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Alycia

I live in

New York

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an almost-digital-native and Ms. Frizzle wannabe

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9 Lessons From the Director’s Chair
Tie-Dyeing Keepsake T-Shirts the Clean and Easy Way
Teacher Appreciation by the Book
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Tiffani

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California

I teach

Kindergarten

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an alphabet singing and storybook reading enthusiast

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Summer Learning For Students and Teachers
5 Steps to Organizing Your Classroom Library
Tips for Packing Up the Classroom for the Summer
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Christy

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New York

I teach

K-5

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a proud supporter of American public education and a tech integrationist

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Five Responses to Critics of Summer Break
6 Addictive Apps for Summer Reading and Writing
Picture Books for America's Favorite Pastime
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Beth

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an enthusiastic teacher and techie, and a mom of three boys

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Identifying Themes in Literature During IDR
Finding Themes in Literature
End Reading Workshop With Home Reading Instructions
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Genia

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

I am

seriously addicted to all things technology in my teaching

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Create an Impressive Class Website in Under an Hour
5 Ways to Keep Your Students Writing All Summer Long
Quick and Easy Thank-You Gifts for Classroom Volunteers
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Julie

I live in

Texas

I teach

PreK-5th

I am

a Literacy Coach, and lover of picture books

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How Do You Measure a Year?
Our Book of the Month Program: Why it Really Matters
Real-Life Learning: A Primary Study of Life Cycles
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Shari

I live in

Kansas

I teach

2nd grade

I am

an inquiring investigator of… my students’ brains, of course

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Authentic Learning: Engaging Students Through the Arts
Authentic Learning: Keeping It Real
Successful Planning for Authentic Learning
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What Happens When a Student Fills Up His or Her Bucket?

By Beth Newingham on August 13, 2012

How to motivate students to keep filling their buckets with recognition rather than rewards.

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How to Handle "Bucket Dippers"

By Beth Newingham on August 10, 2012

How to cope with students who hurt their classmates' feelings using positive, rather than negative, reinforcement.

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Invite Students to Be "Bucket Fillers" in Your...

By Beth Newingham on August 9, 2012

How to use actual buckets to help students understand and put into practice the concept of "bucket filling."

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Introducing "Bucket Filling" to Your Students

By Beth Newingham on August 8, 2012

A book to start the school year with, and how the idea of filling buckets can be tied into happiness, helping others, and negatively, even...

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Background on the Bucket-Filler Concept

By Beth Newingham on August 7, 2012

How the idea of "filling the bucket" was created by Dr. Donald O. Clifton in the 1960s.

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Teaching Students to "Fill the Bucket": An Overview

By Beth Newingham on August 6, 2012

How to encourage students to help without being asked, give hugs and compliments, and generally spread their love and good feelings to...

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Display the Winning Books from Your Class Book Awards Ceremony

By Beth Newingham on August 3, 2012

Ribbons and seals you can download to highlight the winning books, plus a unique bulletin board idea.

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Host a Class Book Awards Ceremony

By Beth Newingham on August 2, 2012

A creative idea for announcing the Class Book Awards winners: a Hollywood-style awards ceremony with students presenting, giving speeches,...

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Class Book Awards: Final Voting

By Beth Newingham on August 1, 2012

A simple process for choosing winners, plus a downloadable sample ballot.

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