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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

Today Is... Ron Victoria Today Is... (May 2008) Daily Commemorations by Ron Victoria Regular Feature May 1, 2008 Every day for years, Ron Victoria (AKA Ron/NJ) reported on the commemorations of the day on the Teachers.Net Golden Apples Chatboard. Now his many fans will find his Today is... for each month right here in the Teachers.Net Gazette!   May is... Better Sleep Month, National Good Car Care Month, National Photo Month, National Salad Month, National Egg Month, National Barbecue Month, Revise Your Work Schedule Month, Date Your Mate Month, National Hamburger Month, and Fungal Infection Awareness Month. Today is... May 1 is ... Mother Goose Day and                   Save The Rhino Day May 2 is ... Fire Day May 3 is ... Lumpy Rug Day May 4 is ... National Candied Orange Peel Day May 5 is ... National Hoagie Day May 6 is ... Beverage Day May 7 is ... International Tuba, Paste Up, and                   National Roast Leg of Lamb Days May 8 is ... No Socks Day and                    Have A Coke Day May 9 is ... Lost Sock Memorial Day May 10 is ... Clean Up Your Room Day May 11 is ... Eat What You Want Day and                    Twilight Zone Day May 12 is ... Limerick Day May 13 is ... Leprechaun Day May 14 is ... National Dance Like A Chicken Day May 15 is ... National Chocolate Chip Day May 16 is ... Wear Purple For Peace Day (great color!) May 17 is ... Pack Rat Day May 18 is ... International Museum Day and                    Visit Your Relatives Day May 19 is ... Frog Jumping Jubilee Day May 20 is ... Eliza Doolittle Day May 21 is ... National Memo Day and                     National Waitresses/Waiters Day May 22 is ... Buy-A-Musical-Instrument Day May 23 is ... Penny Day May 24 is ... National Escargot Day May 25 is ... National Tap Dance Day May 26 is ... Grey Day May 27 is ... Body Painting Arts Festival May 28 is ... National Hamburger Day May 29 is ... End Of The Middle Ages Day May 30 is ... My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Day May 31 is ... National Macaroon Day Printable "Today Is" Calendar in pdf format » More Gazette articles... Discussion for: Daily Commemorations, May 2008 Ron Victoria - Today Is... (May 2008 Gazette) Be the first to add a comment - CLICK HERE Related Resources & Discussions on Teachers.Net... Golden Apples Chatboard Teacher Social Chatboard Teacher Inspiration Chatboard Teacher Gathering Chatboard Teachers Mailrings

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