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Oregon readers: Reading Is An Investment program now underway

December 5th, 2011 · Comments Off · Book Geek, Education, Educational Web Sites

This year’s Reading is an Investment program is in full swing. Sponsored by the State Treasurer and the Oregon College Savings Plan, it aims to promote literacy and financial education among K-5 elementary students in Oregon. As part of RII, public elementary school libraries in Oregon are receiving two free books: Pigs Will be Pigs: [...]

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Books for the Homeless in Portland, Ore.

July 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off · Author! Author!, Education, Library Politics

Love this story. Happy summer, everyone. – Ms. Nancy

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using Twitter as a classroom tool

March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · Education

Interesting post. Have a good Wednesday! – Ms. Nancy

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New Spice/study like a scholar, scholar

July 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Education

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“Teaching Creativity”

May 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Art, Education

Here is a link to a great episode of Oregon Art Beat, “Teaching Creativity.” It aired May 27, 2010. The episode features Michael Geisen, an award-winning teacher at Crook County Middle School in Prineville; John Baker, Choir Director at Rex Putnam High School, who has been teaching choirs to soar musically for nearly three decades; [...]

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