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	<title>Thinkspiration™ The Inspiration® Software Blog&#187; common core</title>
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		<title>Common Core and Connected Educators: October Themes at Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; October is here, teacher fans! Even if you&#8217;re not facing strong winds and heavy rains like we are in Oregon, chances are you&#8217;re feeling fall in the air. This month is often filled with celebrations of things that scare us, culminating in Halloween and the bags of candy parents work so hard to regulate. <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/09/common-core-and-connected-educators-october-themes-at-inspiration/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Back To School, Part One! August Themes at Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 22:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t get us wrong, Thinkspiration readers&#8211;we&#8217;re enjoying our summer too. But in the distance we can see the start of a bright new school year, and we want to make sure you&#8217;re prepared for it! August is all about introducing you to the newest member of the Inspiration Software, Inc ® products family: Kidspiration Maps <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/08/back-to-school-part-one-august-themes-at-inspiration/#more-'" 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-'" 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-'" 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>
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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-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Break Brainpower&#8211;Week 3!</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2012/12/winter-break-brainpower-week-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi readers, and Happy Friday! We hope you&#8217;re already on break enjoying quality time with family. (And maybe a few quality holiday treats too!) This week’s template covers a topic we can all relate to:  Cause and Effect. In school, this template allows your child/student to: Analyze cause and effect; Show the direct relationship between <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2012/12/winter-break-brainpower-week-3/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Break Brainpower&#8211;Week 2!</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2012/12/winter-break-brainpower-week-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Friday, Thinkspiration readers! Elizabeth Fishel (author of I Swore I&#8217;d Never Do That!) tells us that &#8220;Comparison is a death knell to sibling harmony.&#8221; That may be true for brothers and sisters, but comparing and contrasting is a huge part of the new Common Core State Standards&#8211;and of course an important learning skill. To that end, <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2012/12/winter-break-brainpower-week-2/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>QUICK LESSON: Transfer Your Webspiration Public Beta Account to Webspiration Classroom or WebspirationPRO</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/04/quick-lesson-transfer-your-webspiration-public-beta-account-to-webspiration-classroom-or-webspirationpro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday, April 4, 2011, your Webspiration® Public Beta account converted to a 30-day trial of our new paid services. Now you&#8217;re wondering: How can I transfer all of my documents and account information over to Webspiration Classroom™ service or WebspirationPRO™ once I sign up for one of these services? I&#8217;ve got the answer! Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/04/quick-lesson-transfer-your-webspiration-public-beta-account-to-webspiration-classroom-or-webspirationpro/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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