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Last academic year (2014-2015), I was part of a Professional Learning Community at The University of Texas at Arlington, where I am an Associate Professor
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Ice storms can mean too much time spent inside. During this unexpected time, don’t be a couch potato! Use the time to not only
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Do classroom teachers read academic journal articles? As a teacher educator, this question has been haunting me for years . I sometimes question the relevance of what
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I have been thinking about two key issues which I would like to expand on further. The ebola situation so close to home here in
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