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Started by Star Wars creator George Lucas and later acquired by Apple's Steve Jobs, Pixar, now owned by Disney, has been a groundbreaking CG animation studio since 1979. Feature length films include "Toy Story", "Finding Nemo", "Cars", "Monsters, Inc." and "Up". But what ...

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Inquiry-based education awakens curiosity, wonder, and purpose in students. It elicits the evidence that we need to demonstrate students’ skills and their understanding of new standards. For teachers that means it is necessary to learn how to create classrooms that instill in students the drive for inquiry ...

Students have a natural ability to learn, but sometimes math is intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. Make math easy and fun. Why not? It can be done and once you break down that wall your kids will really enjoy it. As a teacher you want your students ...

Makerspaces promote learning through tinkering and creating and are as unique and diverse as the learners themselves. A mixture of arts and crafts, science, and technology with creativity, innovation and play, they are fast becoming a critical part of every school, especially school libraries. Similar to hacker labs and other ...

More teachers are taking advantage of summer online courses for teachers to better prepare for the coming year. For students, summer represents a long-needed rest from school. The same can be said, however, for teachers. And a teachers summer school course is an ...

TED talks and Ted Books can be amazing online resources for teachers looking to learn new skills and better engage with students and colleagues. TED lessons encourage better education in such subjects as professional reading, music,