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Volume 12, Issue 14
April 1, 2008
 Play Ball!
With a swing of the bat, baseball season has officially begun. When baseball fever strikes, you can bring the game into the classroom -- and score a home run -- with this week's Education World lessons and activities. Included: A stadium full of activities and links to team sites, baseball math sites, cross-curricular projects -- plus the famous "Casey at the Bat" poem and Abbott and Costello's "Who's On First?" script.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson107.shtml
ESL/ELL Lessons
Education World offers a guide to some of the best online lessons for ESL/EFL students in middle school, high school, and above. Included: Five complete lesson plans -- and links to scores more.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson224.shtml
Building a S-T-R-O-N-G Spelling Program
Once each year, students compete in the National Spelling Bee. But, in most classrooms, spelling is a daily activity -- and Education World has all the resources you will need to spark student excitement about spelling. You will find spelling games and activities that will help students spell up a s-t-o-r-m.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/spelling.shtml
Think Spring
Join the Journey to Spring Web project or explore dozens of other lesson plans for teaching about spring.
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/spring.shtml
More Timely Lesson Themes
April Is Poetry Month
Hoop It Up: Join in the "March Madness"
Art Lessons That Won't Break the Bank
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/poetrymonth.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson228.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson106.shtml
Lesson Plan of the Day
See last week's lessons; search lessons by subject.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/dailylp.shtml
Vicki Cobb’s Show-Biz Science
You can tell a person's shoe size without looking at his or her foot.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science001.shtml
News for Kids
Will Smog Be a Problem at the Olympic Games?
Dirty air is likely to impact athletes at this summer's Olympics in Beijing, China.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/newsforyou.shtml
Learning Game of the Week
"Slice of Life" has students graphing daily activities.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/learninggame/learninggame026.shtml
Friday Fun
Math BINGO
Use our Math BINGO cards to reinforce math skills across the grades.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/friday/friday015.shtml
 Writing Bug
Use all your senses to describe taking a walk in a spring storm.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug034.shtml
Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: "Zap" teaches addition facts.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/boxcars/boxcars013.shtml
Bulletin Boards That Teach
Check out our archive of 30 bulletin board ideas for use the school year long.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/bullboard.shtml
Early Childhood Teaching Themes
Nutrition Hands-on activities, literature, much more.
Celebrate Spring Celebrate this season of awakenings with your students.
Let's Exercise Take advantage of students' natural energy to get your class up and moving.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earlychildhood/newsletters/
 From the Math Machine
Time Travelin' is a fun Web site for teaching students to tell time. (Grades 2-4)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/mathmachine/mathmachine030.shtml
Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #1 Students compete in teams to learn 100 famous quotes.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #2 Five days of activities for teaching young students about shapes.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/index.shtml
Every-Day Edits
Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Urchin.
Ele-Middle Edits Maya Angelou, New Jersey, Madeline…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/animalsAtoZ.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml
Fact Monster Hunts
Primary Hunt April Hunt #2.
Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #28.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/factmonster.shtml
Vocab-ulous!
Words that begin with cl- blends.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/vocabulous/vocabulous028.shtml
5-Minute Fillers Volume 29
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fillers.shtml
Work Sheet of the Week
"Prepositions" -- a handful of printable activities. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/lang_arts_6_8.shtml
FROM OUR PRINTABLES LIBRARY
Hunt the Fact Monster
Build reading comprehension and Internet searching skills. Two levels: primary and ele-middle. (Grades 3-9)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/factmonster.shtml
Geography A to Z
Learn about world geography one letter at a time. (Grades 4-8)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/geography_az.shtml
Make Your Own Holiday Work Sheets
Use these holiday templates to make your own activities for any subject. (Grades Pre-K - 5)
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#holiday_editable
Sudoku Puzzles
These popular puzzles build critical thinking skills. Thirty-six puzzles in all. (Grades 3-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/sudoku.shtml
Just for This Month!
See our April Month of Fun, April Word Search, and April Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for this month’s themes: Spring, "March Madness" Basketball, Umbrellas, Flowers….
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fun_month.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/wordsearch.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calendar.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#holiday_editable
Dr. Fred Jones: Tools for Teaching
Dealing With the Unexpected
“No set of skills comes with a guarantee. In this segment, we will examine a type of child whose response to you meaning business will be the opposite of what you might expect.“
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/jones/jones034.shtml
Dr. Ken Shore: Classroom Problem Solver
Math Anxiety
“Students with math anxiety have confidence in only one thing -- that they can't do it. We need to prove to those students that they can do it, convincing them -- through a variety of successful experiences -- that they are more capable than they think."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore066.shtml
Max Fischer
Poetry Writing: A Comprehension Tool Across the Curriculum
“I've found that poetry writing does have a place in my social studies and history curricula. It is one more way in which my students can demonstrate their comprehension of the material at hand."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice120.shtml
Angela Powell: Getting It Together
"Incoming" Dilemma
"Create an easy-to-maintain system for dealing with incoming items and papers."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/organization/organization024.shtml
Letters About Literature
Bookends
Students learn how to close a letter.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/Literature/LAL_page_014.pdf
Reading Review
Hink Pinks
This fun activity builds vocabulary as it exercises rhyming and syllabication.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_sponges.shtml
Total Reader
How Cool Is That!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev149.shtml
Math on the Web
And the Winner Is...
Math contests motivate and challenge students. Discover links to some of the best competitions for K-12 students.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr145.shtml
Math Mnemonics
Factoring Binomials
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mnemonics/mnemonics033.shtml
Stress Relief
Stress Relief Kit
Are your nerves hanging by a thread at the end of every school day? Is the stress of the classroom carrying over into your living room? If so, it might be time to check out the resources in the Ed World Stress Relief Kit.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/stresskit.shtml
Strategy of the Week
Poetry Slam
Blend poetry and theater to create a fun event that emphasizes creativity while developing students' thinking and presentation skills.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy032.shtml
From Our Archives
Handling Late Comers
You're already five minutes into the lesson and a student walks in. How do you handle the disruption? Do you stop the class? Do you ignore it? Classroom management expert Howard Seeman offers eight tips for handling latecomers.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev088.shtml
Peeing in the Ool and Other Favorite Poems for Kids
Education World chats with Kenn Nesbitt, author of a collection of humorous poems for children titled "The Aliens Have Landed!" Nesbitt, whose zany poetry has appeared in children's poetry anthologies all over p***t Earth, offers suggestions for his favorite poetry resources for teachers.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat176.shtml
A Good Poem Will Give You Goose Bumps
Discover why poetry is important, and learn five ways you can engage kids with poetry during Poetry Month and all year long.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr399.shtml
Do you have a favorite poem to share with your colleagues during National Poetry Month?
Join the Conversation.
http://forums.educationworld.com
Backpacktivity
Stained Glass Magic
Students create art that looks like a stained glass window.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homework/pdfs/backpacktivity_033.pdf
Classroom Management Tips
Time Savers
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips050.shtml
Contests and Competitions
 Make a Splash Sweepstakes
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/contests.shtml
Tips Library
Classroom Management: Choose 'Em or Lose 'Em
Behavior Management: Quiet, Please!
Motivating Kids: Setting Goals
Book Report Makeover: Map the Setting
Homework Tips: Green Light Activities
Best Idea Ever: The H.O.T. Drawing
Testing Tips: Is It Door Number...?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips033.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/behaviortips/behaviortips033.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/motivation/motivation033.shtml
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Bernie Poole's Essential Microsoft Office 2007
PowerPoint Presentations
Lesson 9 of Bernie Poole's Essential Microsoft Office 2007 explains how to use PowerPoint to create slideshows and other teaching materials.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/office_tutorials/Lesson9_2007.pdf
 Nancy Willard's Cyber Savvy
Cyberbullying: Prevention and Intervention
"It is necessary to consider the ability, authority, and responsibility of school officials when it comes to prevention of, and intervention in, cyberbullying in each of the locations where school related cyberbullying occurs."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/willard/willard007.shtml
 Lorrie Jackson's Techtorial
Keyboarding Can Be Fun
"Fast and accurate keyboarding is a critical skill for today's students. A number of software programs can help students learn and practice keyboarding skills, but sometimes kids need a break from the tedium of formal keyboarding exercises. The following activities will add a little fun to your keyboarding practices."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial028.shtml
Tech Lesson of the Week
Favorite Poem Project
Students explore a variety of poems, find one poem they feel a particular connection to, and share that poem by reading it aloud to their classmates. Students then create videos of their readings to share with other classes.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp032.shtml
 Tech Classroom Spotlight
Technology Choices
Marilyn Mossman's technology-based projects enrich the curriculum.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature028.shtml
Sites to See
Poetry
All students can benefit from studying poetry. In addition to the simple sensory pleasure of listening to the rhythm, poetry sparks students' imagination and appeals to their emotions. Help your students discover the magic of poetry with these online resources.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites014.shtml
 The Tapped In® Page
What's happening on Tapped In this week?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/tappedIn.shtml
What Every Teacher Should Know About Technology
Ed-tech professor Bernie Poole identifies six essential technology-related skills every good teacher should possess -- or acquire.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech227.shtml
Tech Team
Laptops, Handhelds, or Tablet PCs?
The Education World Tech Team shares its thoughts about how each mobile computing device might help teachers teach and students learn. Included: The plusses and minuses of laptops, handhelds, and tablet PCs.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech198.shtml
EdTech Tips of the Week
Three Steps to Meaningful Web Research
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech_tips/tech_tips030.shtml
Click here to contribute to our tips library.
Template of the Week
Scientific Process Worksheet
Keep lab work organized with this scientific-process worksheet.
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/template_scientificprocess.doc
Video of the Week
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Professor Randy Pausch, who's dying of pancreatic cancer, advises students -- and educators -- on how to achieve their goals.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/videooftheweek.shtml
Do you have a comment about this video -- or a favorite online video you'd like to recommend to other educators? Click here to let us know about it.
Interactivity
Poem-A-Day
Read a poem a day during National Poetry Month.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/interactivity.shtml
Web Wizard
Mrs. Malkowski's Home Page
Lorry Malkowski's site helps kids use the Web and share school events.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/webwizard065.shtml
Click here to share your classroom Web site with Education World readers.
In VoiceThread in 2008, Brenda Dyck discusses the classroom uses of VoiceThread, an online media album. What Web2.0 technologies have you discovered -- or rediscovered -- recently? How have you used them in your classroom?
Join the Conversation
http://forums.educationworld.com
What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out Mrs. English's site to find out!
http://www.schoolnotes.com
Reforming Recess
Ask some principals to identify the most difficult part of their day, and it will be recess, a time when fights and visits to the nurse's office skyrocket. But before you decide to eliminate this important opportunity for physical activity, consider the causes of the chaos. Many students don't come to school with the tools they need to resolve conflicts or the basic understanding of playground games. This is where Sports4Kids, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California, comes in. Through talented on-site playground coordinators and well-trained junior coaches, it provides the structure and guidance required to make recess the powerful and productive experience it should be. Included: Administrators across the nation share how Sports4Kids has reformed their playgrounds and restored order to recess.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin519.shtml
 Paul Young’s Young @ Heart
Preventing Gridlock: The “Principal” Traffic Cop’s Job
The job of a principal is not all that different from the job of a traffic cop… “When gridlock forms in our schools, it is the principal -- the school’s traffic controller -- who must make the quick decisions that ‘drive’ achievement and remove barriers to improvement. As the principal removes barriers, he paves the road to student achievement and teacher commitment and contentment.”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/young/young003.shtml
Pete Hall's Always Strive To Be a Better You!
Get Out of That Chair!
Principal Pete Hall says walk-throughs are the most powerful thing he does. They provide him with a clear picture of the state of learning in his school and many peripheral benefits too. Walk-throughs, Hall says, should be a priority in every principal's day.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/hall/hall006.shtml
 The Principal Poet
Mr. Ivan, Education World's Principal Poet, presents "Sitting in the Hallway.”
I’m sitting in the hallway,
And the classroom door is closed.
The teacher told me to sit out here.
Now, why do you suppose?...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/ivan/ivan012.shtml
Meet the other members of Education World's Columnist Team.
Pawlas on PR
Easing students' transition to a new school.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pawlasPR/pawlasPR038.shtml
 Instant Meeting #23
A Venn diagram can help when you face a big decision.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/meetingidea/meetingideas023.shtml
Take Five for…
Sharing ideas for effective staff meetings.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/takefive/takefive009.shtml
How I Handled…
A faculty flare-up.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled011.shtml
Partners for Student Success
Math Makes More Sense in Many Languages
A Seattle school uses many languages to teach parents how to support math instruction at home.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners011.shtml
Exceptional Event
The Science Fair.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/exceptional_events/exceptional_events033.shtml
 Principal Ideas
More A.M. announcement fun, teachers as lifelong learners, more...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/ideas/ideas004.shtml
Grant of the Week
ING Unsung Heroes Awards recognize educators who pioneer new methods and techniques to improve student learning.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/additional_grants.shtml
Morning Math
Questions for Week #29.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/morning_math.shtml
From the Principal Files
Creating a Welcoming Atmosphere
All principals want their schools to feel warm and welcoming. That's why they go out of their way to make entryways inviting and front offices efficient. That's why they create brochures, Web sites, and newsletters. That's why they encourage special events and good-news phone calls. Principals do many things to make schools both comfortable and comforting.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin424_a.shtml
Conventions & Conferences
What's coming up?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/conventions.shtml
Join the Conversation
On our "School Administrators" message board.
http://forums.educationworld.com/
Newsletters 'R Us
Copy and paste this free content into your teacher or school newsletters.
Caught on the Web Roman Numerals (Grades 3-up)
Newsletter Clipart Library April Showers, Earth Day…
Parent Newsletter Template Spring
Math @ Home License Plate Special
Parent Pointers Sparking Science Interest
quotED "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/newsletters.shtml
From Our Leadership Archive
School Makeovers Teacher lounge in need of a makeover?
Three for Me What if every parent agreed to give 3 hours to their child's school?
Lunch Money New technology eliminates lost lunch money headaches.
Meeting All Students’ Needs Knowing students’ “true colors” can help educators meet their needs.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin483.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin437.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin354.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin230.shtml
Wire Side Chat
 Safeguarding Laptops and Their Contents
Most people wouldn’t leave school without locking up confidential files. Yet, many fail to “lock up” their laptops -- leaving the data and computers themselves vulnerable to theft. Educators and students must practice laptop security to prevent devastating data breaches.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat225.shtml
NCLB Updates
NCLB to Give States More Flexibility
Up to ten states will be able to dispense different sanctions to schools in need of improvement based on the degree to which they miss annual progress goals, announced U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NCLBupdates.shtml
 Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 31
Kid cookbooks with fun, healthful recipes
Parents pledge to put their children to bed earlier
Using breakfast to raise student test scores
Nutrition lessons that can be woven through the curriculum
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/fittobetaught/fittobetaught031.shtml
Teaming Up To Achieve
‘March Madness’ Comes to Parkville
After months of preparation and strategizing, the state tests were over. Parkville Community School staff, students, and parents unwound on the basketball court with kids-versus-adults games in the school’s version of “March Madness.”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/teamingup/teamingup010.shtml
Read About It
What Is the Multiple Intelligences Approach?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/readit/readit005.shtml
Lessons from Our Nation's Schools
 Mexican Arts,Culture Frame Learning
Concerned that local schools were ignoring the culture of their mostly Mexican-American students, several Chicago, Illinois, educators decided to start a school in which that heritage is embraced. Mexican arts and culture are interwoven through the curriculum at Telpochcalli Elementary School.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools018.shtml
Turnaround Tales
Reading Focus Pays Off for Seattle
Investment in reading instruction techniques paid off for the Seattle Public Schools this year, when students in all the tested grades posted gains in reading and the gaps between racial groups decreased as well.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork048.shtml
No Educator Left Behind
Are there Guidelines for the Highest Standards for Middle School Students?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB128.shtml
School Doodle
How School Boards Shoot Themselves in the Foot
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles21.shtml
School Issues Spotlights
Issues Spotlight 1Teaching Music
Issues Spotlight 2 School Standards
Issues Spotlight 3 Teaching About War
Issues Spotlight 4 Student Achievement
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/m.shtml#music
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/s.shtml#standards
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/w.shtml#war
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/a.shtml#achievement
EdScoops: Current Education News Headlines
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/edscoops.shtml
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This Week's Survey Question
Have any students in your school ever posted unflattering images or descriptions of you or any of your colleagues online?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey169.shtml
Last Week's Survey Results
A Florida school district plans to teach its sixth graders about contraceptive use. Are sixth graders too young for this information?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey168.shtml
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This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.
Making Learning Fun
For PreK-2, lots of themes and activities.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0308-28.shtml
Center for Civic Education
Civics 101? Here's "Civics WWW."
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0308-26.shtml
Electoral Geography 2.0
USA elections not enough for you? See maps of election results worldwide.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0308-24.shtml
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 Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."
No Contest: The Case Against Competition
One of the most prolific education writers, Alfie Kohn is also one of the most entertaining and thought-provoking. This book makes perhaps the most profound argument Kohn has ever fielded -- that "healthy competition" is an oxymoron, that competition is not an essential or desirable aspect of human nature, but rather a part of our animal nature that we must transcend. Of course our educational system has a love-hate relationship with competition: we don't want kids to feel like losers, but our society demands that schools identify a small number of winners. A truly essential read!
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.
The Absorbent Mind
Maria Montessori's classic underscores her belief that learning is a natural characteristic of the human being, and that the process of education is best conducted as a nuturing of that natural impulse, rather than something that has to be imposed on one's otherwise savage little charges. Along with this is her belief, much more radical in its time than now, that people's personalities are not fixed at birth, but that a child's early years are in fact crucially formative.
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The Best of LEARNING GAMES
If you enjoy Education World's weekly LEARNING GAMES feature, you'll love this book! Education World and the National Education Association (NEA) have joined forces to create a handy, pocket-size booklet of more than 30 of our most popular learning games. PLUS an extra bonus -- ten more games for classroom fun!
These classroom games span the grades and the major subject areas -- and inject a healthy dose of fun into the serious business of teaching and learning. Looking to fill the end of a hectic day with something fun and educational? Looking for a great reward for students that will make valuable use of free time? Looking to reinforce basic skills with a fun activity? These games will fill the bill!
Included in this 80-page booklet you'll find these games and more:
Math Facts Race (Math, grades K-8)
You Can Count on Spelling (Math and Language Arts, grades K-12)
Find It... Fast! (All Subjects, grades K-12)
Concentration Review Game (All Subjects, grades K-12)
The Dictionary Game (Language Arts, grades 3-8)
Play Ball: A Major League Review Game (All Subjects, grades K-12)
Friendly Feud (All Subjects, grades K-12)
Plus 35 more games!
The Best of LEARNING GAMES is part of the Teacher Treasure Series, an NEA Professional Library Publication.
http://store.nea.org/NEABookstore/control/productdetails?item_id=0696800
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