Last week we had a Read Around the Planet connection between students from Moody High School and Bangor High School. This was the first connection for both schools and was only our second high school collaboration project in four years! One of the teachers was sick and a substitute and the building coordinator went ahead [...]

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Check out how organized this class was.
It was easy to hear the students and look at the “X” on the floor. That is where the students asking questions went to stand.

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Well, we have submitted all of our teachers into the matching system and now anxiously await to see who we will be partnered with this year. Now we begin the preparations for classroom interactions and I started thinking about the creative ideas I have seen from our teachers this year and want to share.
Let’s review [...]

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As we get ready for Read Around the Planet and our spring student projects, think about what is behind you when you videoconference. Here is an example of how a background should NOT look.

I know that it is not always possible to pick what is behind you…yes, if you have connected to our office you [...]

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