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Round Robin Booktalks for Summer Reading Goals

This post inspired me to put together a lesson for my students. I started the lesson with a booktalk of my own. Then I shared this Scholastic Booktalk Tip Sheet and asked students to create their own 1-minute booktalk.
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Geometry Snacks

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What a sweet book!

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When school finance research died & why it matters #MSFRGA

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As I continue work on my forthcoming book on school finance, I find myself reflecting on the state of the field. Where we stand, and how we got here, and perhaps most importantly, how we should move forward.

I personally began studying school finance around 1994 and completed my doctoral work in 1997 at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York. In 1995, while a doctoral student, and still largely unaware of ...

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Wearing a Mask Against Influenza

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Honing the Craft

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tempestuoso: stormy

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Failure is for the privileged.

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I recently attended the 4th annual CrossRoads conference organized by Infosys Foundation USA. It was filled with some great speakers and panels, but the most profound moment for me was a single statement made by

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rostro: (Spanish)

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News story: Graves of 2 soldiers rededicated 100 years after they were killed in World War 1

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The resting places of Second Lieutenant (2Lt) Norman Frederic Surry and Private (Pte) George Skilbeck have been marked a century after their deaths in the Great War. The rededication service took place on 10 October at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery near Cambrai in northern France.

The service was organised by t...

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