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		<title>Are you in the 99%?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rhett.boyakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that teachers work 99% as many hours as the average full-time employee—but in 25% less time? And that 46% of teachers work over 20 hours per week outside of the classroom, doing unpaid tasks like grading papers and running extracurricular activities? Obviously teaching is a very heroic job. And one that sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher Appreciation Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week—a time in which we can all reflect on those teachers in our lives who made us who we are today. At Imagine Learning, we know that a dedicated teacher can make all the difference in the life of a child. There is perhaps no pursuit more noble in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is c®e@tivity in the classroom really that important?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 19:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rhett.boyakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a global study conducted by Adobe, 2/3 of people feel that creativity is valuable to society, and 80% feel that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth. Yet only 1 in 4 people believe they are living up to their creative potential. It&#8217;s a startling statistic, but fortunately, it&#8217;s one that we can reverse. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grants for elementary schools: Here&#8217;s the free help you&#8217;ll want every month</title>
		<link>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/grants-for-elementary-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/grants-for-elementary-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grants and funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grants are great&#8211;especially in today&#8217;s economy. Don&#8217;t get me wrong&#8211;I like bake sales too. I love a good bundt cake as much as the next parent. But how many bundt cakes, muffins, cookies and streusels would it take to raise $1,000? Or $5,000? Or $20,000? That&#8217;s why grants are lifesavers for many schools and districts. Grants for those amounts are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You’ve been taking care of them. But who’s taking care of you?</title>
		<link>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/youve-been-taking-care-of-them-but-whos-taking-care-of-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rhett.boyakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer appreciation month]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching can be a labor of love. It’s challenging, time-consuming, and frustrating. But it’s also one of the most rewarding jobs on the planet. Yet, it requires a tremendous amount of time, both in and outside of the classroom. Which means that your personal time … can sometimes get skipped over. But don’t worry—we’ve listed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home is where the smart is</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rhett.boyakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afterschool programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesson plan ideas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the most meticulously planned literacy interventions can fall short if students only get help at school. What students do at home will either reinforce or undo the progress they make in the classroom. And while many teachers assume parents know how to help their children read, a majority of parents report that they don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free webinar Tuesday, May 1: Academic language and conceptual knowledge: The building blocks of academic success</title>
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		<comments>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/free-webinar-tuesday-may-1-academic-language-and-conceptual-knowledge-the-building-blocks-of-academic-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ESL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are your English learners getting enough academic language instruction? Join us for a free webinar with associate professor Dr. Sylvia Linan-Thompson. She’ll examine the effect of explicit literacy instruction on students’ transition from Spanish to English instruction, and the implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) with English learners. Academic language is essential for academic success, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dream up the next big thing</title>
		<link>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/dream-up-the-next-big-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/dream-up-the-next-big-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rhett.boyakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afterschool programs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/?p=6057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout this past school year, you&#8217;ve been working hard with your students to help them identify what their dreams are—and how they can achieve them. Now it&#8217;s time to take a step back and focus on yourself with this fun, inspiring assignment. The task is simple: put together a dream board of things you wish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 poetry lesson plans</title>
		<link>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/3-poetry-lesson-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/3-poetry-lesson-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[free resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roses are red… and some poetry is stale. Celebrate April, also National Poetry Month, with a return to creativity. Check out these classroom-friendly ideas on how to teach some of the more fun, lesser-celebrated poetry forms, including free verse, cinquain, and tankas. Free Verse Anything goes with this free-spirited, no-restraints form of poetry, but its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun lesson idea</title>
		<link>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/fun-lesson-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/fun-lesson-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ESL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Previously on our blog we featured a post about how to draw Booster, the friendly robot from the Imagine Learning software. Letizia Branz, a teacher at Westridge Middle School in Orlando, Florida, used that blog post to create a fun lesson plan for her students. However, she added a twist. &#8220;The assignment was for students [...]]]></description>
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