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Build a Pyramid

mrgranito wrote 4 days ago: For those of you wondering what you can do on your free time this summer…Why don’t you … more →

Tags: Ancient Eqypt, Games

Battle of Monmouth: You Were There

Tamar wrote 4 days ago: Even though Damian studied the Revolutionary War in school this year, we’ve been delving into … more →

Tags: homeschool nitty gritty, Homeschooling

The Failed Rescue: The Potential Loss of Mayoral Control of Schools

ldorazio1 wrote 4 days ago: New York's City Hall. Only SOB's need apply. It takes a true prick to govern New York.  It a … more →

Tags: American History, Comedy, Commentary, Education, History, joel klein, leadership, Mayoral Control, Mayoral control of schools

Carbon Copies2 comments

Allen Scott wrote 4 days ago: Isn’t it refreshing that we have a President who listens to dictatorial worldleaders and follo … more →

Tags: Bird's Eye View, Current Events, Tail Feathers, Barack Obama, democracy, dictators. Marxist, Foreign Policy, obama, united states

Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe

mamasarms wrote 4 days ago: My husband and I took the kids to see the exhibit, Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe – Three North A … more →

Tags: Homeschool, Lessons, History, Reflections

Serendipity

mamasarms wrote 4 days ago: Recently, the girls got an unexpected, but very welcome lesson on Navajo cradle boards. My husband h … more →

Tags: Homeschool, Lessons

Somewhere near Meaux, 7/1/19181 comment

worldwar1letters wrote 5 days ago: "Cootie Remedy" from The Stars and Stripes "The whole thing in a nut 'Shell' … more →

Tags: Over There, American History, Americana, Army, Art, Books, Centre for First World War Studies, Entertainment, Family

NECC 2009: SIGML Forum (We Found Kilroy!)2 comments

Mark van 't Hooft wrote 5 days ago: We held our SIGML Forum (NECC 2009) at the World War II Memorial in Washington DC this afternoon. T … more →

Tags: necc2009, sighc, Cell Phones, mobile phones, NECC, NECC09, sigml, WWII Memorial

Bread and Circuses: Reality TV and the Decline and Fall of American Society

ldorazio1 wrote 5 days ago:   “The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now meddles no … more →

Tags: America's Got Talent, American History, American Idol, Ancient History, Ancient Rome, Civil Rights, Comedy, Commentary, communications

Use blogs in writing instruction!

purduegail wrote 5 days ago: Blogs are an amazing web 2.0 tool that should be used in every school, preschool through graduate sc … more →

Tags: Math, Language Arts, Science, blogs, writing

The Importance of Being Earnest: Why Hypocrisy is the greatest danger in Education.

ldorazio1 wrote 6 days ago: We’ve all heard the line before: “Do as I say, not as I do.” In education, this co … more →

Tags: American History, child psychology, code-switching, Cognitive Development, Commentary, communications, Cultural Literacy, Current Events, dead kennedys

Mary Cassatt

hst5004 wrote 1 week ago: January 14 and 15, 2008 Student art inspired by Mary Cassatt's technique and works. As part of o … more →

Tags: domain a, Domain A1, a1

Roll Call Activity - Teaching Strategy1 comment

mrsgannon wrote 1 week ago: Johnson? here Scribbs? present Buehler?  Beuhler? Anyone? Roll call. Most days I do it silently, usi … more →

Tags: Strategies, things to try, social studies teaching strategy

Rap, Hip Hop, Vocabulary, History and More... Word up!2 comments

readinggal wrote 1 week ago: Ever since I met the two founders of Flocabulary (Blake and Alex) in 2007, I’ve been a hu … more →

Tags: Alex Rappaport, Anna Batchelder, Blake Harrison, blog for teachers, early literacy blog, Education Blog, ELA, Flocabulary, hip-hop

In Memoriam: Michael Jackson's Thriller

ldorazio1 wrote 1 week ago: I’m still busy here, but the King of Pop has passed on. Michael Jackson, you will be mis … more →

Tags: American History, communications, Cultural Literacy, Current Events, Education, History, media, MICHAEL JACKSON, Motion pictures

Griffin Middle School Academy

risingsouth wrote 1 week ago: In the poorest town in the poorest parish (county) in the United States, there is one public school … more →

Tags: Rising South Academy, Education - General, African American Students, Briarfield Academy, Brown vs. Board of Education, East Carroll, East Carroll Parish School Board, Education, eighth grade

Shmoop Tech Talk at Stanford School of Education Summer Workshops

Shmoop wrote 1 week ago: … more →

Tags: Education, English, History, Humanities, teacher, Teachers, Teaching

Social Studies Club?3 comments

mrgranito wrote 1 week ago: As I contemplate my extracurricular plans for next year, I was thinking about starting a Social Stud … more →

Tags: The Kneighborhood, club

Social Studies Club?2 comments

mrgranito wrote 1 week ago: As I contemplate my extracurricular plans for next year, I was thinking about starting a Social Stud … more →

Tags: The Kneighborhood, club