Displaying articles for: 01-29-2012 - 02-04-2012

In 2010, when we teamed up with PCI Education to send a deserving student with special needs on an all-expense paid trip to Morgan's Wonderland, your response was astounding!  Teachers across America nominated more than 150 amazing students and then more than 56,000 members of these students' communities rallied together to vote for their favorite students, and ultimately, help us to choose three extraordinary students to send on the trip of a lifetime.  

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The Teacher Report: 7 Black History Month Lesson Ideas

by WAT Staff on 02-01-2012 11:11 AM - last edited on 02-01-2012 01:53 PM by Community Manager

Looking for teaching ideas for Black History Month?  Here are 7 easy teacher-tested ideas to help you teach your students during Black History Month.

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5 Ways That a Veteran Teacher Has Integrated the Use of a Document Camera Into His Lessons

by WAT Staff on 01-31-2012 03:16 PM - last edited on 02-01-2012 10:51 AM

When Greg Smith, a 40-year veteran math teacher walked into his classroom last year and found that his old overhead projector had been replaced with a brand new Ladibug Document Camera, he was upset. After all, he'd been using his tried-and-true overhead projector for decades and all of his lessons revolved around the methods he had perfected over the years.

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