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Utah attorney general asked to rule on release of teachers' data

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
Utah's Office of Education is asking the state's attorney general to decide whether schools should publish individual teacher -More
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How education IT can support teachers, students

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
In this commentary, Bryan M.  -More
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How to conduct a research project with limited computer time

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
Using the hooks of reality television and social media, middle-grades librarian Gwyneth Jones writes in this blog post about  -More
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Fla. high-school students award grants to local charities

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
Florida's Harmony High School has a new student group focused on charitable giving.  -More
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Pa. fourth-graders boost reading skills with college students' help

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
Education majors at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania are serving as volunteer reading tutors for elementary-school student -More
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Link social studies standards with the Common Core State Standards

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
"Teaching Reading with the Social Studies Standards: Elementary Units that Integrate Great Books, Social Studies, and the Com -More
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NCSS awards

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
NCSS is accepting nominations and applications for the following awards and grants: Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the -More

$125,000 Salary for Master Middle School Teachers
TEP Charter School

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If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold.

NCSS Smartbrief - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:11pm
Louis Brandeis,U.S. Supreme Court justice -More
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Geocaching engages students in hands-on geography

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
Geocaching, an increasingly popular treasure-hunting activity, is such a great way to teach students about geography that dep -More
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Teacher says the common core isn't the end of student creativity

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
Some teachers have expressed fears that the Common Core State Standards will curb students' creativity in English language ar -More
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Report: Common core exams fall short of "game-changer" status

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
Design constraints, timing and other issues have derailed plans to revolutionize standardized testing under the Common Core S -More
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What if schools used an "abundance model" to meet students' needs?

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
The pressures of standardized testing have led some schools to adopt what Rebecca Alber, Edutopia's consulting online editor, -More
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Opinion: Why geography, history courses should stay separate

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
Tennessee should maintain a separation between its history and geography courses, writes Douglas Richardson, executive direct -More
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How to launch BYOT programs with limited technology

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
While some say that bring-your-own-technology programs put students from low-income families at a disadvantage, Shelly Sanche -More
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Educators are urged to use technology to personalize education

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
Educators who are effectively using classroom technology allow students to do things that would be more difficult the old-fas -More
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Iowa principal lobbies for suicide-prevention training after son's death

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
Brian Carico, principal of Johnston Middle School in Iowa, lost his teenage son to suicide, but he's determined to help other -More
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