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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The "Impotence" of Proofreading - Taylor Mali Did You Know? Walkthroughs and Learning Objectives Alfie Kohn on Punishment Levitating a cork by Quirkology Power Teaching's Classroom Management System: 6th Grade (1)

by Kathleen Alape Carpenter Regular Feature for the Gazette July 1, 2008

Recommended by Novel on The Teacher Chatboard The "Impotence" of Proofreading - Taylor Mali http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjhOBiSk8Gg Proofreading your peppers is a matter of the the utmost impotence. (3:22) Recommended by karma on The Teacher Chatboard Did You Know? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U Fascinating and sometimes stunning bits of information about Globalization and The Information Age. (8:19) Recommended by daily on The Teacher Chatboard Walkthroughs and Learning Objectives http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7f89ddbebc2ac9128303 Admin dance promoting principals to conduct walkthroughs and ensure that teachers are posting learning objectives. Nextel commercial. (00:45) Alfie Kohn on Punishment (1:11) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRE2gqjQx5Q Levitating a cork by Quirkology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j779GMm6N5g&feature=related You won't believe your eyes until the reveal! (1:25) Power Teaching's Classroom Management System: 6th Grade (1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XroJtR9gQc8 A lesson in the order of operations for a 6th grade class, demonstrating Power Teaching classroom management system. More information about Power Teaching is available from Chris Biffle, CBiffle@AOL.com. Or visit www.powerteachers.org. (6:13) Please send your favorite YouTube videos to kathleen@teachers.net. We'll consider all submissions for future Video Bytes! » More Gazette articles... http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

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