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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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		<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-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Break Brainpower&#8211;Week 3!</title>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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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>INSPIRED SITE: Countless Kidspiration Lesson Plans Across English, Math, Social Studies &amp; Science</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/inspired-site-countless-kidspiration-lesson-plans-across-english-math-social-studies-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s featured Inspired Site on Kidspiration® by Rockingham County Public Schools is likely one of the most impressive resources I have seen. This site allows you to download Kidspiration templates across English, math, social studies and science. The lessons are identified by grade appropriateness ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade. I&#8217;m bet you&#8217;ll find <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/inspired-site-countless-kidspiration-lesson-plans-across-english-math-social-studies-science/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>INSPIRED SITE: Literacy Activities Using Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this week&#8217;s featured Inspired Site, which includes countless literacy templates by Technology Assisting Literacy Knowledge (TALK) at the Fayette County Schools in Kentucky. When you go to the school&#8217;s page for lesson plans around literacy, you&#8217;ll find lesson plan ideas ranging from Edgar Allen Poe to Julius Caesar, endangered animals, Native Americans, current <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/inspired-site-literacy-activities-using-inspiration/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>INSPIRED CALENDAR: June</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/inspired-calendar-june/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we welcome the beginning of summer this month, we have countless lesson plans and ideas for you to use in Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration® with your students! Teach your students about safe driving, environmental awareness, globalization and more, while later celebrating Father&#8217;s Day and Juneteenth. - - 6/1 National Drive Safe Month, National Fruit <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/inspired-calendar-june/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>INSPIRED SITE: Inspiration and Kidspiration Research, Tutorials, Examples &amp; MORE</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/05/inspired-site-inspiration-and-kidspiration-research-tutorials-examples-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s featured Inspired Site by Fayette County Public Schools in Kentucky is packed full of excellent resources on Inspiration® and Kidspiration®! Here, you&#8217;ll find scientifically based research on teaching with graphic organizers, links to tutorials on the Inspiration Software website and countless examples of how to use these tools in your classroom. This site <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/05/inspired-site-inspiration-and-kidspiration-research-tutorials-examples-more/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>INSPIRED SITE: Kidspiration Across a Wide Range of Subjects</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/05/inspired-site-kidspiration-across-a-wide-range-of-subjects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s featured Inspired Site is a website from District Five Schools of Spartanburg County in South Carolina, that showcases elementary and middle school examples and lesson plans in Kidspiration®. This Inspired Site is unique in that it covers a wide range of subjects. Here you&#8217;ll find lesson plan ideas for art, music, foreign languages, <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/05/inspired-site-kidspiration-across-a-wide-range-of-subjects/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>INSPIRED CALENDAR: May</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we have lesson plans across countless subject areas for Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration®. Discover how you can better incorporate these visual learning tools into your lesson plans and classroom activities with the following examples created by other educators just like you! Do you have any lesson plans that you&#8217;ve created that would be <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/05/inspired-calendar-may/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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