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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Homework Tips for Teachers

For Teachers 1st - 9th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides homework tips. These tips are geared toward teachers to help them assign a age-appropriate quantities that can be evaluated efficiently.
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Infotoday: Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in Class

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When we use multimedia to develop and share student stories we foster self-expression. The added dimension of video provides a method for these students to display their creativity. This article features an educator's insight and tips in...
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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Ascd: Building Literacy in Social Studies: Ch 1: Reading Social Studies Texts

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Article provides excellent tips and strategies for building comprehension and critical thinking skills in Social Studies. It describes some of the challenges students have with reading and understanding their textbooks.
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Safe Kids Worldwide: Pedestrian Safety

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Whether your kids are walking to school, the park or a friend's house, here are a few simple tips to make sure they get there safely.
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Channel 3000: Phone Interviewing Skills Are a Must

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an article that discusses the importance of phone interviewing skills. It gives some brief advice on things to avoid during such an interview.
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Tips and Tricks for the Public Relations Clueless

For Students 9th - 10th
Great practical advice for journalists working in the public relations field. Humor and personal detail make this one a fun read.
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Harvard Business School: Communicating in the Workplace

For Students 9th - 10th
Today's workplace in very diverse. Investigate tips for communicating more effectively in today's workplaces.
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Re:fiction: Making Ends Meet: How to Write a Good Ending to a Story

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This article from Re:Fiction magazine offers tips on different ways to end a piece of narrative writing.
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Stanford Psychology Expert: The No. 1 Skill Parents Need to Teach Their Kids

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article discusses the importance of learning to be 'indistractable' and how most parents are not teaching this skill to their children. The author, an instructor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, shares tips on how to help...
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Identity Theft Protection While Traveling

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips on how to prepare ahead of time to prevent identity theft while traveling abroad.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Paying Scammers With Gift Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
The FTC provides warnings to students (and adults) about potential gift card scams, and offers tips about buying and using gift cards.
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The Franchise Doctor: Why Buy a Franchise?

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides general information about buying a franchise and gives examples of types of businesses that would support a franchise concept. Tips are given on how to franchise a business.
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Inc.: Pointers on Putting Together Your Business Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Prepration is needed before a business plan is written. This article, written in April 2000, will give tips on what to keep in mind when writing a plan.
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Tech Soup: Do It Yourself Desktop Troubleshooting

For Students 9th - 10th
These basic steps to troubleshooting four common Windows-based computer problems are clear and easy to understand. Advanced tips are also included for the brave!
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Character Lab

Character Lab: Emotional Intelligence: A Beginner's Guide to Feelings

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How are you feeling today? Recognizing your emotions is critical to emotional development. Emotional intelligence can be learned, practiced, and improved. This blog offers tips for educators and parents on modeling and teaching emotional...
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Character Lab

Character Lab: Self Control

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The most important scientific discovery about self-control is that it can be taught."-Walter Mischel This article offers tips on how to encourage self-control in others.
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Ecg Coaching: Pulling It Out of Thin Air

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article about public speaking that presents various strategies for recovering when one forgets what to say.