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When should students in England learn about personal finance?

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
England's Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced plans for students in secondary school to learn about finance, but t -More
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Teachers share what they know about the power of the tweet

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
The power of technology and the Internet are helping teachers develop personal learning networks, writes Tom Murray, director -More
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4 ideas for affordable, summertime professional development

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
The summer months are an ideal time to cultivate a professional learning network, take a webinar or learn about a new teachin -More
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Microsoft's switch from Windows XP challenges K-12 schools

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
Education-technology directors have been anticipating that Microsoft would move on from its popular Windows XP operating syst -More
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Immigrant students in Montreal display family objects to help share history

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
A group of students who have come to Montreal from other countries helped teach history to their new community by sharing per -More
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High-school students in Ottawa, Ontario, think globally

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
Students who are part of an Ottawa, Ontario, high school's Impact Club have raised enough money through the Free the Children -More
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There's still time to submit an award nomination

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
NCSS is accepting nominations and applications for our awards and grant programs including Teacher of the Year, Award for Glo -More
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NCSS summer professional development workshops

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
NCSS has an exciting lineup of professional development workshops scheduled for this summer!  -More

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The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 05/29/2013 - 1:39pm
Agnes de Mille,American dancer and choreographer -More
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Educator in Britain uses grouping, empathy to teach about conflicts involving Northern Ireland

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:56pm
High-school students were able to develop empathy for others during lessons about conflicts involving Northern Ireland and Gr -More
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Why schools should expand financial-literacy education

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:56pm
Fewer than half of U.S.  -More
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Mich. social-studies teacher to embark on global fellowship

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:56pm
Lakeview High School social-studies teacher Scott Durham will leave Michigan in June for a four-month world tour as part of t -More
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Some states prepare to introduce national exam for teachers

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:56pm
At least 25 states are preparing to introduce a national exam for teachers that has been modeled after the Performance Assess -More
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N.J. may mandate social media behavior lessons for middle-school students

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:56pm
Lawmakers in New Jersey are considering legislation that would make lessons on the proper use of social media mandatory for s -More
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Wis. elementary-school students reach out to fellow tornado survivors

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:56pm
It was only two years ago that a tornado tore up parts of Merrill, Wis., so when the deadly tornado swept through Oklahoma re -More
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Calif. students collect $1,282 in pennies for animal shelter

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:56pm
An animal shelter in Stockton, Calif., recently received $1,282, and the shelter's cats received a lot of attention, courtesy -More
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