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What Cultural Traditions Are Important to You?

[ad_1] What are some cultural traditions that you participate in? These may include practices related to religion, holidays, food, dance, clothing, language, music, crafts and pastimes, or anything else important to your cultural background. For example, perhaps you give out red envelopes for Lunar New Year, fast for Ramadan or eat hot dogs every Fourth …

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The Complementary Relationship Between Instructional Design And Graphic Design

[ad_1] The Relationship Between Instructional And Graphic Design Instructional Design and graphic design are distinct fields that often work together to create effective and engaging educational materials. While there may be some overlap in the skills and knowledge required for each discipline, they have unique focuses and goals that make them complementary rather than interchangeable. …

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Kindergarten Teacher Shares 5 Classroom Games You Can Buy on Amazon

[ad_1] We love simple, effective, and inexpensive classroom games you can grab on Amazon. Kayla from Move Mountains in Kindergarten on TikTok recently shared some of her favorite games for the classroom, and we love them all. Each game has a great tie-in to learning, and there are lots of ways you could customize them …

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70 Best 3D Printing Ideas for the Classroom

[ad_1] There’s something extra special about witnessing awe-inspired students as they eagerly watch their 3D printing creations take shape. With countless opportunities to design creative learning experiences and develop critical thinking skills, 3D printers are an innovative tech tool that can be used to teach just about any subject. But with so many possibilities available …

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Sad Songs

[ad_1] When you’re sad — when you’re facing heartbreak, loneliness or grief — do you ever put on sad music? If so, why do you think you do it? Does listening to a sad song help you feel your feelings? Is it emotionally cathartic? Does it make you feel less alone, knowing that someone else …

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Word of the Day: defer

[ad_1] The word defer has appeared in 109 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on March 3 in “Learning to Become a Better Grandfather” by Paula Span: Dr. Hirsh-Pasek urged parents to share information about their children’s current obsessions, so grandfathers can bone up on dinosaur facts or watch a few episodes of …

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Tales of a lecturer and director, Part 1: The balls of St. Mary’s

[ad_1] This slightly fictitious story follows my previous posts, “Tales of an Adjunct,” and continues to explain what it’s like to ascend through the ranks of academia.  Who is the patron saint of pregnant women? St. Agnes? No, that’s the patron saint of virgins. St. Lucy? The depictions of her with eyeballs on a gold …

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