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by Jude Miqueli, on Aug 16, 2017 10:13:53 AM

It is important to make learning meaningful to students by taking into consideration the interests and needs of each student. To truly get a well-rounded scope of who your students …

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by Jude Miqueli, on Aug 11, 2017 9:36:05 PM

I interviewed a parent who has been part of the PTA since her child was in kindergarten. It was bittersweet for her to share that this is the last year …

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by Jude Miqueli, on Jul 28, 2017 2:41:39 PM

Are you still using email to communicate with families? Have you noticed that parents aren't opening them or they do two days after you needed? More and more these days, …

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by Jude Miqueli, on Jul 26, 2017 8:10:32 PM

What if money wasn't a thing? What if you could ask for anything to improve your teaching and classroom experience? Each year teachers send home a school supply list. This …

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by Jude Miqueli, on Jul 19, 2017 5:41:35 PM

Two questions were raised at the International Society for Technology in Education conference. Image courtesy of Will Richardson‏ @willrich45 Having received my education at Heritage University in Toppenish, Washington I …

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by Jude Miqueli, on Jul 17, 2017 3:43:36 AM

A key element to teaching is revealed in the book Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit, by Leslie Marmon Silko. The benefit of combining text with visuals is …

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by Jude Miqueli, on Jul 13, 2017 6:02:21 PM

In an inclusion model there are students with special needs within a general classroom setting. There is a general classroom teacher and sometimes there is an aide for one-on-one assistance …

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by Jude Miqueli, on May 1, 2017 8:51:36 PM

With minimalism and tiny houses being a trend, it makes the most sense for elementary teachers to utilize a digital portfolio for student work. Millennial parents are on the rise …

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by Laura Briggs, on Dec 12, 2016 6:25:01 PM

This blog was written by Jenn S., a teacher who transitioned from Class Messenger to Bloomz and was excited to help other teachers make the transition. Jenn is a kindergarten …

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