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From Blogboard: AssortedStuff’s Tim Stalmer thinks he sees an even better solution to allowing all students to have access to year-round educational activities: permanently end summer school programs in favor of establishing a more flexible school year calendar. “And is it possible that low-income kids fall behind over the 2-3 month break while affluent kids don’t for reasons that have nothing to do with summer school? So maybe, rather than just cutting back on summer...

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Turns out, international teachers spend less time in front of kids (and more time in prep, grading and preparing lessons) than their American counterparts. From the blog Three Standard Deviations to the Left: "The chart to the right is from the OECD and shows the number of hours secondary teachers are in front of a classroom during a year. It is nice to know that the rest of the world decides that it is in...

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From the Presentation Zen blog, here are 12 brain rules that have practical applications in our everyday lives:

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Via: Cool Cat Teacher: "boys outperform girls on a math test given to children worldwide, but the gender gap is less pronounced in countries where women and men have similar rights and opportunities, according to a study published Thursday. "In more gender-neutral societies, girls are as good as boys in mathematics," study author Paola Sapienza said in an interview"

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Via: The Horizon Project: Games as a Pedagogical Platform

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Check out these cool paper foldables: They're free to download [PDF files], and there are lots to choose from! LINK: http://www.paperfoldables.com/  

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Hey everyone, just wanted to welcome you to Teacherly.com, which has just been relaunched as a blog/social network for teachers and educators everywhere. We've still got our ever-popular Free Wordsearch Creator, and in the weeks to come we'll be adding more and more cool stuff for teachers. Are you a teacher who is internet-savvy, and might be interested in blogging for Teacherly? Get in touch with us today! Send an e-mail to admin@teacherly.com telling us...

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