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Save the Brown Bag

on October 1, 2011in education, High 5's & Face-Plants, non-traditional school, Student Healthwith No Comments

What’s cooler than hearing stories about people who see a need, have an inspirational idea to meet that need, and then actually do the hard work of making that idea a reality? This week we recognize two women who have done just that. Debbie Blacher and Samantha Gotlib have impressive credentials, to be sure, but [...]

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Whole Brains vs. Worms in Apples

on September 20, 2011in academic development, education, High 5's & Face-Plants, non-traditional schoolwith 2 Comments

Good Ideas = High Fives. High 5 This week, we honor Chris Biffle and Whole Brain Teaching for creating strategies to help teachers engage their students. Chris has scores of videos on YouTube and his website offers great tips for teachers. My wife is the one who introduced me to Chris’ teaching techniques by sharing [...]

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