Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.6 No.3 March 2009
Cover Story by Graysen Walles Teachers are Brave Somewhere in this country a drive-by was avoided, a robbery was reconsidered, or a suicide attempt was abandoned because a teacher was willing to show up and make a difference in the classroom, administrative office, after school activity, or at the home of a child. Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching Assessing for Student Learning Columns » The 21st Century Teaching-Learning Environment - (Think Outside the Classroom Box)Hal Portner » Why Do You Teach?Sue Gruber » Educating Homeless ChildrenLeah Davies » Old School Progress ReportsTodd R. Nelson » Habit vs. Awareness for the 3 Practices and for the Hierarchy of Social DevelopmentMarvin Marshall » The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac » Dear Barbara - Advice for SubsBarbara Pressman » Global Travel GuruJosette Bonafino » Tool & ToysRick Morris Articles » Economic Relief for TeachersTeachers.Net » Fifty Years of TeachingBill Page » Strange SignsTim Newlin » A Dozen Surefire Tips To Maximize Flexible Grouping and Small Group LearningSusan Fitzell » Time to Reward YourselfAlan Haskvitz » March 2009 Writing PromptsJames Wayne » Using Photographs To Inspire Writing VHank Kellner » What’s Wrong With Teacher Education In This Country?Howard Seeman » “Slumdog Millionaire” Teaches About Education, TooDorothy Rich » Teachers’ Role in Improving Students’ Thinking Skills: Moving beyond the ‘sage on the stage’Ambreen Ahmed Features » Apple Seeds: Inspiring QuotesBarb Stutesman » Today Is... Daily CommemorationRon Victoria » The Lighter Side of Teaching » Teacher Blogs Showcase » Liz Phillips' Printable Discipline Rubric » Photo tour: 4th Grade Classroom » Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: March 2009 » Featured Lesson: Recognizing Bullying » Modeling Guided Reading FAQ, Periodic Table of Videos – Fascinating Chemistry!, Carl Sagan - 4th Dimension Explanation, Parabolas in the Real World, Al Jolson sings - Brother Can You Spare a Dime?, Lovers’ Waltz - Casey Willis on violin, Meet Secretary of Education Arne Duncan » Live on Teachers.Net: March 2009 » T-Netters Share Favorite Recipes » Managing Hyperactive Students » Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers » This Board’s For Me!
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Al Jolson - Brother Can You Spare a Dime? Anthem of the Great Depression – in photos accompanied by Al Jolson (May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) (3:17) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4yT0KAMyo
Lovers’ Waltz - Casey Willis on violin Hauntingly beautiful musical piece. (3:28) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay_kEmIX794
Meet Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talks about the source of his passion for education reform -- and why he thinks it's about more than education, it's about social justice. (2:16) www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4-54K_SKvM
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