Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.9

September 2008

	Cover Story by Hal Portner
	High Quality Teaching: The Intangible Element
	The cornerstone of quality education in our schools is what happens between teacher and student.
	Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
	It Was Something Close to a Miracle
	Columns
»	More Tools for Classroom Fun and SuccessCheryl Sigmon
»	Time Flies!Sue Gruber
»	"Getting to Know Each Other"Activities, part 2Leah Davies
»	Our Back PagesTodd R. Nelson
»	Using a Butterfly Analogy to Explain the Hierarchy of Social DevelopmentMarvin Marshall
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac
»	Dear Barbara - Advice for SubsBarbara Pressman
»	The First Day of Hell? and Still No Job! How Do I Stay Positive?Kioni Carter
	Articles
»	The Music, Movement, and Learning Connection
»	Notes And Quotes From My Summer Reading
»	Chinese Royalty and Cedar Wood, The History of the Pencil
»	Teaching and Stress: Symptoms and Cures
»	September 2008 Writing Prompts
»	Learning About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
»	Donna’s Lesson Plan Files For Music Teachers
»	A Teaching Guide for The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
»	Virtual lab
	Features
»	Printable Worksheets & Teaching Aids
»	Ineffective teachers? and Laura Bush's speech on July 28
»	School Photographs for September 2008
»	Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: September 2008
»	Video Bytes: Brainiac science; Puppies lulled to sleep; Pilobilus dance; and More
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration for September 2008
»	Live on Teachers.Net: September 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	Peanut Free School?
»	HELP! First Time Teaching Kindergarten!
»	"I don't have a pencil [again]!" Does anything work?
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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School Photographs for September 2008 This month we go to Voluntown Elementary School, CT.

Regular Feature September 1, 2008

The bulletin board welcomes our new first grade children! On the first day of school we we take photo heads of each child and paste onto a template of a monkey for Open House. Our little monkeys will look really cute. Anastacia Seuferling Voluntown Elementary School Miss Seuferling TeacherWeb First Grade Teacher in Voluntown, CT monkeys.jpg » More Gazette articles... http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

More Classroom Photos on Teachers.Net... Rita Sheffield's Third Grade at Sunset Ridge Elementary School in Middleton, Wisconsin (May 2009) Marie Smith’s Third Grade classroom at MW Cuyler Elementary School! (Apr. 2009) Heather Renz's 4th Grade Classroom Tom McCall Elementary School Redmond, Oregon (Mar. 2009) Mrs. Jeanine Horner's Kindergarten in Guilford Elementary, Howard County Public School System, Maryland (Dec. 2008) JAM in WA (Nov. 2008) Lassalette School in La Puente, CA (Oct. 2008) Anastacia Seuferling, Voluntown Elementary School (Sept. 2008) This month we go to Madison Middle School in North Hollywood, CA. (Aug. 2008) Tour a 3rd grade classroom (Aug. 2003) Tour a Kindergarten classroom (May 2003) Grade 4 and a Middle School classroom views (April 2003) Kindergarten math center activity & pocket chart activity, photos of the 4 Blocks Leadership Conference (March 2003) Tour a (Grade 1) 4 Blocks classroom (February 2003) Two Middle School classrooms - Special Education and History (January 2003) A Kindergarten classroom tour and Grade 2 holiday displays (December 2002) A Grade 3 classroom tour (November 2002) A Grade 2 classroom tour and views of a First Grade (October 2002) Related Resources & Discussions on Teachers.Net... Live Meetings Live Teacher Chat Live Events Mailring