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MARTHA SPEAKS "Martha Speaketh Weeketh" | Coming to PBS KIDS | Monday, June 16th, 2014

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Institute Registration is Winding Down!

Join us June 13 to network with other PreK-12 teachers from Iowa as we dive into STEM in the classroom and tackle STEM from all subject areas. The Teacher Training Institute will be at the Johnston Middle School. You will have the opportunity to hear keynote Kris Kilibarda speak, as well as make $50! Learn More

This Week's Featured Resources:

Women Work to Change the Culture of the Free Online Encyclopedia "Wikipedia"

For Grades 7-12

Challenge students to think about why there are almost ten times as many male Wikipedia editors as female and how that might affect the definitions on the site. Learn More

Writing an Interpretive Essay to Describe a Theme - The Red Shoes

For Grades 3-5

Students watch a portion of the contemporary version of Hans Christian Andersen's The Red Shoes. They will interpret the underlying theme of the film by identifying examples of what activities the two friends do together. Learn More

Character Change: The Diary of Anne Frank

For Grades 5-8

In this blended lesson supporting literacy skills, students examine what Anne Frank's writing and a video dramatization of her diary reveal about her character and how it changed while she was in hiding. Learn More

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