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Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier were at Great Park Ice on Thursday morning, performing one of the final program run-throughs before their gold medal defense at the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan later this month (March 20-26). U.S. Figure Skating president Sam Auxier was there. So was the organization’s high-performance director Mitch Moyer. The pairs team delivered. “It was beautiful,” said Christine Fowler-Binder, a coach at the Irvine facility. It was also emotional. More than 1,500 miles away, Todd Sand, who with his wife Jenni Meno-Sand had coached Knierim and Frazier to the world title, was in an...

Australia is considering banning engineered stone after a joint investigation by three news outlets accused manufacturer Caesarstone of not doing enough to warn people of the dangers of working with the material. The Australian government has directed its national policy body Safe Work Australia to start exploring a ban after an investigation by newspapers the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and current affairs programme 60 Minutes. The investigation, which was published on 19 February, alleged that the popularisation of engineered stone – a composite material commonly used for kitchen countertops made from crushed stone, such as quartz, and a...

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Do you have a routine for students who finish their work early? “Fast finishers” can become bored and disengaged if they don't have something to do, leading to disruptive behavior and a lack of focus. Implement a fast finisher routine that works with these easy ideas! SET EXPECTATIONS Before starting any routine, it's important to set expectations with students. Morning meeting with an anchor chart is the perfect time to do this, but calling a class meeting works just as well too! Discuss with students what it looks like if they finish work early. Do they have other catch-up work...