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A

A1 YeeHaw! Wild About Numbers! Kim Adsit
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A2 Teacher, I Hurt my Arm Knee!  Kindergarten Oral Language Development Lori Jamison
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A3 Alphabet Activities Shari Sloane
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A4 Kid Friendly Learning Centers Deanna Jump
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A5 Literacy Centers 101! Kim Jordano
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A6 Music Play With Purpose Jim Gill
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A7 We Can Control It Ada Berrios Collazo
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A10 Cultural Diversity in the Classroom Karen McMillan
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A11 It’s a Family Affair: Monthly Parent & Family Involvement Activities
Sarah Jecks, Julie Snyder
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A12 Play on Words - Primary Literacy Games Carrie Brockway
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A13 Once Upon a Garden Laura Vollmer
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A15 Kindergarten goes to the Moon Lisa Haboush
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A16 Addressing Behavior Improvement As A Way To Improve Reading Dr. Janice Fortman
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A17 Chicka, Chicka, Come Learn with Me as We Explore Letters and 1, 2, 3’s
Aimee Lessner, Karly Maxwell
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A18 Co-teaching 2 Teachers, 1SLP, and a Kindergarten Classroom
Nikki Zolotar, Grace VanDerKolk
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A19 Prop Box Bags for the Great Outdoors Mindy Holesinger, Janelle Herbeck
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A20 Chants, Songs, Music, and Strategies for Use in the Daily Curriculum Hugh Hanley
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B1 YeeHaw! Wild About Numbers! Kim Adsit
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B2 I Can Learn: Struggling Learners in an Era of High Standards, Grades K-8
Gretchen Goodman
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B3 Alphabet Activities Shari Sloane
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B4 Kid Friendly Learning Centers Deanna Jump
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B5 Literacy Centers 101! Kim Jordano
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B6 Creating a Peaceful Classroom through Music David Kisor
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B7 We Can Control It Ada Berrios Collazo
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B8 Early Childhood Phonemic Awareness Christine Turso
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B10 Common Core Math for Kindergarten Jennie Winters
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B9 Learn Every Day Jana Crosby
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B11 Best Practices for Your ELL Students Lynn Mornor, Linda Ivanitz
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B12 Play on Words - Primary Literacy Games Carrie Brockway
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B13 Implementing Commom Core Standards into a Bilingual Literacy Block
Erin Sterling, Iliana Vargas
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B14 Guided Math Centers to Meet Common Core Standards Jennifer Ripsch, Megan Bell
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B15 Not Just Sand and Water: New Ideas for the Sensory Table Katie Giblin
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B16 Number Sense Strategies: Supporting the Math CCSS Daniela Fountain, Ann McCue
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B17 Chicka, Chicka, Come Learn with Me as We Explore Letters and 1, 2, 3’s Aimee Lessner, Karly Maxwell
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B18 Get Your Mathematicians Humming…The Common Core Is Coming!
Mary Pat LaRocca, Joy Swanson
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B19 Teaching Music to Wiggly Kids Sharon Burch
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B20 Cooling Down the Classroom: Just 1, 2, 3 Breathe Carla Tantillo
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B21 Tricks for a New Trade Kristin Wilson
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C

C1 iPads in the classroom! Kurt Schwengel
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C2 I Can Learn: Struggling Learners in an Era of High Standards, Grades K-8
Gretchen Goodman
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C3/D3 Making Every Minute Count-Especially with Common Core Michael Heggerty
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C4 Guiding Principles for Teaching Young Children on the Autism Spectrum
Stacey Bock, Nikki Michalak
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C5 Rockin’ Retelling Activities Tawyna Powers
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C6 Music Play With Purpose Jim Gill
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C8 Pinterest in the Classroom Rochelle Luttrell
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C9 Touch the Future:  iPads in the PK-K Classroom Davis Brock
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C10 Common Core Math for 1st Grade Jennie Winters
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C11 Learning Stations: The “Grid Way” Cherise Hall, Rachael Carlson
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C12 Exploring Nonfiction Writing in Kindergarten Candace Pierce, Deb Czajka
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C13 Implementing Common Core Standards into a Bilingual Literacy Block
Erin Sterling, Iliana Vargas
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C14 The ABC’s of Gross Motor Skills Carrie Flint
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C16 Let’s Get Physical! - With Math and Language Wendy Hill
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C18 A Year in the Life of a Young Writer Katie Robinson, Angie Theiler
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C19 Teaching Music to Wiggly Kids Sharon Burch
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C20 Design on a dime for the Classroom Becky Nau, Lora Taylor
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C21 Simply Incredible Centers Susan Lattea, Victoria Silva
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D1 iPads in the classroom! Kurt Schwengel
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D4 Math Magic Deanna Jump
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D5 Rockin’ Retelling Activities Tawnya Powers
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D6 Tough Stuff: Using Music to Build Motivation in Young Children David Kisor
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D7 Welcome Rookie Teachers Ada Berrios Collazo
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D8 WRITE from the Start in Kindergarten Lori Jamison
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D9 Touch the Future: iPads in the PK-K Classroom Davis Brock
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D11 Designing Language Rich Lessons Lynne Duffy, Gwen Gage
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D12 Organization is Key! Kelly Honegger
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D13 Movement — Learning and Play Bev Schumacher
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D14 Exciting Kindergarten Activities Incorporating Children’s Literature
Ruth Cormier, Cathleen Hughes
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D15 Ready to Read: Developing Literacy in a Preschool Classroom Jane Vallin
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D16 Let’s Get Physical! - With Math and Language Wendy Hill
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D17 ACTIVE MUSIC: Brain Food, Body Fuel! Miss Carole
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D18/E18 Secret to Cracking the Reading & Writing Codes with the Brain-In-Mind Katie Garner
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D19 New Millennium for the new Millenium Child Shawn Brown
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D20 From Themes to Projects: making the most of popular themes Becky Nau, Anna Hansard
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D21 Drawing Children Into Reading Wendy Halperin
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E

E1 April Foolishness Kevin Daugherty
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E2 (RTI): A Major Overhaul in the Referring and Qualifying of Students Gretchen Goodman
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E3 If They Write It, They Will Read It Shari Sloane
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E4 Math Magic Deanna Jump
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E5 Learn Every Day Jana Crosby
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E6 The Power of Music to Build Social and Emotional Skills David Kisor
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E7 Welcome Rookie Teachers Ada Berrios Collazo
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E8 WRITE from the Start in Kindergarten Lori Jamison
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E9 Making Connectionions with Celebrations Angela Testory
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E10 Chants, Songs, Music, and Strategies for Use in the Daily Curriculum Hugh Hanley
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E11 Literacy~Character Traits Joni Downey
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E12 Designing Language Rich Lessons Lynne Duffy, Gwen Gage
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E13 Common Core Writing for Kindergarten Adrianne Roggenbuck
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E16 Who’s A Super Scientist? Kathy Brown, Sarah Martino
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E17 Sing Through the Seasons Miss Carole
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E19 New Millennium for the new Millenium Child Shawn Brown
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E21 Drawing Children Into Reading Wendy Halperin
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F1 Is that a Fact? Or Just Your Opinion? — Nonfiction and Persuasive Writing Kim Adsit
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F2 (RTI): A Major Overhaul in the Referring and Qualifying of Students Gretchen Goodman
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F3 If They Write It, They Will Read It Shari Sloane
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F4 Google, a teacher’s best friend! Kurt Schwengel
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F5 1-2-3-4!  Math activites for the Common Core ! Kim Jordano
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F6 Music Play is Inclusive Play Jim Gill
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F7 Writing Informational Text with Young Children Tawnya Powers
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F8 Here Comes Common Core! Is Your Math Curriculum Ready? Karen Graber
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F9 Science Time Sherry Ann Wolfer
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F10 Chants, Songs, Music, and Strategies for use in the daily curriculum Hugh Hanley
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F11 Spectacular Smartboards: How Did We Ever Teach Without Them? Angie Hart, Alissa Dees
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F12 Domino Math Games - Connectioning the Dots for K - Grade 1 Students Carrie Brockway
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F14 Literacy, Kindergarten, and the Common Core Amy Wylie
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F15 Apps with Aptitude:  Incorporating iPads into Early Childhood Education Davis Brock
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F16 Oh, You Needed Me to Pay Attention? - Deceptively Remarkable Student David Finch
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F17 Leading Diverse Communities Megan Fuciarelli, Ruba Sousan
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F19 Teaching Music with Storybooks and a Puppet Sharon Burch
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F20 Cooling Down the Classroom: Just 1, 2, 3 Breathe Carla Tantillo
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G1 Is that a Fact? Or Just Your Opinion? — Nonfiction and Persuasive Writing Kim Adsit
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G3 Teacher, I hurt my arm knee! Kindergarten Oral Language Development Lori Jamison
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G4 Google, a teacher’s best friend! Kurt Schwengel
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G5 1-2-3-4!  Math activites for the Common Core ! Kim Jordano
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G6 Music Play is Inclusive Play Jim Gill
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G7 Writing Informational Text with Young Children Tawnya Powers
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G8 Here Comes Common Core! Is Your Math Curriculum Ready? Karen Graber
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G9 Get to the “Core” of the Matter: Amy Verbale
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G11 Literacy~Character Traits Joni Downey
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G12 Domino Math Games - Connectioning the Dots for K - Grade 1 Students Carrie Brockway
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G13 Ag in the Classroom’s Top 10 Books Jackie Jones
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G15 Apps with Aptitude:  Incorporating iPads into Early Childhood Education Davis Brock
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G16 Oh, You Needed Me to Pay Attention? - Deceptively Remarkable Student David Finch
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G17 Leading Diverse Communities Megan Fuciarelli, Ruba Sousan
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G18 Response to Intervention (RTI): A Blueprint For All Students Dr. Janice Fortman
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G19 Teaching Music with Storybooks and a Puppet Sharon Burch
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G20 Broadway Comes to Kindergarten! Becky Nau
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I1 Games and More for the Common Core Kim Adsit
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I2 Cain Is Able: Teaching to the Mind of a Boy, Grades preK-1 Gretchen Goodman
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I3 Adding to your Repertoire of Classroom Math Instruction Shari Sloane
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I4 Teaching Beat, Rhythm and Tempo to Kids Sharon Burch
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I5 Marvelous Make & Take Teaching Tools Tawnya Powers
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I6 Alphapalooza! Denna Jump
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I7/J7 Mini-Station Mania! Reinforcing Skills Across the Curriculum Karen Graber
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I8 Celebrations Around the School Year Ada Berrios Collazo
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I10 Cultural Diversity in the Classroom Karen McMillan
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I11 Learning Stations: The “Grid Way” Cherise Hall, Rachael Carlson
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I12 Shuffling into Math - Games for Addition and Subtractio Carrie Brockway
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I13 Touch the Future:  iPads in the PK-K Classroom Davis Brock
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I14 Prop Box Bags for the Great Outdoors Mindy Holesinger, Janelle Herbeck
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I15 Kindergarten goes to the Moon Lisa Haboush
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I16 Jazzing up Journals Jim Jordano
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I17 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 Thomas Phelan
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I18 Get Your Mathematicians Humming…The Common Core Is Coming!
Mary Pat LaRocca, Joy Swanson
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I19 Read, Write, Play, Learn:  Finding the Balance in Literacy Instruction Lori Jamison
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I20 Design on a dime for the Classroom Becky Nau, Lora Taylor
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I21 Tricks for a New Trade Kristin Wilson
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J1 Games and More for the Common Core Kim Adsit
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J2 Cain Is Able: Teaching to the Mind of a Boy, Grades preK-1 Gretchen Goodman
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J3 Adding to your Repertoire of Classroom Math Instruction Shari Sloane
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J4 iPads in the classroom! Kurt Schwengel
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J5 Marvelous Make & Take Teaching Tools Tawnya Powers
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J6 Alphapalooza! Deanna Jump
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J8 Celebrations Around the School Year Ada Berrios Collazo
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J9 Making Connectionions with Celebrations Angela Testory
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J10 Common Core Math for Kindergarten Jeni Winters
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J11 It’s a Family Affair: Monthly Parent and Family Involvement Activities
Sarah Jecks, Julie Snyder
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J12 Shuffling into Math - Games for Addition and Subtraction Carrie Brockway
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J13/K13 Secret to Cracking the Reading & Writing Codes with the Brain-In-Mind Katie Garner
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J14 Guided Math Centers to Meet Common Core Standards Jennifer Ripsch, Megan Bell
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J16 Jazzing up Journals Kim Jordano
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J17 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 Thomas Phelan
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J18 Multicultural Literature Megan Fuciarelli, Bernadette Mayerchin
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J19 Write, Play, Learn:  Finding the Balance in Literacy Instruction Lori Jamison
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J20 From Themes to Projects: making the most of popular themes Becky Nau, Anna Hansard
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J21 Growing Up WILD Sarah Livsesay
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K1 Secret Tips for Sounding Out Words and Fun Songs for Phonics Heidi Butkus
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K2 Let’s Get Physical! - With Math and Language Wendy Hill
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K3 Ready to Read: Developing Literacy in a Preschool Classroom Jane Vallin
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K4 Google, a teacher’s best friend! Kurt Schwengel
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K5 Teaching Beat, Rhythm and Tempo to Kids Sharon Burch
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K6/L6 Making Every Minute Count-Especially with Common Core Michael Heggerty
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K7 Chants, Songs, Music, and Strategies for Use in the Daily Curriculum Hugh Hanley
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K8 Pinterest in the Classroom Rochelle Luttrell
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K10 Touch the Future: iPads in the PK-K Classroom Davis Brock
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K11 Educational Apps Aligned with Common Core Standards Jill Peterson, Anne Bosma
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K12 Organization is Key! Kelly Honegger
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K14 The XYZ’s of Gross Motor Skills Carrie Flint
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K15 Using Co Teaching Methods To Maximize Your ECERS-R Scores
Katie Dunn, Christina Morales
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K16 Kindergarten and The Common Core: It’s as Easy as 123 and ABC!
Kathy Brown, Sarah Martino
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K17 ACTIVE MUSIC: Brain Food, Body Fuel! Miss Carole
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K18 Creating a Peaceful Classroom through Music David Kisor
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K19 Number Sense Strategies: Supporting the Math CCSS Steven Foster, Nicole Barr
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K20 Cooling Down the Classroom: Just 1, 2, 3 Breathe Carla Tantillo
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K21 Project Learning Tree; Environmental Experiences in Early Childhood Sarah Livsesay
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L1 Discipline and Classroom Management Tips to Get You Through the Year Heidi Butkus
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L2 Let’s Get Physical! - With Math and Language Wendy Hill
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L3 Phonemic Awareness Fun Shari Sloane
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L4 Guiding Principles for Teaching Young Children on the Autism Spectrum
Stacey Bock, Nikki Michalak
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L5 Math, Music, and Popsicle Sticks Sharon Burch
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L7 Chants, Songs, and Music, and Strategies for Use in the Daily Curriculum Hugh Hanley
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L8 New Millennium Music for the New Millenium Child Shawn Brown
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L10 Apps with Aptitude:  Incorporating iPads into Early Childhood Education Davis Brock
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L11 Literacy~Character Traits Joni Downey
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L12 April Foolishness Kevin Daugherty
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L13 Movement- Learning and Play Bev Schumacher
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L14 Exciting Activities Incorporating Children’s Literature Ruth Cormier, Cathleen Hughes
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L15 Not Just Sand and Water: New Ideas for the Sensory Table Katie Giblin
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L16 Learn Every Day Jana Crosby
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L17 Sing Through the Seasons Miss Carole
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L18 Co-teaching 2 Teachers, 1SLP, and a Kindergarten Classroom
Nikki Zolotar, Grace VanDerKolk
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L19 Addressing Behavior Improvement As A Way to Improve Reading Dr. Janice Fortman
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L20 Getting Loose with Dr. Suess Lisa Alexander, Sonia Simmons
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L21 Simply Incredible Centers Susan Lattea, Victoria Silva
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M1 Navigating the Reader’s Workshop Kim Adsit
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M2 Meeting the Needs of Difficult and Unusual Children, Grades K-6 Gretchen Goodman
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M3 Phonemic Awareness Fun Shari Sloane
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M4 Early Childhood Phonemic Awareness Christine Turso
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M5 Differentiated Reading Instruction to Support Emergent Readers Tawnya Powers
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M6 Reading and Math and Science, Oh My! Deanna Jump
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M7 Oh, You Needed Me to Pay Attention? -Deceptively Remarkable Student David Finch
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M8 These are a Few of my Favorite Books Ada Berrios Collazo
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M9 Science Time Sherry Ann Wolfer
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M10 Multicultural Literature Megan Fuciarelli, Bernadette Mayerchin
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M11 Literacy~Character Traits Joni Downey
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M12 Shuffling into Math — Games for Teaching Numeration and Place Value Carrie Brockway
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M13 Common Core Writing for Kindergarten Adrianne Roggenbuck
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M14 Literacy, Kindergarten, and the Common Core Amy Wylie
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M16 Hip Hip Hooray Let’s Organize Our Thinking Today Kim Jordano
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M17 ADHD Myths & Misconceptions Thomas Phelan
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M18 Tough Stuff: Using Music to Build Motivation in Young Children David Kisor
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M19 Learn Every Day Jana Crosby
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M20 Cooling Down the Classroom: Just 1, 2, 3 Breathe Carla Tantillo
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M21 Drawing Children into Reading Wendy Halperin
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N1 Navigating the Reader’s Workshop Kim Adsit
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N2 Meeting the Needs of Difficult and Unusual Children, Grades K-6 Gretchen Goodman
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N3 Math, Music, and Popsicle Sticks Sharon Burch
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N5 Differentiated Reading Instruction to Support Emergent Readers Tawnya Powers
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N6 Reading and Math and Science, Oh My! Deanna Jump
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N7 Oh, You Needed Me to Pay Attention? - Deceptively Remarkable Student David Finch
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N8 These are a Few of my Favorite Books Ada Berrios Collazo
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N9 Chants, Songs, Music, and Strategies for Use in the Daily Curriculum Hugh Hanley
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N10 Common Core Math for 1st Grade Jennie Winters
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N11 Best Practices for Your ELL Students Lynn Mornar, Linda Ivanitz
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N12 Shuffling into Math - Games for Teaching Numeration and Place Value Carrie Brockway
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N13 Apps with Aptitude:  Incorporating iPads into Early Childhood Education
Davis Brock
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N16 Hip Hip Hooray Let’s Organize Our Thinking Today Kim Jordano
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N17 ADHD Myths & Misconceptions Thomas Phelan
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N18 The Power of Music to Build Social and Emotional Skills David Kisor
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N19 Early Childhood SongSwap! Miss Carole
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N20 Broadway Comes to Kindergarten! Becky Nau
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N21 Drawing Children Into Reading Wendy Halperin
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