Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.4

April 2008

	Cover Story by Marvin Marshall
	Immaculate Perception
	There is no such thing as immaculate perception. What you see is what you thought before you looked.
	Harry & Rosemary Wong
	Effective Teaching
	Schools That Beat the Academic Odds
	Columns
»	Are We Demanding Enough of Our Students?
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly Five
»	Podcasting 101
»	Think Outside the Box
»	Problem-Based Learning Part 2: Good problems
»	Ten Ways to Foster Resiliency in Children
	Articles
»	Finger in the Dike Protects Half the Kingdom
»	April 2008 Writing Prompts
»	Amusing Abacus
»	Making the Grade
»	The Disrespecting of Social Studies
»	Classroom Magazines: More Than Just Shared Reading
»	The Silenced Majority
»	I Won't Learn What You Teach!
»	Dear Laura Bush
»	Choice, Access, and Relevance: Reading Workshop in the High School Classroom
»	Stay Inside the Lines
»	Chat with Grant Writing Expert LaVerne Hamlin
»	Proofreading and Learning Disability
»	Choose-a-Chart
»	Drexel Online Education Program
	Features
»	Featured Lessons: April 2008
»	Video Bytes: Abbott and Costello, Earth Day rant and more
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration for April 2008
»	Live on Teachers.Net: April 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	HELP! Grading: How Do You Do It?
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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