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A Teacher Leader Speaks About Merit Pay; Tai Chi Relaxes Kids Between Lessons; Veggie Tale for St. Patrick's Day; A Dad On Asperger's Syndrome and Dr. Asperger's research; Make a Worm Farm! Animals Inspire Robotics

by Kathleen Alape Carpenter Regular Feature for the Gazette March 1, 2008

Teacher Merit Pay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnIpSNRCx5g Oklahoma Education Association President Roy Bishop soeaks on key Merit Pay points. (2:32) Chi-Time at School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X4ycTCOCc8 Tai chi for kids. School children ages 6-13, led by Penelope J. Klein EdD, PT, perform easy-to-follow tai chi and qigong exercise sets for classroom physical activity breaks. Full description at www.chitime.info. (3:04) St. Patrick's Day the Veggie Tale Way! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQYoAubHB4 Big Idea teaches kids about St. Patrick. Entertaining for children and adults. (9:14) What is Autism? - Hans Asperger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk9-3RxRhRI The father of a child with Asperger's Syndrome shares and interprets Dr. Hans Asperger's sentinel paper in a clear and concise manner. (6:19) Setting Up a Basic Worm Bin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFFTNv2cE34 Set up a basic composting worm bin. Start now and have it functioning in time for Earth Day! (3:16) Robots Inspired by Animals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8Yw19bn7Q Robotics researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic salamander, a water strider robot, mechanical cockroaches and some cool self-configuring robots. (2:08) » More Gazette articles... http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

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