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Imagining the Awesome Future of Automobiles

The CoolCatTeacher

Then, enter between November 1, 2019, and January 31, 2020. Post on Social Media to enter to win some art supplies! Show us the cool cars that your students are drawing in your classroom on social media! Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is the perfect contest for classrooms across the United States. GIVEAWAY ALERT!

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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies

The CoolCatTeacher

2023), TEACHING WRITING IN SMALL GROUPS (March 2021), A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES (2019), and UNDERSTANDING TEXTS AND READERS (2018). They were released in Spring 2019 and are available through Heinemann (Learn more: hein.pub/cc ). Her newest books are THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK 2.0

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What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Teen Dating Abuse

The CoolCatTeacher

Teen dating abuse is on the rise and is being compounded by the pressure on teens to portray a “perfect relationship” on social media. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Focusing on upstream prevention can stem school violence

eSchool News

According to a 2019 CDC study involving 13,667 students, 1 in 5 report of being bullied on school property within the last year and roughly 8 percent of high school students surveyed indicated they had been in a physical fight on school property at least one or more times within the last year.

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11 Bits of Wisdom I Learned From a Computer

Ask a Tech Teacher

“ Bandwidth “ refers to your computer’s capacity for handling the volume of activity thrown at it. Many refer to this as “Plan B” (or C or D). Optimize” means “to make as flawless, effective, or functional as possible “ It originally referred to computer systems but few remember these lexical roots.

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Humorous Look at What I Learned from my Computer

Ask a Tech Teacher

“ Bandwidth “ refers to your computer’s capacity for handling the volume of activity thrown at it. Many refer to this as “Plan B” (or C or D). Optimize” means “to make as flawless, effective, or functional as possible “ It originally referred to computer systems but few remember these lexical roots.

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The Pandemic Left Us Looking for Answers. We Found Them in Our Alternative Education Model.

Edsurge

Most of these students are referred to the school by district counselors, probation officers, or social service agencies. Support Through the Pandemic As the safer-at-home orders extended into the 2019-2020 school year came to an end, the leadership team met to discuss how we would support our students.