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Alycia Zimmerman

I live in New York

I teach 3rd grade

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Rhonda Stewart

I live in New Jersey

I teach sixth grade literacy

I am passionate about my students becoming lifelong readers and writers

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Christy Crawford

I live in New York

I teach K-5

I am a proud supporter of American public education and a tech integrationist

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Erin Klein

I live in Michigan

I teach second grade

I am a Tweet loving, technology integrating, mom of two with a passion for classroom design!

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Allie Magnuson

I live in Las Vegas NV

I teach PreK-K

I am a loving, enthusiastic teacher whose goal is to make learning exciting for every child

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Genia Connell

I live in Michigan

I teach 3rd grade

I am seriously addicted to all things technology in my teaching

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Kriscia Cabral

I live in California

I teach fourth and fifth grades

I am an eager educator, on the hunt to find the brilliance in all

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Brian Smith

I live in North Carolina

I teach kindergarten

I am a kindergarten teacher who takes creating a fun, engaging classroom seriously

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Meghan Everette

I live in Alabama

I teach 4th grade

I am an obsessive personality with a creative flair

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Lindsey Petlak

I live in Illinois

I teach fourth grade

I am a theme-weaving, bargain-hunting, creative public educator

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Common Core: Key Shifts in Mathematics

By Meghan Everette on March 8, 2013

The key shifts in Common Core math are leading students to a deeper understanding of why they do math and what the numbers mean. Here are...

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Spring Open House: Building Home and School Connections

By Meghan Everette on March 1, 2013

An open house can be the perfect time to energize the home-to-school connection and strategize for end-of-year success.

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Common Core: Key Shifts in English Language Arts

By Meghan Everette on February 22, 2013

Begin implementing the English Language Arts Common Core Standards with baby steps you can take in your classroom starting today.

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Classroom Budgets: The Best Buys for Your Buck

By Meghan Everette on February 15, 2013

With budgets at school and home pressed to the limit and teachers spending more on their own classrooms, spending wisely matters more than...

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Creative Writing Celebrations: A Writing Fair

By Meghan Everette on February 8, 2013

A writing fair is a fun and engaging way to showcase student work and learn at the same time. Unite students and teachers with a common...

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A Mock Newscast: Civil Rights Meets Classroom Technology

By Meghan Everette on February 1, 2013

One of my favorite authors, Christopher Paul Curtis, helps bring history to a place my students can understand with his moving novels....

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Celebrate Black History With Gee's Bend Quilts

By Meghan Everette on January 25, 2013

Studying the Gee's Bend quilters from an art perspective turned into a cross-curricular learning project that you can adapt to your own...

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The Best Classroom Book List Ever

By Meghan Everette on January 18, 2013

Every teacher lights up with the possibilities involved in picking a favorite book, and without fail, they have a hard time narrowing the...

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Teaching Elapsed Time: Strategies That Work

By Meghan Everette on January 11, 2013

Elapsed time can be especially difficult to master. Here are some of my favorite tips and strategies for teaching elapsed time.

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