June 25 - Teachers.Net Tip of the Day:
Hot Topics For Teachers
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Teachers.Net is the Internet leader for teacher discussions, and you can find all of the hottest topics in our "Hot Topics" collection of teacher chatboards.
NEW! No Child Left Behind
One of the most talked about topics in education these days is the
federal initiative, "No Child Left Behind." Love it or
hate it, teachers who work within its framework every day have a lot to
say and ask about it. In response to user interest, we have just
added this chatboard to our collection, and with your help, it will
quickly explode with thought provoking discourse. Join the group
and watch this chatboard bloom with compelling posts. Hurry now and
you can be one of the very first to add your thoughts about
NCLB!
No Child Left Behind
Chatboard
Classroom Management
This extremely popular topic chatboard complements our monthly column
by resident classroom management expert Harry & Rosemary Wong.
Visit the Classroom Management Chatboard and share your secrets for
maintaining order in the most trying of conditions. If you are a
new teacher, you'll find this resource, and especially
Harry Wong's Gazette
columns, are an invaluable tool
in your teaching collection.
Classroom
Management Chatboard
Classroom Discipline
This topic needs no promotion to generate intense debate.
Discipline is essential to a learning environment, and members of this
chat group never tire of discussing the pros and cons of a wide variety
of methods and approaches to achieve this discipline.
Classroom Discipline
Chatboard
Brain Compatible Learning
This fascinating field of research helps facilitate learning by
recognizing how different elements in the learning environment foster or
impede the learning process. From simple changes like the effect of
proper hydration, to more subtle and profound conditions like lighting,
color, and sound, Brain Compatible Research is one of the most
fascinating fields to emerge in educational science.
Brain-Compatible Learning
Chatboard
Educational Advocacy
Teachers and students often find themselves facing daunting obstacles
in their journey toward enlightenment. The Educational Advocacy
Chatboard provides teachers a place share experiences and strategies for
making meaningful changes in methods and programs on a local or a
national scale.
Ed Advocacy
Chatboard
Current Events
Teachers can often find themselves isolated from their colleagues,
spending long hours inside their classroom with their students. The
Teachers.Net Current Events Chatboard allows teachers a place to let down
their hair and freely discuss the events that are going on in the world
beyond the campus.
Current Events
Chatboard
Politics Chatboard
Last but certainly not least, the Teachers.Net Politics
Chatboard. This is without question the most lively discussion
chatboard on all of Teachers.Net. Its scope is not limited to
politics involving teachers, so you can discuss current elections, laws
and bills, court decisions, or politicians in Washington or in your
state. Be advised - the discussions can get passionate, so remember
to check your ego at the door. It's all academic on
Teachers.Net!
Politics
Chatboard
I hope you get a chance to visit each of these exciting chatboards, they
offer something for every teacher, and you may find them very
compelling. Visit, bookmark, tell a friend, and contribute
often! The Hot Topics Chatboards are your place to stay in touch
with the latest in news and movements in education and beyond.
I hope to read your contributions on the Hot Topics, and do spread the
word. Until next time...!
Bob Reap
Site Developer
Teachers.Net
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