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Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

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Their tagline: “A week-long event, a year-long commitment” Do you wonder why anyone would be passionate about engineering? Since 2007, the number of engineering grads nationwide has shot up 33%. Forbes published three good reasons: The U.S. has approximately 1.6 million engineering jobs that pay $42 per hour in median.

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Leading Through Windows and Mirrors

A Principal's Reflections

In Good to Great, Jim Collins shares the following: Great leaders look out the window to apportion credit to factors outside themselves when things go well (and if they cannot find a specific person or event to give credit to, they credit good luck). Windows and mirrors can be powerful leadership tools. Brock, S.E., McAliney, P.J.,

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Remake Learning Days Celebrate Hands-On Learning Through Free Events

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Welcome to Remake Learning Days Across America (RLDAA), a celebration of nearly 850 hands-on learning events continuing to the end of May on topics relating to arts, making, the outdoors and technology. The majority of events are free, located across America from Eastern Kentucky to Pennsylvania and Chicago to Tennessee. Build robots?

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Celebrate Pi Day and Maths Day

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Created by Wolfram Music created with Pi — addictive song Pi Day Activities with Google Sheets Pi Day WebQuest Pi Poems World Maths Day The first World Maths Day was held on March 14, 2007 (also Pi Day), and has ever since been held occasionally on the 1st Wednesday in March.

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Celebrate Pi Day and Maths Day

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The first World Maths Day was held on March 14, 2007 (also Pi Day), and has ever since been held occasionally on the 1st Wednesday in March. March 2020 World Maths Day is one of the world’s largest global educational events aimed at lifting numeracy standards in a fun and meaningful way. Pi Day WebQuest. World Maths Day.

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Celebrate Pi Day with all things 3.14

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The first World Maths Day was held on March 14, 2007 (also Pi Day), and has ever since been held occasionally on the 1st Wednesday in March. March 2020 World Maths Day is one of the world’s largest global educational events aimed at lifting numeracy standards in a fun and meaningful way. Pi Day WebQuest. World Maths Day.

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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

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More recently, Marzano’s research in The Art and Science of Teaching (2007) reconfirmed that asking students to identify similarities and differences through comparative analysis leads to eye-opening gains in student achievement. 4th grade Reading Standards–3). Clearly, this is a seminal skill.

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