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posted by: Melissa
| October 09, 2018, 02:39 pm
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Music has an important place in learning and the classroom. Music can trigger memories and help students learn new material. It can also create a mood to deepen a lesson or lighten up a party. With all the importance music plays in learning, it should have a place in every classroom. To help you incorporate music more, here are our favorite playlists for the classroom from Spotify®. Enjoy!
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posted by: Melissa
| October 05, 2018, 01:18 pm
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Each week, AAE brings its members a round-up of what’s happening in education. From big, eye-catching headlines to the stories most papers overlook, we find the news our members really want to see. This week, school safety funding, an alleged assault, student loan lawsuits, and more!
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posted by: Melissa
| October 02, 2018, 01:00 pm
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As a middle school social studies and science teacher, I felt that if I taught the material with the depth and nuance that it deserved, my students would be engaged. I wanted to give my students the opportunity to experience the curriculum, to explore it, and spend enough time thinking about it. I shied away from poster or shoe-box projects in favor of speeches, debates, and simulations. I wasn’t always successful. I sometimes struggled with how much memorization to require or how much to rely upon note-taking or participation grades, but I was able to create emotional connections for middle schoolers about the fate of Charles I and to elicit passionate debate regarding the pros and cons of nuclear power.
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posted by: Melissa
| September 28, 2018, 11:01 am
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Each week, AAE brings its members a round-up of what’s happening in education. From big, eye-catching headlines to the stories most papers overlook, we find the news our members really want to see. This week, the best states for teachers, a dismissal over grades, a Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit, and more!
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posted by: Melissa
| September 25, 2018, 02:35 pm
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STEM education is vitally important in preparing students for the future workplace, however many elementary and early childhood educators lack the training to teach the subject effectively. This is why AAE was proud to award GayLynn Ash with a national grant.
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