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Aug 2015
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S2EP05 James Sturtevant's Truth: How to ...

ANGELA WATSON
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High school teacher and author of "You've Gotta Connect" James Sturtevant shares practical, concrete ways he builds relationships with students in his social studies classroom. Listen as James helps you find ways to share YOUR stories and personal life in your classroom using a template he calls “Show and Tell."

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