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Teachers Helping Teachers Afftected by Hurricane Harvey

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/help_others.html?vm=l The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/help_others.html?vm=l I would like to let you

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Resources for Discussing Hatred and Racism with Students

Let’s practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/hate.html?vm=l Following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend, I thought it might be helpful to post some resources you can use with your students to help them address the tragedy and its aftermath.  In the references

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6 Reasons Why You Should Attend a Professional Conference

Whew!  I just got home yesterday from the 4th annual TeachersPayTeachers Conference.  Lasting for 3 days, it ran from early Monday afternoon through Wednesday night in Anaheim, California.  But since I have family in Los Angeles, I visited my relatives afterwards, which is why I didn’t get home until Sunday.

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Summer Reading Recommendations for Teachers of ELLs: Book #3

So far, the books in my Summer Reading Recommendations series have dealt with designing effective lessons for English Language Learners.  In today’s post, I’d like to get more specific and talk about a book that actually teaches academic subject material. Teaching academic content to ELLs isn’t easy, especially if they

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Resource Roundup: Materials about the Revolutionary War for ELLs

Reading primary sources is hard for ELLs whose language skills are not at an advanced level of proficiency.  Teaching about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and describing the causes, battles, other events, and results of the Revolutionary War can also be difficult because many ELLs don’t have the

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A Lovely Way to Thank School Volunteers

I recently wrote about companies and organizations that honored teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week.  Teachers absolutely deserve attention for their hard work, not just during one special week but throughout the year and in as many forms as possible.  I’ve also written about telling custodians how much they are appreciated

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Education Around the World: Bulgaria

Eastern Europe is a part of the world I’ve always wanted to visit because that is my ethnic heritage.  My paternal grandmother emigrated from what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire and other relatives came from other countries, so I know a little about those places.  However, I have no experience

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