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		<title>Maps and Multimedia: May Themes At Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[common core state standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy May Day, Thinkspiration readers! Along with May flowers, this month we&#8217;re focusing the attention on our award-winning mobile learning tool&#8211;an app that aids in brainstorming, visibly improves writing and helps busy professionals stay organized on the go. We refer to Inspiration Maps for the iPad all the time around here, but over the next <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/05/maps-and-multimedia-may-themes-at-inspiration/#more-2652'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>From the Inspired Learning Community: Earth Day Ideas!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Earth Day, readers! As we all reflect and act on ways to improve our natural environment, teachers are faced with the challenge of helping young people understand the importance of conservation. If you&#8217;re an educator and struggling to find ways to get kids actively engaged in Earth Day, why not try an idea submitted <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/04/from-the-inspired-learning-community-earth-day-ideas/#more-2646'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clear Writing and Clean Water: April Themes At Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Take a course in good water and air,&#8221; wrote John Muir. &#8220;And in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own.&#8221; In this one quotation we find  both of our April Social Media themes here at Inspiration. Muir&#8217;s words are so vivid and well-chosen. With the Common Core State Standards placing a huge <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/04/clear-writing-and-clean-water-april-themes-at-inspiration/#more-2640'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST POST: Using Mind Mapping to Foster Divergent Thinking</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/03/guest-post-using-mind-mapping-to-foster-divergent-thinking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[convergent thinking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Mind Mapping to Foster Divergent Thinking The biggest challenge facing our educational system today is the traditional learning model that leads our children to think irrationally. Thankfully, mind mapping has emerged as an incredible tool that gives students the skills they need to think creatively and logically. The process of mind mapping inherently encourages <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/03/guest-post-using-mind-mapping-to-foster-divergent-thinking/#more-2615'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Thinking and Changing: March Themes at Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality,&#8221; as Elizabeth Cady Stanton once said. At Inspiration we understand that learning can be a struggle for many students. Like the stories of women and minorities, at times ideas are buried beneath the surface, just waiting for the proper vehicle to bring <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/03/critical-thinking-and-changing-march-themes-at-inspiration/#more-2602'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beloved, Phenomenal Women (TEMPLATE &amp; LESSON PLAN)</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/02/beloved-phenomenal-women-template-lesson-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[black history month]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compare and contrast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maya angelou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[toni morrison]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The caged bird sings/with fearful trill/of the things unknown/but longed for still.&#8221; &#8211;Maya Angelou A caged bird may be how many teachers feel when it comes to implementing the Common Core State Standards, but for today the image is the basis for showcasing some of our most powerful tools&#8211;the Compare and Contrast templates/accompanying lesson plans. <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/02/beloved-phenomenal-women-template-lesson-plan/#more-2593'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST POST: Writing An Evidence-Based Essay</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/02/guest-post-writing-an-evidence-based-essay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/02/guest-post-writing-an-evidence-based-essay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Readers! Since this week&#8217;s Social Media theme has been Analyzing Primary Sources, we&#8217;re taking it to the next level and examining how to apply those Inspiration tools to writing. Please welcome Steve Aedy from FreshEssays.com to the blog with a piece for all high school writers! How to Write an Evidence Based Essay At <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/02/guest-post-writing-an-evidence-based-essay/#more-2585'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reading and Reflecting: February Themes at Inspiration</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/02/reading-and-reflecting-february-themes-at-inspiration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kidspiration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Visual Learning & Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black history month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[close reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educational tools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy February, readers! As it&#8217;s the first full week of our shortest month we&#8217;ve got some previews to share with you. This month you&#8217;ll notice two intertwining themes in not only our blog content but the rest of our social media work as well. Inspiration&#8217;s Common Core theme of the month is Close Reading. It&#8217;s <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/02/reading-and-reflecting-february-themes-at-inspiration/#more-2565'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The World of Words: &#8220;Visualizing Vocabulary&#8221; (TEMPLATE &amp; LESSON PLAN)</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/01/the-world-of-words-visualizing-vocabulary-template-lesson-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[common core]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vocabulary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What difference can one word make? Political history provides us with some memorable examples of a single word&#8217;s power: from Dan Quayle&#8217;s misspelling of &#8220;potato&#8221; to the (incorrect) report that John F. Kennedy labelled himself a German jelly donut, tales of language gaffes from elected officials abound. But today we at Thinkspiration want readers to <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/01/the-world-of-words-visualizing-vocabulary-template-lesson-plan/#more-2558'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Common-Core Aligned Dreams: Persuasive Speeches</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/01/common-core-aligned-dreams-persuasive-speeches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martin Luther King Day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[persuasive speeches]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#8221;This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/01/common-core-aligned-dreams-persuasive-speeches/#more-2538'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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