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Education Should Be Awesome!

Jul 20
3 min

What are you Cultivating?

There are a few things in life that are inevitable. Most of us would immediately think of death and taxes. However, there is also a posit...

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D. Barkes

Sep 23, 2019
4 min

What is Universal Design for Learning?

As educators, our store is our classroom, and we have to make sure we provide a variety of options for the content we teach to get into our

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Technology in the classroom: What do you make?

D. Barkes

Apr 15, 2019
3 min

Technology in the classroom: What do you make?

My dad makes stuff. To be more specific he makes landing gear changers for the military and commercial jets, and, when I was a kid, he wa...

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D. Barkes

Nov 13, 2018
4 min

Teach Like "The Rock"!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the action star of our generation. His relentless approach to everything he does is impressive and inspiring...

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D. Barkes

Nov 11, 2018
2 min

Your Classroom is a Small Business

For the past 20+ years my parents have run a small business. They manufacture ground support equipment for the military and commercial ai...

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Top 4 Things All New Teachers Should Know

D. Barkes

Nov 10, 2018
3 min

Top 4 Things All New Teachers Should Know

Being a new teacher involves stressful days, sleepless nights, and weekends that are simply too short. While some of this is unavoidable,...

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D. Barkes

Oct 28, 2018
3 min

The Cure for Teacher Burn Out.

Do you remember graduating from school and getting your first job in education? You were going to change the world, build relationships, ...

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