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Seven Components of Effective Core Literacy Instruction

Explicit vocabulary instruction is one of several recommended components of effective literacy plans designed to boost student achievement.
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Fundraiser Review: See’s Candies

If your school has a lot of food-loving parents, they will gladly order from this catalog.
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Tweets Get Student Expelled: A Cautionary Tale

A student athlete is facing harsh consequences for comments he posted online. Included: resources for making this a digital-literacy "teachable moment" in class.
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Rigor and Student Motivation: Video Tutorial

This video tutorial highlights the importance of educator language and tapping into students' intrinsic motivation.
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Build a Better School Web Site

The only hurdles standing between a school and a great site are time and imagination.
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Educational Research Blogs: Top Picks

HighBeam Research, a division of Cengage Learning, has revealed the 10 blogs it deems to be the best in the field of education.
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Title IX Marks 40 Years

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is marking the 40th anniversary of the landmark equal rights law. Included: resources for planning a school event.
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