Pi day is almost here, and if you are like Mrs.Geeky of course you are getting geeked up. But not everyone gets as geeked up
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Pi Day Paper Chain
I am so excited for Pi Day. A great way to bring math front and center and celebrate how cool numbers are! I found this
Lifelong Kindergarten at MIT Media Lab….home of coding, makerspaces, fab labs and more.
Are you excited about your school moving towards or being a 1-1 school? Advocate for more programming (coding) in the classroom, want to see districts leverage technology across subject matters? Want to learn more about Makerspaces, Fab Labs, and how to empower students to be the leaders of their learning? Would you believe NONE of these movements are new? The MIT Media Lab has been the pioneer in all of these areas and it just might surprise you for how long.
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Opening Day
March, Womens’ History Month, comes to a close. As we start to say goodby to March isn’t it only appropriate that today is opening day of another exciting baseball season and the countless times “Take Me Out To the Ballgame” will be sung this year? Why you ask? Well, back in 1908 when Katie Casey’s beau asked her to go to a play, which he assumed a women would enjoy attending, she responded with “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”.
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Winter Olympics Lesson and Resources
The Winter Olympics is a great reminder that we are all global citizens. Beginning Thursday, February 8, 2018, the Winter Olympics provides a great jumping point to integrate real world events into your curriculum no matter the subject area. Following are classroom ideas and resources that can integrate within your curriculum.
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Back to School video on respect
Sometimes an important message can be conveyed with a bit of levity. The Police Officers from Aimes Iowa have created a video that addresses respecting