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Monday, December 2, 2013

12-2-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Integrating Common Core and Character Education: Why It Is Essential and How It Can Be Done — Whole Child Education

Integrating Common Core and Character Education: Why It Is Essential and How It Can Be Done — Whole Child Education:






Integrating Common Core and Character Education: Why It Is Essential and How It Can Be Done
With more states adopting the Common Core State Standards, it can be overwhelming for U.S. schools and teachers to consider "adding" anything else. But character education isn't about adding, it's about integrating with all that you already do. In a new position paper from whole child partner Character Education Partnership, authors Kristin Fink and Karen Geller make the case that the C

11-27-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Education Selfies — Whole Child Education
Education Selfies — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEducation SelfiesNovember 27, 2013 by Barry SaideA friend of mine's daughter took a picture of herself using his phone. She is 18 months old. He should be glad she didn't do something else with it. He captioned it, "Caden's first selfie." We call these pictures "selfies" because it's a picture taken of yourself, by
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