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		<title>The Importance, Value, and Relevance to Game Playing in the Classroom</title>
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Life and learning include a lot of difficult tasks and lessons.  So, whenever the opportunity presents itself to make that learning more interactive and creative – good educators reach for the chance to do just that.  Which is why, I believe, game playing activities are a valuable resource in a teacher’s tool [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2010/06/the-importance-value-and-relevance-to-game-playing-in-the-classroomte/</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>The Theory and Use of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Teachers are constantly being taught and told how to better instruct their students.  From ‘teaching to the test’, thematic units, and multicultural education, there are a variety of strategies that can be implemented into lesson plans. When I was in graduate school I felt overwhelmed by the options available to teachers.  The one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/09/the-theory-and-use-of-multiple-intelligences-in-the-classroom/</link>
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		<title>Back to School Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know what time of year it is???  Just open an newspaper advert or watch TV commericals and it&#8217;s clear.  No, not Halloween, Hannukah, Christmas, or Yom Kippur &#8212; it&#8217;s Back to School time!  (Although if you just pay attention to commercials you would have thought that school started back in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachable Moment &#8211; the Swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor</title>
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Earlier this month, the United States had witnessed a historical moment, a teachable moment.  This is, of course, the swearing in of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court Justice.  Whatever your political views may be, there is a sense of pride in knowing how valuable this moment is.  Sotomayor is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/08/teachable-moment-the-swearing-in-of-supreme-court-justice-sonia-sotomayor/</link>
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		<title>Getting a Green Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks was Earth Day; and although it would have been great for me to list some resources for teachers to utilize, I felt like taking a different approach.  This time I wanted to share how I received Earth Day lessons from my students and others around me; thereby creating true and genuine ‘teachable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://educationshortlist.com/2009/05/getting-a-green-education/</link>
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		<title>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, March 17th, is a day when people celebrate their Irish heritage, even if they don’t have any.  For me, being Irish means a great deal, much more than just one day could ever measure.
Every year, no matter where I was, I would use this day to create teachable moments; and not just with [...]]]></description>
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