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The WHIRL post for this week is a reminder that the TRC program is now accepting nominations for the Best Facilitator and Best Administrator of the Year. These two awards can be nominated by TRC teachers, adminis

Our third graders at Victor Ornelas have decided they want to give back to their school by sharing their love of reading with the kindergarteners. In a “Reading Rainbow” style the students will choose books to read that are appropriate for the little guys. They will read the books individually

It is that time of year again. The state assessments are looming and teachers are desperately searching for the right lesson to teach those standards that students are still struggling with. Well, its time to get creative, and that's just what is happening in one fourth grade classroom in Winfield.

Jenny Gridley is a TRC facilitator and technology integration specialist in Wichita. She maintains a blog called the "Digital Equivalent" which she uses as a communication and sharing device for the teachers

As I listened to the teachers share their projects at our January, state-wide, TRC meeting, I was amazed! I thought to myself, many of these teachers started the school year not knowing how to use any technology except email. Now, only five months later, they are able to share quality int

Each December, our fourth grade students study the novel "Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson. This year, our innovative teachers decided to create a wiki where students used