Cover Story by Lawrence Meyers
	Is There Such a Thing as "The Great Teacher"?
You can make up all the checklists you want. You can take advice from your mentors. At the end of the day, what lies behind one's teaching style is what matters. A "Great Teacher" is the right teacher at the right time, at the right place.
	Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
	Teachers Are the Difference
Now in her sixth year of teaching, Melissa Dunbar has helped her students achieve a pass rate of between 92% - 99% over the years, with her ESL and Economically Disadvantaged students achieving a 100% pass rate this past school year!
	Columns
»	Writing for Educational Publishers – Inside Secrets Sue Gruber
»	Self-Injury In Children Leah Davies
»	The School of No Knocks? Todd R. Nelson
»	Using Imaging to Move or Change Behavior Marvin Marshall
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly Five Marjan Glavac
»	Substitute issues: What to Wear & Too Much Love Barbara Pressman
»	Student Travel Topics: “Staycations” Expose Students to Other Cultures & Packing for Safety Josette Bonafino
»	Making The Case to Parents for Broadening, Not Narrowing, The Curriculum Dorothy Rich
»	Red Basket & Problem Solving Forms Rick Morris
	Articles
»	The No.1 Ladies Detective Series Writer - Interview with Alexander McCall Smith Tim Newlin
»	Teachers and Technology: A Field of Dreams? Matt Levinson
»	Resources for Teaching Students with Autism Alan Haskvitz
»	Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy to Questioning Techniques in the Classroom Panamalai R. Guruprasad
»	Tips on Maximizing High School Physics Teaching Stewart E Brekke
»	The Most Cost Effective Approach to Improve Teacher Education Edward Strauser
»	Merit Pay Problematic, Money Is Not the Ultimate Motivator for Teachers Marion Brady
»	Launches an Online Degree in Special Education Drexel University
	Features
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes Barb Stutesman
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration Ron Victoria
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Video Bytes; Assume The Position, Lost Generation, Bathtub IV, Walk On - ESPN Video, Funeral, Heal, and At Home with Mrs. Hen
»	Teacher Blogs Showcase
»	Printable - Sweet Rules for the Classroom
»	Featured Lessons, Wisdom from the Chat Achives, and Timely Printables Especially for July!
»	Getting and Keeping the Attention of 3 & 4 Year Olds
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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