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Lesson of the Day Celebrate the Bill of Rights anniversary (Dec. 15) by writing a Bill of Rights for a colony you are founding on a distant planet. (Grades 4-8)

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Surviving: The Body of Evidence: University of Pennsylvania site about human evolution.

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The Weekly Survey Some districts are rewarding teachers with bonuses or money for retirement if they use fewer sick days. Would you take fewer days off if your district offered such incentives?

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December�s Holidays: This month offers great opportunities for teaching about our multicultural world.

Learning Game of the Week: Review any subject, skill with "Family Feud."

Whiteboards Stimulate Learning: Start with a clean slate -- introduce mini-whiteboards. Included: Tips from teachers who use them.

Friday Fun: Students reflect on their lives from A to Z.

Vocab-u-lous: December Holiday words.

Writing Bug: Write new holiday lyrics for a familiar tune.

Professor Joe Martin: Be your favorite teacher for at least one week this month.

The Strange Case of S.C. Is S.C. suffering from Hectic Holiday Disorder?

Math Chat: A friendly challenge to catch the math teacher making a math mistake.

Strategies That Work: Brag phone calls accentuate the positive.

FugleFlicks: Making movies to teach art concepts transformed Tricia Fuglestad's teaching and the way her students learn.

100 Mile Club: One school�s 100 Mile Club is helping to improve student fitness, cut recess discipline referrals.

Pawlas on PR: No news is bad news, so be sure to trumpet your school�s good news.

Pete Hall: Joltin� Joe DiMaggio�s 56-game hitting streak can�t be beat. That same �can�t� attitude holding back many schools.

Leah Davies: Tips for giving genuine praise that works.

The Principal Poet: This week: �Sitting in the Hallway."

Grant of the Week: NCTM math grants.

A Leap in Leadership: True leaders will not resort to throwing up their hands in despair�or perpetuate a culture of �We Cannot Do.�

Video of the Week: Advising President Obama Video Series

Gadget of the Week: Create word clouds with Wordle.

Technology Lesson Plan: Students identify places on Earth where there is ice and snow, and then create a table of those locations.

Virtual Learning: Discover how schools can drive down costs � and conserve energy -- with technology.

History You Can Touch: Historical Fishwrap uses newspaper reproductions to teach history.

Education Humor With Regina Barreca: Home, work families share dys-similarities.

Starr Points: A teacher�s prayer of Thanksgiving.

Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 55: Backpacks are weighty problem for some students.

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