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TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE

Volume 4 Number 1

COVER STORY
Corks are popping! January is awards month in the world of children's literature. Esme Codell writes about contenders for the Caldecott award for best illustration in American children's literature, the Newbery for best writing, the Coretta Scott King award, and others...

COLUMNS

January Columns

ARTICLES

January Articles

REGULAR FEATURES

January Regular Features

FYI

January Informational Items

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COLUMNS
	*Business Cards* & *No Problem With Hurricane Lili* Dec./Jan. Effective Teaching by Harry & Rosemary Wong
	Learning and Relationships, The two are inseparable Promoting Learning by Marv Marshall
	*Teach Children Test-taking Skills* Instant Ideas for Busy Teachers by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
	*Teachers Have Two Jobs* Teachers As Learners by Hal Portner
	*Male Elementary Teachers* Ask the School Psychologist by Beth Bruno
	*Starting a New Year�Ginny's List of 10* The Eclectic Teacher by Ginny Hoover
	*Sites for School Principals and High School Teachers* The Busy Educator's Monthly Five (5 Sites for Busy Educators) by Marjan Glavac
	*New Versions of Software Can Be Overkill* Ed-Tech Talk by Rob Reilly
	*Why Didn't We Think of That?* 4 Blocks by Cheryl Sigmon
	*Corks Are A-Poppin' at PlanetEsme.com!* Postcard from Planet Esme - News from the world of children's books by Esmé Codell

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Jennifer D. Smith, CSU Hayward EDUI-6707
H.O.T.T. or NOT: Teacher Training Academy at Hartnell College

The Hartnell Online Teacher Training Academy (H.O.T.T.) is a first step toward preparing educators to teach in the online environment...

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Rawn Fulton, Executive Director 002 World Population Film/Video Festival Sopris Foundation, Searchlight Films, and Population Communications International announce the Eigth Annual World Population Film/Video Festival for secondary and college students...	National Endowment for the Humanities ANNOUNCING: Summer 2003 National Endowment for the Humanities (U.S.A.) Each summer the National Endowment for the Humanities supports a variety of study opportunities in the humanities for school teachers...
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American Music Conference
"Best 100 Communities for Music Education" Survey Moved Up for 2003

The fourth annual "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" survey will get underway January 13, and supporters of music across the country should take note that the American Music Conference (AMC) and its partners have moved up the annual timetable to make it easier for more people to participate...

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naeyc
National Association for the Education of Young Children

Early Childhood Educators Release Guidelines for Early Learning Standards

Responding to the growing number of states that are adopting standards for prekindergarten and other early education programs, two of the nation's leading early education organizations have released a new position statement...

Melissa Amour, The Christopher Columbus Awards
Christopher Columbus Awards Challenge Teams of Middle School Students to Explore Opportunities for Positive Change in their Communities
The Christopher Columbus Awards announce the program's Call for Entries for the 2002-03 school year...

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The Dirksen Congressional Center
GRANTS DEADLINE: Congressional Research Awards

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants totaling $35,000 in 2003 to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress...

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Also in this issue:

Give Kids Good Schools Campaign

Grants for Libraries

Helping Afghan Children with

School Supplies



ARTICLES
	*Teachers.Net Again Joins NEA in a Seussian Reading Celebration!* by Kathleen Alape Carpenter, Editor
	*New Tax Law Provides $250 Deduction for Educators* by Kathleen Alape Carpenter, Editor
	*Maslow's Theory of Hierarchical Needs -- Alive and Well in the Classroom* by Chuck Brickman
	*December 14th update from Operation Deep Freeze* by LT. Marshall Branch
	*Editor's e-Picks - January Resources* by Kathleen Alape Carpenter, Editor
	*A Time for Change* by Bill Page
	*If We Want�* by Bill Page
	*H.O.T.S. Activities for Use With the Classroom Word Wall* by Michelle Stankevicius
	*Mid-Year Mark: Closing the Curriculum Gap for ESL Teachers* by Jen Cullerton Johnson
	*Writing Tips for Teachers* by Joy Jones
	*Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect - Even For "High Stakes" Testing* by Dr. Dorothy Rich
	*Attention Teachers! Homogeneous is [not always] a bad word!* by Janet Chapman
	*Dividing With a Difference* by P R Guruprasad
	*A Primer for Teaching in the University* by Bikika T. Laloo
	*Bits and Pieces* - Various Small Articles by The Teachers.Net Community *Chatboard Wisdom* *Dictionary Skills Activity* *Understanding Voice Control* *Person of the Year* *Snowperson Glyph* *100th Day Activities*



REGULAR FEATURES
	*Special Days This Month* by Ron Victoria
	*Featured Schools*
	*Classroom Photos* by Members of the Teachers.Net Community
	January Poems A Small Collection of Poems for the New Year
	*The Lighter Side of Teaching* *Classroom Chuckles* *Goose At the Senior Center* by Goose *Schoolies* *Woodhead*
	*Handy Teacher Recipes*
	*Classroom Crafts*
	*Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs*
	*Teddy Bear vs. Real Bear* from the Lesson Bank


PRINTABLES
	Cinnamon Bear Categories Bag Take Home Activity Here's a Little Groundhog


	*Upcoming Ed Conferences*
	*Letters to the Editor*


TEACHER INSPIRATION
	*Happy Ending Ahead*


ON-SITE INSIGHTS
	*"Art" & "Craft" How they are alike and how they differ* by MaryAnn Kohl
	*We get the best kids these parents have...* from the Second Grade Mailring


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