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Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.5 May 2008 Cover Story by Todd R. Nelson Only a School. Only a Teacher. School is still, at its heart, a dance of men and women of character. A school is its teachers. Harry & Rosemary Wong An Amazing Kindergarten Teacher I use modified modeling to teach my students the correct procedures. Instead of just telling, I act out the wrong way first.... Columns » Promoting Responsibility - Or How Not ToMarvin Marshall » Differentiated Instruction & Ability GroupingCheryl Sigmon » The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac » Counting the days yet?Barbara & Sue Gruber » Problem-Based Learning, Part 3Hal Portner » Successful TeachersLeah Davies Articles » 'Subprime' Is Voted "Word Of The Year" For 2007 » May 2008 Writing Prompts » Use Math's Magic to Intrigue Students Solving Linear Equations » I Choose Teaching - A Meaningful Career » Teacher Appreciation Day: Not Nearly Enough » Treating All Students With Dignity » Two Teachers, Two Philosophies, One Result » Favorite Teacher Appreciation Activities » Academic Writing Guidelines » What is an Effective Teacher? » Drexel Online Education Program Features » Candles of Inspiration: May 2008 » Featured Lessons: May 2008 » Video Bytes: A Hidden Lesson, Baptism By Fire, Mom and more... » Today Is... Daily Commemoration for May 2008 » Live on Teachers.Net: May 2008 » The Lighter Side of Teaching » Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers » Is a school only as good as the teachers in it? » Teachers' Best Teachers » What Is It About Teaching That Keeps You Going? » Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers Advertisement The Teachers.Net Gazette is a collaborative project published by the Teachers.Net community Editor in Chief: Kathleen Alape Carpenter Layout Editor: Mary Miehl Cover Story by Todd R. Nelson Effective Teaching by Harry & Rosemary Wong Contributors this month: Marvin Marshall,Cheryl Sigmon, Marjan Glavac, , Barbara & Sue Gruber, Hal Portner, Leah Davies, Tim Newlin, James Wayne, P.R. Guruprasad, Donna Streetenberger, Alan Haskvitz, Laura Dombrosky Miller, Bill Page, and YENDOR. Submissions: click for Submission Guidelines Advertising: contact Bob Reap Subscribe for free home delivery Email: State: - Select State (required) - Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington DC Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming -- Canada United Kingdom Australia/NZ Other Featured Advertiser Links FEATURED ADVERTISER LINKS

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