Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.6

June 2008

	Cover Story by Alfie Kohn
	Atrocious Advice from "Supernanny"
	Behaviorism is as American as rewarding children with apple pie… but for how long does it work, and at what cost?
	Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
	Eight Year Summary of Articles, 2000 to 2008
	Columns
»	VisualizationMarvin Marshall
»	Textmapping: Where Old Becomes NewCheryl Sigmon
»	Administrative BroadwayTodd R. Nelson
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac
»	Easy Ideas to Wrap up the YearSue Gruber
»	Committees: Make Them More ProductiveHal Portner
»	Helping Children Cope After DisasterLeah Davies
	Articles
»	The Dance of the Honeybee
»	June 2008 Writing Prompts
»	Your School's Mission in a Sound Bite
»	The Medicalizing of Education
»	I Used to Educate Students; Now I Prepare Them… for The Test
»	A Great Model Of Differentiation
»	Live Chat with Adora Svitak
»	Making the Most of Summer To Prepare for the New School Year
	Features
»	Printable Worksheets & Teaching Aids
»	Candles of Inspiration: June 2008
»	Teachers.Net Craft Favorite: Father's Day Project
»	Featured Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: June 2008
»	Video Bytes: The human cost of war, in song, Literacy centers and more...
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration for June 2008
»	Live on Teachers.Net: June 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	What are some things you absolutely DO NOT miss about teaching?
»	How Many Years Did It Take You to Get It Together?
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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