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		<title>Getting Ready for Summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you are preparing for the last days of school and looking forward to the summer break. You are also thinking about ways to end the year on a positive note, provide support for the summer, and new goals you want to accomplish next year. Who says teachers are not multitaskers? We know that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2469&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>May 7 &#8211; National Teacher Appreciation Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is interesting that minutes before I began this blog post, I completed a survey for a colleague that requested &#8220;#  of years teaching?&#8221; My first reaction was to skip the question, but I did the math in my head and even though it was hard, I replied with the correct response of 39 years. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2403&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Book Night 2013 Each year, 30 books are chosen by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers. The authors of the books waive their royalties and the publishers agree to pay the costs of producing the specially-printed World Book Night U.S. editions. Bookstores and libraries sign up to be community host locations for the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2357&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mister Rogers&#8217; Timeless Advice &#8211; Helping Children with Scary News</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston Marathon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Rogers often told this story about when he was a boy and would see scary things on the news: &#8220;My mother would say to me, &#8216;Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.&#8217; To this day, especially in times of &#8216;disaster,&#8217; I remember my mother&#8217;s words, and I am always [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2348&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Resources for Talking with Students about Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[children's literature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealing with tragedy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another  senseless tragedy ended a beautiful spring day in Boston and clouded the memories of those courageous marathon runners who were pursuing a  dream. Below are resources for talking with your students and helping them see that the world can be a better place and that we can all be agents of change. Graphic by [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2327&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Technology + Interactives + Poetry = Fun, Engagement, &amp; Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[classroom activities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s post on ReadWriteThink&#8217;s Cube Creator was very popular, so I thought I would share more interactives that can be put to good use for writing Poetry during April, National Poetry Month. Acrostic Poem Interactive In this online tool, students can learn about and write acrostic poems. An acrostic poem uses the letters in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2305&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cube Creator &#8211; ReadWriteThink</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know I am all about free resources for teachers. This online interactive tool has so many possibilities for your classroom. It can be used in all content areas and by all grade levels. It is free at ReadWriteThink, one of my favorite sites. There are lesson plans, resources, and 58 other student interactive tools. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2285&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers are Rainbows in the Clouds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's History Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maya Angelou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulse of Morning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s blog post honors a strong woman and educator during Women&#8217;s History Month. I first came to know Maya Angelou as a middle school teacher in 1979. I read her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,  as I was previewing literature for my classroom. What a powerful story! It has been a favorite [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2263&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving to Thriving Authors to Present at ASCD Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2013 ASCD 68th Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois, March 18, 2013 We will be in Chicago next week for the ASCD conference. If you are attending be sure to visit our session and say hello. Session Title: Orchestrating Student Voices to Build a Community of Learners #3225 Date: Monday, March 18, 10:00 am – 11:30 am [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=survivingtothriving.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14669158&#038;post=2244&#038;subd=survivingtothriving&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Doodle4Google &#8211; My Best Day Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda C.</dc:creator>
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