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		<title>Ready to Fly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning thinking about dandelions.  I thought about how one tiny little puff of air can send those tiny seeds scattering around.  What happens when they land?  They sprout.   They persevere.  It just reminds me of teaching. I think for many years, it has been my goal to plant a garden, with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=451</link>
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		<title>You CAN Organize Supplies&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pardon the extremely cheesy pun. It IS the first Monday of the school year and my brain DOES feel like it is shriveling from the sudden changeover of thoughts going from &#8220;What daytime talk show do I want to watch?&#8221; and &#8220;What park do we want to go to today?&#8221; to &#8220;Lessons, Objectives, Essential Questions, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=446</link>
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		<title>2010/2011 Has Started!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whew, the first bell rang.  That only means one thing&#8230; a crazy week filled with laminating, cutting, gluing, meeting, Open House hellos, phone calls, letters, and then squeezing in some sleep here and there.   I finally finished decorating! I&#8217;m looking forward to the school year ahead.  I just keep dwelling on the fact that it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=442</link>
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		<title>A New Year on the Horizon: Setting Goals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I was stapling today (and I think I used an entire box), I was thinking about how quiet it was in my classroom and how it wouldn&#8217;t be for much longer.  There is something about a new school year.  Unsharpened pencils.  Freshly waxed floors.  Stacks of clean white notebook paper.   Rosters with names of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=435</link>
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		<title>Theme Machine DOWN!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My apologies! I loaded up all new themes today and found out that my Paypal account will not accept money until I send in scans of my driver&#8217;s license, social security card, and utility bill.  Seemed extreme to me, so I waited to verify this was necessary.  I&#8217;m waiting for them to request a DNA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=432</link>
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		<title>Thrifty Thursday: Make your own desk tags!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel like an episode of Trading Spaces in the fall when you are getting your classroom ready?  Well, everything except the part about the $1000 budget!  Here&#8217;s a quick and easy way to create nametags for your students desks without having to make a trip to the teacher store!   The rocket-themed name [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=429</link>
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		<title>Making Open House Outstanding!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know that saying &#8220;You never get a second chance to make a first impression?&#8221;  Well, this saying just seems to say everything about Open House.  Whether it&#8217;s your very first Open House coming up this year or your 20th, I don&#8217;t think things ever change.  You scramble at the last minute to be sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=409</link>
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		<title>New Theme Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am still working on my own classroom but had to take a break from the world of robots! I have gotten tons of comments and emails for an ocean theme!  So, today I used some fish that I had previously made for my own classroom and created an oceam themed set called &#8220;Fishy Fun!&#8221;  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=407</link>
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		<title>Assessment: It&#8217;s more than numbers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just off from attending a 2-day assessment workshop in my district, I am open minded about what the future in my classroom looks like.  As an eMINTS teacher and totally in love with the concept of Inquiry Based Learning, I am always interested in ways to get my students more involved in their learning.  But, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=374</link>
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		<title>Classroom Architect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I came across this website: Classroom Architect and it is a great planning tool for your classroom floor plan! If you&#8217;re like me, every year, you drag items around, moving tables, chairs, your desk, trying to get a bit of a &#8220;new look&#8221; and maximize your space. Having moved 7 times in 8 years [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://teachfactory.com/?p=369</link>
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