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"I don't allow students to beat one another up with their fists, and I'm not going to let them do it with their words either. If I don't provide an environment where students are safe emotionally, how much learning do you think will occur?"
-- John Ash

A Safe and Orderly Environment

Mapping the world

Maps that Teach - (Free maps and map puzzles to learn United States and World geography with Maps that Teach. Free interactive maps and map puzzles to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments. Maps are vital to our understanding geography and the world we live in.  Interactive and fun, Maps that Teach help students learn basic geography.)

Maps of War

Putting long eras of time in historial perspective - Maps of War. Be sure to check out the 90-second History of Religion. Fascinating.

When a beloved pet dies

The stages of grief - Learning how to cope, before and after your pet's death.

Videogames...

...seriously (The Serious Games Source website was founded by the CMP Game Group in March 2006 as the leading editorially-driven website specifically for the 'serious games' market (games created for training, health, government, military, educational and other uses.)

Ira Flatow hosts Science Friday

Science Friday is part of NPR's Talk of the Nation. The site features podcasts, a science blog, news, transcripts of past shows, and a section for teachers of middle school science.