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How did the final version of the Declaration differ from Jefferson's draft [...] »

Students learn about John F. Kennedy and his ideas about service as a prompt [...] »
English Language Learners

From chanting to formal essay framing—discover creative ways to frame ELL [...] »

Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
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Searching for new, exciting ways to engage your students in the classroom? [...] »

Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »

Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary [...] »

Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »

Research papers are not an archaic form of assessment. Learn how to help [...] »
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Engrain the APPARTS strategy into young students, and they'll be well on [...] »