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Entries from May 19th, 2010

Today is World IBD Day

May 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Please excuse the personal appeal  – World IBD Day, led by patient organizations representing 27 countries on four continents, will officially be celebrated today, May 19, 2010. Patient groups from the United States, Canada, Australia, 23 European nations, and Brazil are working to draw awareness to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. As part of World [...]

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McSweeney’s List of Educational Objectives

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

I Love McSweeneys and try t o read it. As often as possible. I got this from a twitter link today http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/13stewart.html STANDARDIZED TEST LEARNING OBJECTIVES. BY HARLAN STEWART – – – - 1. English Language ArtsHow to read EnglishHow to bubble answers 2. MathHow to read EnglishHow to countHow to bubble answersHow to operate a [...]

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Giving Students Choice?

May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

For the record, I believe that students should learn to develop their voice in the medium that is one of their strengths and most effectively tells communicates their story. While reading "Ten Tips for Personalized Learning" on the Edutopia Web site, I ran across the following paragraph: 3. Give Students Options All students shouldn't be [...]

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