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Defending Fiction Writing for Kids
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on July 19, 2011 at 7:45am — No Comments
Creating a Positive Writing Environment
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on July 4, 2011 at 6:50am — No Comments
Wanna be in my Book? A Contest
Check out the Contest!!!
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Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on May 21, 2011 at 8:18am — 1 Comment
Teaching Vocab to the Rugrats
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on May 16, 2011 at 10:01pm — No Comments
Service Learning for Earth Day and Beyond
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on April 23, 2011 at 9:08am — No Comments
My Book is being Published!!
I announce with pride, that after fifteen tough years as a struggling writer, My first children's book will be published Summer/Fall 2011 by eReadia to iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.. I want to thank my beautiful wife for supporting my dreams and my family for creating them (dreams) with me. Press Like on the Fan page and please pass it along.…
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Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on April 22, 2011 at 8:25am — 1 Comment
Congress, Can you Spare a Dime? A Teacher Makes the Case for The National Writing Project
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on April 18, 2011 at 3:35pm — No Comments
My Trip to Nancie Atwell's Center for Teaching and Learning
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on March 20, 2011 at 3:02pm — No Comments
Classroom Management with some Humor
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on January 29, 2011 at 2:16am — No Comments
Five Ideas to Use Pop Culture to Inspire Elementary Students
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on January 14, 2011 at 9:58am — No Comments
The Country Should Read This Article and Revolt
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on December 15, 2010 at 11:46am — 1 Comment
Using Music to Inspire Creative Expression
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on November 15, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments
The Mind's Eye: A Halloween Activity to Ignite Young Imaginations
I want you to reach up and feel the bumps on your head. Let your fingers run along the hills and crevices of your dome; examine the terrain. End your exploration by palming your entire head like a…
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Rugrat-ical Technology: Five Truths of Teaching Tech to Elementary Students
I often get a look of confusion when I tell my students to, “Go mess up, will ya’.” Their eyes widen and they turn to a neighbor for a lifejacket because I just threw them in the deep end of…
ContinueAdded by Gaetan Pappalardo on October 15, 2010 at 10:36pm — 2 Comments
Don't Let Big Reform Crush the Small Victories
Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me––
Anything can…
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on September 23, 2010 at 12:44pm — 5 Comments
Merit Pay and Zombies
Tap, tap, tap–––tap, tap––tap. I'm sending a signal from down here in the muck, down here where the boogers are hard and the shoelaces are eternally untied. HELLO up there? In the 80's words of Def…
ContinueAdded by Gaetan Pappalardo on August 19, 2010 at 10:22pm — 1 Comment
The Folly of Merit Pay
The Folly of Merit Pay…
ContinueAdded by Gaetan Pappalardo on May 21, 2010 at 7:55am — 1 Comment
First Song of the Year
Written and recorded in the classroom. Our first song of the year.
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on April 24, 2010 at 4:37pm — No Comments
Earth Day
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Band: Blind Melon
Song: Change
It's pretty obvious to why we should teach environmental sciences. The future of the planet is a pretty big responsibility. This is important. This is necessary. So why is it overlooked in schools except on Earth day. Why is Earth Day a holiday? Should it be? Should it be another day to use paper to… Continue
Band: Blind Melon
Song: Change
It's pretty obvious to why we should teach environmental sciences. The future of the planet is a pretty big responsibility. This is important. This is necessary. So why is it overlooked in schools except on Earth day. Why is Earth Day a holiday? Should it be? Should it be another day to use paper to… Continue
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on April 22, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
For New Jersey Teachers: Letter to the Gov'nor from NJEA
Added by Gaetan Pappalardo on March 25, 2010 at 11:19am — No Comments
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