We had three schools join in with this amazing connection from Amon Carter museum. Patricia MacLachlan shared with students how place and setting are the most important place for her to start in her writing process. Then she moves to the characters.
To underscore the importance of place/setting, the backdrop for the videoconference were these wonderful [...]

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This just popped into my Google alerts.
The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory has been awarded a grant of about $190,000 from NASA to train teachers across the state in science education. The project will develop, test and implement professional development workshops for 500 Texas teachers of grades 3-8 that will be delivered via [...]

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Look what popped into my Google Reader. I think this might be Paul H. in Ohio.
http://lcdlc-content.blogspot.com/ 
This is a good idea. I have been struggling with how to communicate all the different types of programs that are going on and that I learn about. I have one HUGE content mailing list, but I don’t like to [...]

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I know that we are always looking for excellent content providers that both the teachers and the students get excited about and we have a new favorite here in our region…The Baseball Hall of Fame!
 
Clifton Jr. High students and Coach Rod McDaniel connected to the program “A Stitch in Time” on September 25. James Yasko [...]

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