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Law Day Awards

6/27/2016

Law Day 2016 Outstanding Activity Awards: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/initiatives_awards/lawday2016/lawday2016awards.html
Due July 1, 2016
"Highlight the best programs that promote public understanding of law and integrate the 2016 theme “Miranda: More than Words” into innovative activities that serve the community."

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Teacher Pay Around the World

6/26/2016

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;Teacher Pay Around the World: http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2016/06/20-teacher-pay-world-startz
This was interesting to read and I like to keep up-to-date on the latest trends in education pay. While pay is not the only way to get and keep superior teachers, it does partially show how important we value educators, it seems to me.

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Summer Learning

6/26/2016

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18 STEM Activity Ideas, Resources to Promote Summer Learning: http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/18-stem-activity-ideas-resources-promote-summer-learning-1537730637?
This list of ideas would be good for anytime of the year. I like them for project based learning and they would work very well for home schoolers, I think.

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Social Media for Educators

6/16/2016

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Social Media 101 for Educators Beyond Just Twitter & Facebook: http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/social-media-101-educators-beyond-just-twitter-facebook-1330736376?
I enjoyed reading about the ways social media can be used in ecducation and especially the examples provided in the article.

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Robotic Arm

6/2/2016

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Robotic Arm Allows Girl to Live Independently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB-ZIuvrQqk&feature=youtu.be
This is an inspiring video that explains how the robotic arm helps sixteen-year-ole Laura Bairett become independent in her life as she matures. I especially liked that it included the mother's thoughts in addition to Laura's. Her mother explained what it was like to raise an independent person in a disabled body. What a positive video!

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Team Teaching

6/2/2016

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Lesson Study: When Teachers Team Up to Improve Teaching: https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/05/25/lesson-study-when-teachers-team-up-to-improve-teaching/
Over the years I have found that working with another teacher has had great benefits for the students and the teachers. I have also been fortunate to work with many dedicated teachers who have helped make classroom learning successful in many different ways. This article shares a few ideas of how it might look and some of the reasons why it works.

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