Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.8

August 2008

	Cover Story by Alan Haskvitz
	NCLB/Poor Teacher Training: End of Gifted Education?
	The most at risk students in the nation are the gifted. Here’s why.
	Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
	A Computer Teacher Shows the Way
	Columns
»	Tools for the Coming School YearCheryl Sigmon
»	Get the Most Out of Being Mentored - Part 2:Take ResponsibilityHal Portner
»	Get Set for the Best Year Yet!Sue Gruber
»	UPDATE!! Hooray! I did it!Sue Gruber
»	"Getting to Know Each Other"Activities, part 1Leah Davies
»	School is a VerbTodd R. Nelson
»	5 Classroom TipsMarvin Marshall
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac
»	Dear Barbara - Advice for SubsBarbara Pressman
	Articles
»	Who’s Cheating Whom? (Part 2)
»	Responsibility Equals Participation
»	The Classic Pirate
»	August 2008 Writing Prompts
»	UNESCO Survey Finds Underprivileged Children Also Disadvantaged in the Classroom
»	Good Grades Are Nice – But Mastery is Better
»	A Teaching Guide for Libby Bloom
»	Brain Based Learning Chat Transcript with Dr. Daniel S. Janik
»	Being Mentored Chat Transcript with Hal Portner
»	6 Traits Writing chat
»	Make the Call!
»	High School Physics - "First" or "Last" - Must and Can Be Mathematical
	Features
»	What would you do...
»	Printable Worksheets & Teaching Aids
»	A Candle of Inspiration: August 2008
»	School Photographs for August 2008
»	Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: August 2008
»	Video Bytes: Mathmaticious, Stand up for P.E.!, Becoming a teacher and More
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration for August 2008
»	Live on Teachers.Net: August 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	Lighting a Spark About College
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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School Photographs for August 2008 This month we go to Madison Middle School in North Hollywood, CA.

Regular Feature August 1, 2008

As requested, here are some pictures of Madison Middle School and Jeff Kash's classroom. I am a teacher at Madison Middle School in North Hollywood, CA. I teach 8th grade U.S. History. I took a number of images of our murals. Murals 8-15 are on the outside walls of the campus. The rest are inside. Madison.jpg WeAreMadison.jpg computers.jpg computers2.jpg posters.jpg posters2.jpg georgraphy.jpg kash1.jpg kash2.jpg mural8.jpg mural9.jpg mural10.jpg mural11.jpg mural13.jpg mural14.jpg mural15.jpg mural16.jpg » More Gazette articles... http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

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