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Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.7 July 2008

Cover Story by Sue Gruber
It’s Summer…Time to Shift Gears and Re-energize!
A lighthearted perspective on what summer break can and should be.


Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
Eight Year Summary of Articles

Columns
»To Tell the TruthLeah Davies
»Discipline Without Stress, Inc.Marvin Marshall
»Teaching through Summer TV ViewingCheryl Sigmon
»A New Unified Field TheoryTodd R. Nelson
»The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac
»Get the Most Out of Being MentoredHal Portner
»Dear Barbara - Advice for SubsBarbara Pressman
»Keyboarding: Some Assembly RequiredRob Reilly

Articles
»Who’s Cheating Whom?
»Dealing with Dishonesty
»How To Prevent Cheating in Middle and High School
»When Is Student Failure The Teacher’s Fault
»Frogs Predict Massive Chinese Quake of 2008
»July 2008 Writing Prompts
»What Are We Doing? And Why Are We Doing It?
»"Boys Read" Effort Aims to Turn Boys Into Readers
»A Teaching Guide for Summer Song
»12 Test Taking Strategies that Boost Student Scores!
»Gardner-Style Lesson Plan: Molecular Basis of Heredity
»Federal Government Resources for Educators
»You Be the Chemist Activity Guides

Features
»Cheaters! Teachers talk about their experiences
»Printable Worksheets & Teaching Aids
»Candles of Inspiration: July 2008
»Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: July 2008
»Video Bytes: The "Impotence" of Proofreading and More
»Today Is... Daily Commemoration for July 2008
»Live on Teachers.Net: July 2008
»The Lighter Side of Teaching
»Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»Using Test "Cheat Sheets" To Enhance Student Learning
»"Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Can't, Teach"
»Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers


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Alan Haskvitz

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Federal Government Resources for Educators

Ask What Your Country is Doing for You
by Alan Haskvitz
Regular to the Gazette
Creator of Reach Every Child and The Car Family
July 1, 2008

There is very little that's more frustrating than trying to get good resources from the Federal Department of Education website. Besides the difficult to read font and the constant promoting of NCLB, the site lacks the teacher's touch that would give some indication of why this information is important. Nevertheless, you are paying for it and by golly, you need to use it because there is a lot at this site, and that includes grants, summer opportunities, lesson plans, free booklets, and research.

I also added a section at the end of this column where you can compare how well the United States does related to other countries in terms of spending on education, as well as the performance of each state and its ranking in various areas of pupil performance and allocation of funding.

Department of Education Related Resource Links

Here are some of the more useful links I dragged out of the site as well as others that are related to it.

A site full of links to most free materials offered by the government:
http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/govt_resources.html

Free lessons by subject area: A very uneven listing of resources of which some are excellent. Loaded with primary documents of lessons for more high achieving students:
http://www.free.ed.gov/

A site that helps districts show how technology could be used and has been used. A tool kit that every district should check:
http://etoolkit.org/etoolkit/

Subscribe to education newsletters: There are a variety of them, but most of them read like propaganda for NCLB. Worth a look, but don't expect it to be easy to locate specific data. Perhaps the best one offers teacher updates to your email:
http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/index.html

The Math Panel. This site provides examples of programs that have shown progress in raising math scores: http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/index.html

What Works. A clearinghouse of programs the government has cited that work. You can build your own database. Again, not easy to use:
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/whatworks/edpicks.jhtml

Education Research. Better known as ERIC, this is a very good place not only for research, but also for finding new ideas and avoiding reinventing the wheel:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Free publications. Especially good for ordering booklets for parents to use:
http://edpubs.ed.gov/

My top ten list: Very worthwhile!



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About Alan Haskvitz...

Alan Haskvitz teaches at Suzanne Middle School in Walnut, Calif., and makes staff development presentations nationwide. In addition, he serves as an audio-visual evaluator and design consultant for his county department of education; a tutor to multi-cultural students in English and art; and an Internet consultant.

Haskvitz's career spans more than 20 years. He has taught every grade level and core subject, has been recognized repeatedly for innovative teaching and has received the following honors, among many:

  • USA Today All Star Teacher
  • 100 Most Influential Educators
  • Reader's Digest Hero in Education
  • Learning Magazine's Professional Best
  • National Middle Level Teacher of the Year
  • National Exemplary Teacher
  • Christa McAuliffe National Award
  • Robert Cherry International Award for Great Teachers
In addition, Haskvitz publishes articles on successful educational practices and speaks at conferences. He has served on seven national committees and boards.

Haskvitz maintains credentials and training in special and gifted education, history, administration, bilingual education, journalism, English, social studies, art, business, computers, museumology and Asian studies. He holds these credentials for Canada, New York and California. His experience also includes staff development, gifted curriculum design, administration, community relations and motivation. His background includes 10 years of university education.

As a teacher, Haskvitz's curriculum increased CAP/CLAS test scores from the 22nd percentile to the 94th percentile, the largest gain in California history. In addition, Haskvitz and his students work continuously to improve their school and community. His students' work is often selected for awards in competitions in several subject areas. For more details about Alan and his students' work, visit his page on the Educational Cyber Playground.

Haskvitz works tirelessly to improve and advance his profession, which is why he developed Reach Every Child. http://www.reacheverychild.com/


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