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Step away from the textbook

Jun 9th, 2009 | By Laurie | Category: High School, Laurie's Playground, The Toolbox

Do you need to re energize your classroom and get the students involved in their educations again? Try stepping away from those textbooks for a moment with this easy to implement Meyers-Briggs Personality Type activity.

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Hesitant about blogs and wikis? Read this!

May 12th, 2009 | By Laurie | Category: Laurie's Playground

Technology has made it easy for educators to embrace continual professional development. This article by Bill Ferriter, who teaches 6th grade science, outlines his use of Web 2.0 in his quest for continual professional development.

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