Monthly Archives: March 2011

Tools We Love: Diigo!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

If you create any of your own curriculum, and/or if you look for videos and online activities to share with your students, THIS TOOL IS FOR YOU. Continue reading →

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Who wants PD Opps?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

That’s “professional development opportunities”- compiled by Chalkdust 101‘s blogger, Patrick Higgins.  Some great tools, great links – overall, very well done…check it out here. Enjoy! Dawn dawn@learnersedgeinc.com

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Revenge of the Teacher Nerds

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

It’ll make you wish you were a nerd, and if you already are one, VALIDATION. Continue reading →

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PEBCAC

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

Yes, ladies and gentlemen- our fragile egos now have to take into account our online postings. As if I wasn’t insecure enough. Continue reading →

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Summer Camp

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

The changing face of summer camps for kids. Continue reading →

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What an Education-Free World…

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

Education is preventive care! If you can’t afford it and society doesn’t provide it, you go without. Those in the middle class would spend huge percentages of their income to educate their children. Continue reading →

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Thank Your Mom, Thank a Teacher

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

My mom was a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a friend, but when I sit down and really think about who she was and still is, most of all she’s a teacher. Continue reading →

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Teaching About Japan’s Earthquake

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

ASCD just shot me this link that talks about ways to teach students about the earthquake in Japan: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/teaching-ideas-the-earthquake-and-tsunami-in-japan/?ref=education Dawn dawn@learnersedgeinc.com

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It’s a Scary Time to be a Teacher

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

We stand with all those teachers across the country who continue to do amazing things for and with the children in their classrooms, in spite of all the maddening developments. Continue reading →

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Teaching 2030

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Teaching 2030: The Education Students Need and Deserve. Continue reading →

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