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	<title>Special Education Today &#187; DC Public Schools</title>
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		<title>Attention: All DCPS Special Education Teachers, Service Providers and General Education Teachers</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/09/attention-all-dcps-special-education.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear colleagues, please read this important announcement which was also emailed to all our WTU members:
Next week the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) will engage in a Summit with leaders from DC Public Schools Department of Special Education. The pu...]]></description>
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		<title>Ready? One&#8230;two&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/09/ready-onetwo.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was on my way out my school building after work when my co-teacher called "Maria! You're on the DCPS website!!" I replied, "yea, that was last summer about&#160;our new&#160;DCPS-WTU teachers' contract". She said "No, you are with another student, ab...]]></description>
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		<title>On the Principal&#8217;s Job</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-principals-job.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After getting reconnected with my relatives and friends since I started Facebook last January, I found my first cousin (Kuya Lito)&#160;on FB last night, my oldest cousin on my father's side, who said that the last time he saw me was when I was a fresh...]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching is a work of heart</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/08/teaching-is-work-of-heart.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a chance to meet and greet&#160;our excited new DCPS teachers last week during their 3-day New Teachers Orientation. Every year this event makes me remember the time when I was new in DCPS, I did not get this kind of orientation because I came in...]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to AFT from a WTU Member</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/08/open-letter-to-aft-from-wtu-member.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that it is imperative to get the truth to the public about the recent issue on the&#160;WTU internal elections of officers. As a person of integrity, I do not compromise what is right. I believe it is about time for all, most importantly the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Pink Hearts, Not Pink Slips</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/07/skin-change.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/07/skin-change.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just changed my blog's skin. A good friend of mine once told me that politics is all about relationships. It's been broken in our school system, we do need to glue them together...
Let's support the AFT's campaign for "Pink Hearts, Not Pink Slips". 

S...]]></description>
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		<title>One Day</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/07/one-day.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently listening to the acoustic version of "One Day". The Sundance-award-winning documentary about American Education, "Waiting for Superman", coming out this September borrows Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu's aspirational song (also used heavily du...]]></description>
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		<title>On the most recent DCPS teacher firings</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/07/on-most-recent-dcps-teacher-firings.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/07/on-most-recent-dcps-teacher-firings.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[D.C. fires 241 teachers and puts 737 educators on noticeWashington, D.C., schools chief Michelle Rhee ordered the dismissal Friday of 241 teachers -- including 165 who received poor ratings under the district's newly implemented IMPACT evaluation syste...]]></description>
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		<title>DC Teachers Vote Overwhelmingly To Approve New Contract</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/06/dc-teachers-vote-overwhelmingly-to.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/06/dc-teachers-vote-overwhelmingly-to.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With increased expectations for student achievement and higher accountability standards for our educators, it’s time for a progressive teacher’s contract.News 9 (WUSA9.com)WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- DC teachers have just overwhelmingly approved their...]]></description>
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		<title>On my involvement with our teachers union (WTU)</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/on-my-involvement-with-our-teachers.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/on-my-involvement-with-our-teachers.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost a year ago during the times when I was very restless, I wrote a reflective entry On Becoming a Teacher Leader. I shared that I spent my college years at the University of the Philippines, the premiere state university in my country, where freedo...]]></description>
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		<title>What qualities define a good teacher?</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-qualities-define-good-teacher.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-qualities-define-good-teacher.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala, NBCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten Florida educators, including National Board Certified Teachers, who offered their thoughts in this article on what makes a good teacher -- a definition that has been in the spotlight since the state's merit-pay debate began. "Good teachers teach re...]]></description>
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		<title>Could teacher job losses reach 300,000 nationwide?</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/could-teacher-job-losses-reach-300000.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/could-teacher-job-losses-reach-300000.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Secretary Arne Duncan has estimated that as many as 300,000 teachers could be laid off in the coming months as school districts cope with budget shortfalls. A $23 billion education stimulus fund has been proposed that could help prevent layof...]]></description>
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		<title>NBCTs among 5 selected for teaching hall of fame</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/nbcts-among-5-selected-for-teaching.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/nbcts-among-5-selected-for-teaching.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my 6th year here in the US, my 6th year of teaching in DCPS. In my early years here, I was inspired and motivated by some of the most outstanding veteran teachers in my school at Jefferson MS to be the exceptional teacher that I can be. Teacher...]]></description>
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		<title>Fight for America&#8217;s Future</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/fight-for-americas-future.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both the Washington Post and New York Times ran front-page stories this week reporting that school districts across the country are facing the worst cuts in 50 years, and are seriously contemplating thousands of layoffs, larger class sizes, shortened s...]]></description>
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		<title>NBC4 Washington &#8212; Principal Story</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/nbc4-washington-principal-story.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/nbc4-washington-principal-story.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We now know police are looking at whether Brian Betts used a social networking site the night he was killed. Did he invite someone to his home? That might explain why there was no sign of forced entry at the popular DC principal's home. We're continuin...]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Teachers: Discussing Education Policy</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/tips-for-teachers-discussing-education.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for the upcoming Informational Sessions and other meetings with our education policymakers, I would like to share these "Tips for Teachers on Discussing Education Policy" from a team of National Board Certified Teachers working as Teachi...]]></description>
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		<title>Re: National Board in the WTU-DCPS Tentative Agreement</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/re-national-board-in-wtu-dcps-tentative.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received some comments on my last entry, I emailed my response to my colleagues (several lines edited):Hello everyone,Buena lunes! (attempting to learn Spanish *smile*)I've been getting good responses from the NBCTs about my previous entry on the "Na...]]></description>
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		<title>National Board in the WTU-DCPS Tentative Agreement</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/national-board-in-wtu-dcps-tentative.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/national-board-in-wtu-dcps-tentative.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This morning, I emailed the NBCTs in DC Public Schools and shared to them one of the most significant things that I like in the WTU-DCPS Tentative Agreement:Dear colleagues,Just like most of you, I was devastated when DCPS has cut the funding for the ...]]></description>
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		<title>The WTU and DCPS have reached a tentative agreement</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/wtu-and-dcps-have-reached-tentative.html</link>
		<comments>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/wtu-and-dcps-have-reached-tentative.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Repost from the WTU Blog...On behalf of our members, the Washington Teachers’ Union has negotiated a progressive contract that provides increased professional support for more effective teaching and learning, as well as rewards and incentives for edu...]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Easter</title>
		<link>http://teachersol.blogspot.com/2010/04/happy-easter.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Angala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My family spent a relaxing time at the Sandy Point Beach yesterday. And there's so many things to enjoy today on a glorious Easter. A nice and cool sunny weather, blooming flowers, it's a very special time of family togetherness...church of course, a b...]]></description>
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