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June 26, 2008 - Beginning on Tuesday, July 1, blogger Brett Smith discusses the use of MP3 recordings during classroom music time as an authentic assessment tool for students. Smith also covers a variety of innovative teaching resources for music and content-area classrooms…more
June 24, 2008 - National History Day presented the PBS Teacher of Merit award to Sharon Wilson in recognition of the dedication and support she gives her students and her enthusiasm in bringing the National History Day program to her classroom. Wilson, of Falfurrias High School in Falfurrias, Texas, will receive $1,000 and a collection of outstanding programs from PBS VIDEO, featuring award-winning titles…more
April 23, 2008 – The Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition has begun! The competition challenges kids of all ages to take everyday discarded or recycled material and re-engineer it into an out-of-the-box invention. From now until August 31, kids between the ages of 5-19 can enter online…more
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