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By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, MiddleWeb SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/middleweb/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/middleweb?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/middleweb?sb_code=rssen-us21 May 2013 11:45:22 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3DB6652B54-1974-4EAF-B8C9-94D8D80783B5%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3DB6652B54-1974-4EAF-B8C9-94D8D80783B5%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIdeas such as making sure any intensely graded assignments are due two weeks before the end of the year, and having students 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Middlehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3DDDD526B1-6398-4F1B-9A3F-8CC99A16BC4A%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3DDDD526B1-6398-4F1B-9A3F-8CC99A16BC4A%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThere are many reasons for math anxiety, from fears passed on to students from their parents to lessons that fail to connect  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 11:45:22 CDTTeaching in the Middlehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3DC8B2973E-7413-4BE5-B14C-D973A47E1D56%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3DC8B2973E-7413-4BE5-B14C-D973A47E1D56%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssTeachers, staff and the more than 600 students who attend Elizabethtown Area Middle School in Pennsylvania performed in a 10- -More- ]]>21 May 2013 11:45:22 CDTTweens & Young 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Innovationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3D9DB3FB7D-89F0-4790-B9EE-4A9C298E9373%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2D7EFA67-F78E-44A9-B0D1-92D3AB702F23%26copyid%3D9DB3FB7D-89F0-4790-B9EE-4A9C298E9373%26brief%3Dmiddleweb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssStudents from Littleton Middle School in Massachusetts recently presented their results of two-month research projects about  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 11:45:22 CDTClassroom 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