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Difference between art and craft The process of making art and the process of making crafts are related, but different activities. Painting a picture and making a birdhou… Started by Debora Wondercheck	0	Jun 9, 2013
Audio Files for Foreign Language Teachers/Learners I stumbled across the website Audio-Lingua and felt I hit the jackpot. I was looking for audio samples of Germans describing their hobbies,… Started by Julie Baird	11	Jun 8, 2013 Reply by Kim Thomas
10 Summer Activities for Kids Who Use the B-Word We strongly dislike the B-Word (boring!) and those of us with kids find it ringing in our ears during the summer. As anti-boredom fighters… Started by Karen Cameron	0	Jun 6, 2013
Learn Zillion: A cure for the Common Core blues? We know how overwhelming it can be to design a curriculum that not only engages students, but also meets the Common Core Standards. We just… Started by Karen Cameron	0	Jun 4, 2013
Catching Z’s: Why are our students sleeping in class? Though there were a number of cardinal offenses when we were students, none—perhaps with the exception of cheating—was greater than to be c… Started by Karen Cameron	0	May 1, 2013
No More Poetry-Induced Groans: 2 unconventional Poetry Lessons We’re nearly halfway through the month and we just realized that April is National Poetry Month! (Did we just hear your students let out… Started by Karen Cameron	2	Apr 16, 2013 Reply by Karen Cameron
Online textbook rental services see a boom in usage in 2010 This year online textbook rental services had a large increase in users. Do you see this becoming a permanent trend on the higher education… Started by Diana Hansen	3	Apr 15, 2013 Reply by Edith Erickson
Stanton University investigates "Does Facebook Make you Happy or Sad?" Last week, I posted about the negative aspects of Facebook that can impact on the more vulnerable and sensitive children in classrooms. I… Started by Sandra E. Thompson	3	Apr 13, 2013 Reply by Effie Fotaki
For anyone looking for a few ways to commemorate Earth Day How to Make Earth Day Relevant to Students We want to help you and your students celebrate Earth Day in ways that are not only engaging and… Started by Karen Cameron	0	Apr 11, 2013
An awesome classroom management strategy you've never heard of Regardless of the kind of weather April has delivered to you thus far, springtime is here—and our students can feel it in their bones. If y… Started by Karen Cameron	0	Apr 5, 2013