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My class and I were visiting the STEAM lab for our weekly project. At one point the STEAM director looked at me and said “You know those performers who can balance a lot of spinning plates at one time? That’s you!”. That’s exactly what it is like … [Read More...]
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Teaching math can be daunting and these K-5 math teaching resources can help. Each year, you have a long list of standards that you need to cover. Let’s face it. Textbooks never cover the curriculum in an adequate way. And there are only so many hours in a day to create centers and hands-on activities […]
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