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	<title>Education Short List &#187; 2009 &#187; October</title>
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		<title>Halloween Lessons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Halloween is just around the corner; and this is a fun time for teachers to bring in creative lessons, plus some arts and crafts.  But what about older students?  Or for children who don&#8217;t celebrate Halloween?  Do they just get left out?  Unfortunately that answer is usually yes.  I actually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/halloween-lessons/</link>
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		<title>Teachable Moments: Lord Byron</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning as I listened to NPR, I heard about new letters of Lord Byron&#8217;s that are being sold for auction.  The broadcast focused on the letters and the sale, and pending purchase, of the letters.  But for me, I thought, &#8220;Wow, what a great learning opportunity.&#8221;  For high school, or any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/teachable-moments-lord-byron/</link>
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		<title>Learning Lessons for English Language Learners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was a classroom teacher, the majority of my students were English Language Learners (ELL). That means, that my students knew another language better than they did English.  There is a common misconception that ELL students are not as bright or are slower to learn that English Native Learners.  This is not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/learning-lessons-for-english-language-learners/</link>
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		<title>Encouraging Adults to Read</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Far too often, when we as a society think of those who need to be encouraged to read we think of children.  What about adults?  A staggering majority of American adults do not read for leisure.  Last week as I listened to NPR tell the story about a Philadelphia bookstore, Black and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/encouraging-adults-to-read/</link>
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		<title>Armchair Networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article came from The Week Magazine. 
Think twice before you delete all those request from “annoying people” looking to befriend you on Facebook or LinkedIn, said Julia Angwin in The Wall Street Journal.  “These acquaintances could come in very handy when looking for a job or a new career.”  In fact, so-called [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/armchair-networking/</link>
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		<title>Teachers Pay Teachers : Website Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Something new that I am going to be doing on this blog is to do website reviews.  The title gives it away really, but it&#8217;s going to be going through the pros and cons of working with this site.  If you ever have a recommendation for a site review, I&#8217;d be happy to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/teachers-pay-teachers-website-review/</link>
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		<title>Top 6 steps to take in Sprucing Up Your Resume</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the nearly 10% of Americans out of a job, revamping your resume is key.  And to those looking for make a change in position or career, it&#8217;s time to make adjustments to your CV as well.  Here are the Top 6 steps to improve your resume.
1.	Add new skills
a.	Learn how to use Photo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/top-6-steps-to-take-in-sprucing-up-your-resume/</link>
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		<title>KIPP Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago NBC&#8217;s Nightly News show did a program on the KIPP school.  Here is the article from the show, as well as the KIPP school link.
This school system is causing quite a stir.

http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/05/2089928.aspx
http://www.kipp.org/
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		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/kipp-schools/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating Latino Heritage Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[                          Hispanic Latino Heritage Month
September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/celebrating-latino-heritage-month/</link>
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		<title>Kindle, and it&#8217;s Educational Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I own a Kindle.  For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, a Kindle is Amazon’s  “revolutionary wireless reading device.”  It allows you to download books, magazines, newspapers and blogs from Amazon.Com directly to the Kindle and then read them as you would read normally.  The only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/10/kindle-and-its-educational-benefits/</link>
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