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		<title>Tips for Writers – Finding Your Personal Writing Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you write? There are as many styles for getting the words on paper as there are writers. Do you write quickly, mashing out several thousand words in a day? Or do you write more slowly, doing a little &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2011/09/14/tips-for-writers-%e2%80%93-finding-your-personal-writing-style/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=2238&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Writers, Be in the Moment, Even When You&#8217;re Not Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I know, “be in the moment” sounds very zen-ish. It&#8217;s also some of the best advice I&#8217;ve received about writing and about life. Don&#8217;t hurry to move on. Be in the moment. Savor the moment. Practice mindfulness. Today I &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2011/02/09/tips-for-writers-be-in-the-moment-even-when-youre-not-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1779&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sync Your Files Across Multiple Computers with Dropbox</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you back up your teaching and writing files? See if one of these describes you. You save your files to a thumb drive and carry it around with you. You email files to yourself for safekeeping. You subscribe &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2010/08/19/sync-your-files-across-multiple-computers-with-dropbox/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1400&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Ten Most Popular Articles on Classroom Management Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Mozart Effect and Learning in a Fifth Grade Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does Mozart make you smart? My class of fifth graders decided to do an experiment to find out. The Mozart Effect has been recognized since 1991, when Alfred A. Tomatis first gave a name to the phenomenon. Since then it’s &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2010/04/17/the-mozart-effect-and-learning-in-a-fifth-grade-classroom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1318&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips For Creating A Powerful PowerPoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it. Most teachers are not as adept at PowerPoint presentations as they could be. How many of us have suffered through a presentation that was full of annoying sound effects, words zipping across the screen, and a confusing &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2009/12/22/tips-for-creating-a-powerful-powerpoint/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1245&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Acquiring Reading Fluency: The Elementary Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ann Bowers Not long ago, the National Assessment of Educational Progress conducted a study of elementary-school reading skills. The study showed that 44% of fourth graders in the United States have low reading scores. In 2000, a report by &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2009/12/08/acquiring-reading-fluency-the-elementary-years/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1235&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you must teach writing, you know how nebulous and difficult it can be to define exactly what good writing entails. As a writer myself, I love to teach writing. I find that giving specific goals and focusing on one &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2009/09/29/writing-lessons-that-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1164&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emphasize Mastery Over Grades</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every teacher wants to help students master the material, not just pass the test, then forget it. Here is how to focus your teaching on mastery. When you teach to mastery, you’ll find your students are more relaxed about their &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2009/09/22/emphasize-mastery-over-grades/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1161&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every teacher, at some point in his or her career will have to deal with parents that are over-enthusiastic about their children’s educations. These are the parents that will interrupt class, because what they have to say is more important &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2009/09/15/how-to-deal-with-pushy-parents-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&amp;blog=3160595&amp;post=1158&amp;subd=teacherwriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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