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June 1, 2009

NEW!! The Teachers.Net Teacher Recipes Chatboard!

Where teachers dish out their favorite recipes!

Busy professionals need all the help they can get with preparing tasty, nutritious meals for their families and guests. Here’s the answer: the Teacher Recipes chatboard, a forum devoted to the sharing of the best recipes available – tried and tested by teachers, so you know they’re great! Whether a quick dish for those nights when lesson plans, parent conferences and grading necessitate quick meal preparation, or when a special occasion calls for more elaborate fare, you’ll find taste-tempting inspiration and culinary ideas on the new Teacher Recipes board.

Check out and bookmark the 25 NEWEST recipes submitted to this, the latest addition to the Teachers.Net Mentor Center, now with more than 150 chatboards! Be sure to return often, harvesting ideas for tasty dishes, and sharing recipes you know others will love!

Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

  • NCTM National Council of Teachers of Math
    Boston, MA • October 21–23, 2009
    Minneapolis, MN • November 4–6, 2009
    Nashville, TN • November 18–20, 2009
    www.nctm.org/meetings
  • NCTE National Council of Teachers of English
    Nov. 19 – 22, 2009 Philadelphia
    ncte.org/annual
  • National Physical Education Teachers Education Conference - Exploring an Ocean of Change
    The Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort at Kingston Plantation Myrtle Beach, South Carolina October 7-10, 2009
    www.aahperd.org/naspe/PETE
  • AASA 2010 National Conference on Education (American Association of School Administrators)
    February 11-13, 2010
    Phoenix, AZ
    Call for proposals: www.aasa.org/nce/CallForProposals2010.cfm?

  • NBPTS 2009 Annual Conference & Exhibition
    Hundreds of National Board Certified Teachers and other educators will gather in Atlanta this summer to learn what is working in classrooms and in schools, hear from education leaders, improve candidate support and network with peers. The early-bird registration rate of $295 to attend the NBPTS National Conference is in effect until July 10. For additional information and registration materials:
    www.nbpts.org/about_us/2009_national_conference1
  • The Dynamic Duo: Putting the Punch in Math InstructionAugust 12, 2009
    Fayetteville, NC
    www.lauracandler.com/workshops/dynamicduo.htm
  • Making Math Easy
    August 13, 2009
    Fayetteville, NCwww.lauracandler.com/workshops/makingmatheasy.htm
  • Summertime Academic Home Activities for Academic Achievement, Character Development - In Spanish, FREE! At
    MegaSkills.org

    Three Segments:
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    Pleasurable and Instructive Easy-To-Do Activities for Home
    Benefits for Children
    · Increased self-discipline and respect for others
    · Development of the academic and social skills needed for school success
    · Greater ability to work cooperatively and show responsibility
    · More interest in school and completion of homework and assignments

Kid-safe News Site TweenTribune.com
A kid-safe news site that lets your students post comments about the news that interests them. You can manage your kids' comments before they're posted, then you can print out a report on each of your kids to track their comprehension and writing skills. And it's free!

Higher Math Exercises Emathematics.net
Interactive exercises, lessons, and worksheets to practice knowledge of whole numbers, integers, divisibility, fractions, exponents and powers, percentages, proportional reasoning, linear equations, quadratic equations, monomials, polynomials, special products, radicals, systems of equations, exponential and logarithmic equations, geometry, sequences and series, functions and graphs, trigonometry, determinants, matrices, inner product, factorial, variations, permutations and combinations.

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