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        <title><![CDATA[National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week.]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students discuss why certain contests get more publicity than others and what counts as "knowledge."]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Memorial Day is observed in the United States today.]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the United States military.   In addition to having celebrations with family and friends, many people visit cemeteries and memorials and place flags on the grave sites of fallen servicemen and women.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Celebrate National Children's Book Week!]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Children show support for their favorite Children's Choice Book award finalist by designing a promotional book cover.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Teacher Appreciation Week honors our teachers.]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, students read a book about a teacher and follow up with an activity related to the book using the Venn Diagram, Letter Generator, Story Map, or Essay Map.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Venn Diagram]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Celebrate Teen Tech Week!]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students select a topic for research using a variety of technologies and practice citing media sources. They can create their report in an electronic medium such as a CD, podcast, or video.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Read Across America Day celebrates Dr. Seuss.]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After sharing The Cat in the Hat and other patterned books with students, groups brainstorm sets of rhyming words and create a story using these words.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bringing Economic Vocabulary to Life Through Video Posters]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Imagine if vocabulary could come alive with the click of a button! Students create video posters to demonstrate knowledge of new economics vocabulary.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Deborah Kozdras, Ph.D., Christine Joseph</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Today, the American Library Association announces its annual book award winners.]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students research different awards given by the ALA and do an activity based on one of the awards.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[NCTE's Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award is announced today.]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students conduct research and write original works of nonfiction on topics of their choice.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Inspire Healthful Reading Using Unconventional Texts]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This minilesson encourages children to seek out and appropriately react to nutrition labels and to make healthy food choices, integrating science, math, health, and literacy.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Shannon Melideo</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tell Me Your Story: Video-Inspired Vocabulary Writing]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students watch a sample of artistic video clips online and respond through creative writing while using the vocabulary words they are currently studying. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Elizabeth Potash</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Finding Solutions to Food Waste: Persuasion in a Digital World]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Using various reading strategies and resources, students explore the issue of food waste. They also create persuasive arguments and blog posts examining this topic.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barbara Yardley, Nancy Perdomo</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Making Connections]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Using this printout, students make personal associations to a text by finding and describing text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Printing Press]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist students in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Get ready for National Bullying Prevention Month!]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students create a poster to enter into a poster contest that educates others about issues surrounding bullying.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Making History Come Alive Through Poetry and Song]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students compare the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with the song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” then create their own poetry about a historical event.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Ann Kelly Cox</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Word Mover]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Word Mover allows children and teens to create “found poetry” by choosing from word banks and  existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Picture This: Student Created Online Vocabulary Flashcards]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Let the students be the vocabulary experts! Prior to whole class instruction, students create online flashcards and teach the class the new vocabulary.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Awareness of Alliteration: Enhancing Writing Through Mentor Texts]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Through this lesson, primary students strengthen their phonemic awareness while using picture books featuring alliteration as models for their own writing. 

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        <dc:creator>Jennifer Neff, Master of Science in Education</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beyond History Books: Researching With Twin Texts and Technology]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students in grades 4–8 activate prior knowledge and research information about a historic event through fiction and nonfiction literature and exploration of relevant websites. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Lotta C. Larson, Ph.D.</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Chasing the Dream: Researching the Meaning of the American Dream]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[By conducting interviews, sharing and assessing data, and writing papers based on their authentic research, students reach their own conclusions on the meaning of the American Dream.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Susanne Rubenstein</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Story Writing from an Object's Perspective]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students explore writing from non-human perspectives through a picture book read aloud, mini-lesson, collaborative writing, and the writing process. Students create “A Day in the Life of…” story about an inanimate object. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Megan Kirkpatrick</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trading Cards]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Invigorate students' writing with an interactive tool that allows them to demonstrate their comprehension using a mobile app.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Talking Poetry with Blabberize]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students will be motivated to share their poetry through an online tool the features recording and animation. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Book Report Alternative: Creating Reading Excitement with Book Trailers]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this alternative to the traditional book report, students create book trailers using Microsoft Photo Story 3, a free downloadable software program for digital storytelling.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot!]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this alternative to the traditional book report, students report on their novel choices by rewinding the plot.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Picture Understanding! Building Comprehension in the Primary Grades With Picture Books]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students move from modeled to independent comprehension of fiction stories by using texts by Jan Brett and interactive tools that demonstrate their comprehension. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Jennifer Neff, Master of Science in Education</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Prove It!: A Citation Scavenger Hunt]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students are challenged to find citations that support details about the characters, plot, or themes from a text.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Patrick Striegel</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Blending the Past with Today’s Technology: Using Prezi to Prepare for Historical Fiction]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[To prepare for literature circles featuring historical novels, students research the decades of the 1930s to the 1990s and share their information using Prezi, a web application for creating multimedia presentations. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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