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How Teachers Are Like Superheroes

How Teachers Are Like Superheroes

Got Brains? May 29, 2009 at 3:36 pm 3 comments

You already know what bringing a positive attitude and a smile does to your classroom environment. What you may not realize, however, is just how much influence your energy actually has on your surrounding community. According to recent research, emotions can spread like viruses. And what you’re spreading reaches far beyond anything you may have previously imagined.

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Simple Pleasures:  Using Technology, Using Google Scholar

Simple Pleasures: Using Technology, Using Google Scholar

Education 2.0 May 4, 2009 at 10:32 pm 1 comment

Former students of mine recently informed me that Google Scholar is being widely used as a research tool at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and since finding this out, I’ve made ample use of it myself.

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Study reveals new magic word

The Shift May 4, 2009 at 1:27 pm 1 comment

We’re in the middle of a unit on persuasion right now. I love this unit because it’s so rich–it’s a great topic from which to teach so many cool things.

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The eyes have it

The eyes have it

The Shift May 4, 2009 at 12:26 pm Comments are Disabled

New and intriguing research is changing our understanding of the way boys and girls experience the world.

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