women's Many Paths to the History Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s important to show young women that various female historical figures paved very different ways to the history books.