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Transforming Reluctant Writers

Kendra Limback is a 1st grade teacher in Iowa and can be found on Twitter at @KendraLimback. One of my favorite parts of being an educator? The part where I get to try new techniques, tools, and collaborate with others on the art and science of teaching....
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Tell About This: A Communication App for the Play-Based Classroom

By Jocelyn Sutherland, who works at an International IB PYP School in Switzerland, originally posted on her Tech & PYP blog. As the technology facilitator at an international PYP school in Switzerland, I am constantly on the look out for engaging...
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Family Memories and Connecting to Text

By Shannon Descamps, originally posted on her 1st Grade Classroom Blog We were very lucky to be able to use the Write About This app on our classroom iPads this year. There are so many ways I can think to utilize this app, but the most recent project...
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Creating Math Stories

By Lynn Trompeter I teach 3rd and 4th grade special education and am constantly making accommodations and modifications to the general education curriculum in order to teach them the same concepts, but in a way that is not so abstract.  Many of my students...
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Capturing Children’s Imagination

By Jena Ball I am an author and illustrator of children’s books that I consciously design to be more than books. I want kids to fall in love with my stories about eight goofy mixed breed mutts and come away thinking, “I can do that!” In other words,...
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