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Volume 3 Number 6

COVER STORY
Harry & Rosemary Wong remind us that, "The effective teacher is prepared"...
COLUMNS
Index of Columns
ARTICLES
Index of Articles
REGULAR FEATURES
Index of Regular Features
FYI
Index of Informational Items
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REGULAR FEATURES

  • Apple Seeds by Barb Erickson
  • Special Days This Month by Ron Victoria
  • Poem - What is So Rare As a Day in June
  • A Sign of the Times?
  • The Lighter Side of Teaching
    • YENDOR'S Top Ten
    • Hair Stressors by Goose
    • Schoolies
    • Woodhead
  • Handy Teacher Recipes
  • Classroom Crafts
  • Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs
  • "Summer Home Learning Recipes for Parents and Children Grades K-3" from the Lesson Bank by Dr. Dorothy Rich
  • Upcoming Ed Conferences
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Teachers.Net Survey Retirement Plans

TEACHER INSPIRATION

  • A Teacher's Farewell by Jamey Boelhower

FYI

  • Center for Social and Emotional Education's Summer Institue
  • National History Club
  • An invitation to The Archaeology Channel
  • Call for Papers/ Abstracts/ Submissions
  • Paige Announces Names of Experts Who Will Review Reading First Applications


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Cover story

Hnrwongsm Harry & Rosemary Wong:
Teaching Procedures Is Teaching Expectations

In real estate, the three magic words are location, location, location.
In teaching, the three magic words are prepare, prepare, prepare....

Candlesm A Teacher's Farewell
by Jamey Boelhower
I sit here looking at the empty walls. Everything is white...
Full story
A LOOK AT . . . Getting Back to Basics
First Lesson: Unlearn How We Learned

by Alfie Kohn
We are facing an educational emergency in this country. You've heard that claim before, of course, but this time there's a twist...

Full story

Teachers.Net Adds Chatboards for all U.S. States & D.C.
From the Editor
Teachers.Net has dramatically expanded with the addition of chatboards and mailrings for every state in the U.S. and the District of Columbia...
Full story
Vollmersm The Blueberry Story: The teacher gives the businessman a lesson
by Jamie Robert Vollmer
"If I ran my business the way you people operate your schools, I wouldn't be in business very long!"...

Full story


Also in this issue:

COLUMNS

  • Teaching Procedures Is Teaching Expectations by Harry & Rosemary Wong
  • How The Horse Whisperer Trains a Wild Mustang in 30 Minutes by Marv Marshall
  • Why Are You Doing That? by Cheryl Sigmon
  • Choosing Workshops, Seminars & Courses…that are Right for You! by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
  • Tips for Motivating Young Children by Beth Bruno
  • Assessing Online Learning -- A Brief Overview by George París Conway
  • Homework---Hmmm by Ginny Hoover
  • Sites For Beginning Teachers Part I by Marjan Glavac
  • Developmentally Appropriate Writing for Kindergarten by Leigh Hall

ARTICLES

  • The Blueberry Story: The teacher gives the businessman a lesson byJamie Robert Vollmer
  • A LOOK AT . . . Getting Back to Basics by Alfie Kohn
  • We Have Achieved Education For All...Now We Seek Education for Each by Bill Page
  • Revisiting a "Fool's Gold: A Critical Look at Computers in Childhood" by Dr. Rob Reilly
  • Partner Book Talk Procedures -- Kindergarten Precursor to Literature Circles by Sandy Hamilton
  • How Teachers Can Benefit From School Choice by Robert Holland
  • The Tipping Point by Jay Davidson
  • Best Practice: Establish a "No Putdown Rule" in Your Classroom by Susan Gingras Fitzell
  • The Words We Use by Tom Drummond
  • Authoring an eBook in 10 Basic Steps! by Paul Jackson
  • Online Course with Leslie Bowman Aims to Break the Cycle of Bullying by Kathy Noll
  • Teaching Gayle to Read (Part 6) by Grace Vyduna-Haskins
  • Teaching Is A Full Time Profession...In Quebec Many Politicians Do Not See It This Way by Dave Melanson
  • Volunteer Recognition Poems from: The Second Grade mailring
  • Teachers.Net Adds Chatboards for all U.S. States & D.C. from: The Editor
  • Homeschooling from: ERIC Clearinghouse
  • True Scientific Literacy for All Students by Stewart E Brekke