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Create More Space by Laura McDonnell
Discovering Ways to Empower and Connect in the Classroom What is the best way to set up your classroom? What is the best use of space in the classroom? And, how can we continue creating spaces for students to thrive? Because each teacher is different, each makeup of students is...
7 Questions With Yvonne Cosme-Martinez
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi everyone. My name is Yvonne Cosme-Martinez and I work at East Morrisville intermediate school in Morrisville, North Carolina. I am a fifth-grade teacher. I do ELA and science and social studies. And I have been working at East Morrisville for this...
When the first phonograph was invented?
1877 In fact, the phonograph was Thomas Edison's favorite invention. The first phonograph was invented in 1877 at the Menlo Park lab. A piece of tin-foil was wrapped around the cylinder in the middle.
7 Questions With Haley Prince
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Brooke Prince. I am an eighth-grade science teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School. We are located in South Carolina. I have been here for five years. Why did you start a career in education? So I've always...
Florida Fun Facts For Teachers
Greater Miami is the only metropolitan area in the United States whose borders encompass two national parks. You can hike through pristine Everglades National Park or ride on glass-bottom boats across Biscayne National Park. Saint Augustine is the oldest European settlement in North America. The name Punta Gorda, which means,...
Delaware Fun Facts For Teachers
Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. It did so on December 7, 1787. Delaware shares a semi-circular border with Pennsylvania. The border was drawn at the time of the original land grants to William Penn from King Charles II and the Duke of York. The...
Which is the only continent where spiders don’t exist?
Antarctica Unfortunately for arachnaphobes -- those with a fear of spiders -- spiders inhabit every continent except Antarctica.