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Baby, it’s cold outside ... FROM CAPTUREKERNCOUNTY.COM hese are just a few of the photos local photographers submitted to The Bakersfield Californian’s Capture Kern County online photo album which capture the winter cold!
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Peggy Dewane-Pope’s seventh grade students from Panama-Buena Vista Union School District are busy writing research papers with multiple sources which is a requirement of the Common Core State Standards (CSS.)
Local educator a fan of Common Core Standards
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experienced pure joy the other day when my eighth-period students wrote their unit two essays. Common Core requires that I have students in seventh grade write research papers with multiple sources so I had them compare articles on two leaders’ economic impacts, law changes, and societal improvements through their leadership. This assignment requires that students provide quotes to prove all claims with commentary on why they selected their quotes. Sounds like pretty heady material. We covered the material thoroughly and I allowed them to ask quesEducation columnist tions to their hearts’ content before I launched them. Now, I do have a few — of what I call my hungry baby birds — who wait for me to give them answers but I wasn’t willing to feed them. I wanted them to do their own search for appropriate arguments. I nervously hovered while they wrote. The result? As I hovered, I realized that they didn’t need me. My usually
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Run in the fog for a good cause COURTESY OF PROBATION AUXILIARY COUNTY OF KERN he 26th annual 5K/10K Fog Run takes place on a scenic, point-to-point course on January 10 at Lake Ming. The run starts out by the camp grounds to beautiful Lake Ming through a golf course and gorgeous mountain views. The event also includes shirts for registrants, custom medals, food, drinks, resource booths, raffle and race announcer Peter Wonderly! The Fog Run is one of Kern County's top races. • The 5k starts at 9 a.m.; the 10K at 9:15 a.m. • Souvenir race shirt. • Custom race medals up to 3rd place in all age groups for both 5K and 10K! • Outstanding race day raffle prizes and resource booths! • Great Food will be provided for all paid registrations! • Race Day Registration Time is: 7-8:30 a.m. • Cost is $30 For more information go to: hot dog://www.bakersfieldtrackclub.com/ Join us as we help raise funds to assist at-risk youth and the Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault in Kern County.
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