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“She’s not my friend anymore!”

  • creative problem solving
  • March 22, 2011
It’s amazing what a young child will say. On Monday a student approached me crying, and throwing her weight into my arms she says, “I...
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Facebook and Skype bring Egypt home for Irving students

High school students in Irving had the opportunity to experience the Egyptian uprising a little closer to home thanks to an innovative teacher, a...
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Council on Disability to Make Workforce Infrastructure Recommendations for People with Disabilities

The National Council on Disability (NCD) will release a report on workforce infrastructure for people with disabilities at the JW Marriott Houston,...
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El Centro College programs for developmentally disabled now registering for Spring 2010

El Centro College's campus at Bill J. Priest Institute in Dallas is once again offering its highly rated program for developmentally disabled...
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Attention Deficit Disorder, the cop-out diagnosis

IADD A diagnosis of convenience?Before I get tons of hate mail, let me just say that Attention Deficit Disorder (also referred to as A.D.D.) is a...
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Socrative: a free classroom response system

  • student response
  • December 23, 2011
Over the years, several companies have touted the value of using immediate classroom reponse systems. Many schools and districts have purchased...
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Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea is the story of a teacher -- a wonderful teacher -- who changes the lives of his students.Sounds corny, right?...
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School district can tell teacher to remove "God" posters from classroom wall

Reversing a decision by the United States district court for southern California, the Ninth Circuit federal court of appeals ruled that the Poway...
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Don’t panic if your child 'doesn’t follow instructions'

Dear Dr. Fournier: When my son brings his graded work home from school, I am seeing a pattern that he is not following instructions. In some of...
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Screenwriters Give Nostalgia Lessons in Best Back-to-School Movies

  • Back to School movie
  • August 17, 2011
It’s been years since I’ve had to brownbag it, yellow-bus it or red-face it through a school day. The gym rope can’t hurt me now....
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