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  Janette Speyer

  

  Using Rubik’s Cubes to Teach Math

  edutopia.org - Dan Van der Vieren

  “I don’t like math,” my students commonly say. The alternative high school in rural Colorado where I’ve been working for the last two-and-a-half …

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  Janette Speyer

  

  50 Smart Writing Ideas for Elementary Students

  thoughtco.com - Janelle Cox

  Writing is an essential skill and an important part of elementary school studies. However, writing inspiration does not come easily to every student. …

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  Janette Speyer

  

  See What Happened When This School Replaced Detention With Meditation

  Well+Good - Katie Maguire

  As a kid in detention—for those of you who ever did hard time after school (hand raises)—did you ever spend that time thinking about what you did? I …

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  Janette Speyer

  

  3 Books Every Student Editor Should Read This Summer - Kenna Griffin

  profkrg.com - Isaac Asimov

  Reading and learning from these three books this summer will make you a better editor in the fall.

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  Janette Speyer

  

  A Plan For Raising Brilliant Kids, According To Science

  NPR - Anya Kamenetz

  Since NPR Ed first published this piece last year, it has become one of our most popular posts of all time. And since then, there has been a little anecdotal proof of concept for these parenting theories: Kathy Pasek, one of the authors interviewed, has a son named Benj Pasek. He is a composer who, …

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  Janette Speyer

  

  15+ Online Art Classes to Take Your Creativity to New Heights This Week

  My Modern Met - Sara Barnes

  This week, why not learn something new? Research shows that gaining a new skill helps to keep your brain sharp. In fact, in a study about memory, a group of 200 older people made the biggest leap in memory improvement when they learned digital photography and Photoshop. Of course, that’s not the …