Intelligence
by Brian Hill
The more cells which are connected the more information we can work with and the more ideas we can come up with, providing we haven't killed off our creative right brain intelligences by an over abundance of left brain training at school or by many university courses...
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The Montessori Mystery
by Kathleen Fedele
After some time, and because of her medical training, she observed that when these "defected" children were introduced to a new environment rich with sensory input, they would seek out and soak in as much new input as possible...
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Playing Baseball in the Classroom - A Flexible, Adaptable Game to Motivate Your Students
by David Slutz
Games are popular with students because they break up the normal routine and give everyone a chance to have some fun...
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Whither Not Social Studies!
by Tom Lucey
Your Social Studies students may be getting good grades, but they are not learning what they should...
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When Bright Kids Say, "I'm Bored!"
by Sylvia Burke
"I'm bored!" These are two little words that teachers hope never to hear from students in their classes...
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Book Review - Comprehension Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices
by Kendra Wagner
In the last decade the term "being strategic" has emerged, when referring to reading comprehension. This goes a step beyond what was previously defined as gaining meaning...
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 Teacher Social Groups A Way to Relieve and Prevent Stress
by Dave Melanson
One thing I have come to realize after working in the field of inservice training with elementary teachers is that for the most part, there are very few teacher social groups organized to allow colleagues to do various activities together on evenings and weekends...
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 Today I Learned
by Juvie
Working in a juvenile hall has taught me that kids know where they need to go and are just waiting for someone to clue into this and provide the tools. ..
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Apple Seeds...
by Barb Erickson
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
~ John Wooden
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 Third Annual Music Education Survey Gets Underway
by Debbie DiMaio
"In 2000 and 2001, we found that there are great music programs all over the country, in large communities and small," says AMC Executive Director Joe Lamond...
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Retaining Principals
from ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management
Many principals exit their profession because of the long hours, the workload and complexity of the job, the unending supervision of evening activities, the minimal pay difference between top teachers and administrators, and increasingly complex social problems...
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Harry & Rosemary Wong:
Impossible, No Job Openings?
The companies and institutions, such as schools, that succeed are the ones who are able to keep happy and successful employees....
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 Rules Vs. Expectations
by Dr. Marvin Marshall
Rules are necessary in games, but in relationships rules are counterproductive....
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 Challenging Four Blocks
by Cheryl M. Sigmon
My feeling is that the best Four Blocks teachers develop a thorough understanding of the theories and research on which the framework is based....
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 Swinging on the Education Pendulum ...
by Bill Page
With that technology came the intrusion of the bureaucrats with their uniformed, unreasonable, unrealistic laws, mandates, requirements, inclusion, standards, testing and "teacher-proofing" procedures and materials....
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 Are Dads Welcome in Our Schools?
by Beth Bruno
Maybe dads don't feel welcome in our schools...
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 Text-Based Communication
by Leslie Bowman
What happens when the ONLY communication between teacher and student is totally text-based?...
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 Music is...
by Jay Davidson
When school budgets are revised and something has to be cut, it is frequently music, which is seen as a frill, despite the fact that it is integrous to most cultures....
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 Benchmarks, Assessments, Rubrics, and Instruction
by Ginny Hoover
Instruction, assessments, and rubrics must align with standards...
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 Lesson Planning Sites Part 6...
by Marjan Glavac
Another set of five websites to help Busy Educators with their lesson planning...
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 Secrets of Success---Writing for Educational Publishers
by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
If you are a teacher who generates a lot of original ideas, we'd like to help you better understand how you can turn those ideas into submissions for publication...
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 Ask the Literacy Teacher
by Leigh Hall
This month;
Getting Parents Involved
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Meeting Diverse Needs...
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 Around The Block With…True Stories from 4-Blocks Classrooms
by Cheryl Ristow
In the spring of 2000 while surfing once again at Teachers.Net, I saw that Pat Cunningham was conducting a survey...
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 Literature Circles
by Jan Zeiger
During my first couple of years of teaching, I was required to teach reading the "SFA" way. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, count your blessings!...
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 Top Ten
by YENDOR
Top Ten Names Students Call Me
10. He who gets more off lunch line...
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 A Challenging Foot Feat
by Goose/TX
My task was to judge the footprints of the senior class; at least that's how I originally understood my task....
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 Internet Based Interaction in the Classroom
by P R Guruprasad
Current educational research seems to suggest that IBE can prove to be very effective at the tertiary level...
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 Handy Teacher Recipes
by The Teachers.Net Community
Green Mashed Potatoes
Magic Green Powder
Glob
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Oobleck
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 Classroom Crafts
by The Teachers.Net Community
Chinese Scrolls showing bamboo trees on a berm...
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 How to Create A Bad Acceptable Use Policy Document (And Have It Survive)!
by Dr. Rob Reilly
The single most prevalent problem with AUP is that they do NOT follow their own school district's policy for similar violations...
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Ten Pennies and Ten Dimes
by Jay Davidson
Money is a great means for teaching math because it is easily available and useful...
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Safety on College Campuses
by Leslie Bowman
Some parents never even think about the potential dangers that college students may encounter...
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In this issue:
COLUMNS
- Impossible, No Job Openings?
by Harry & Rosemary Wong
- Rules Vs. Expectations
by Marv Marshall
- Challenging Four Blocks
by Cheryl Sigmon
- Are Dads Welcome in Our Schools?
by Beth Bruno
- Text-Based Communication
by Leslie Bowman
- Benchmarks, Assessments, Rubrics, and Instruction
by Ginny Hoover
- Lesson Planning Sites Part 6
by Marjan Glavac
- Around The Block With…True Stories from 4-Blocks Classrooms
by Cheryl Ristow
- Getting Parents Involved & Meeting Diverse Needs
by Leigh Hall
- Secrets of Success---Writing for Educational Publishers
by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
ARTICLES
- Every Day is Read Across America Day!
by Kathleen Carpenter
- Music is...
by Jay Davidson
- Ten Pennies and Ten Dimes
by Jay Davidson
- Swinging on the Education Pendulum
by Bill Page
- Literature Circles
by Jan Zeiger
- Internet Based Interaction in the Classroom
by P R Guruprasad
- Intelligence
by Brian Hill
- How to Create A Bad Acceptable Use Policy Document (And Have It Survive)!
by Dr. Rob Reilly
- Safety on College Campuses
by Leslie Bowman
- The Montessori Mystery
by Kathleen Fedele
- Playing Baseball in the Classroom - A Flexible, Adaptable Game to Motivate Your Students
by David Slutz
- Whither Not Social Studies!
by Tom Lucey
- When Bright Kids Say, "I'm Bored!"
by Sylvia Burke
- Book Review: Comprehension Instruction
by Kendra Wagner
- Teacher Social Groups
by Dave Melanson
- Retaining Principals
from ERIC Digest
TEACHER INSPIRATION FEATURE
ON-SITE GEMS
- Things You NEVER Thought You'd Have to Say…or Hear
from The Kindergarten Chatboard
- What Was Your Most Unforgettable Show and Tell?
from The Primary Elementary ChatBoard
ON-SITE INSIGHTS
- How Do You Deal With Middle School Students' Apathy?
from The Middle School Chatboard
OPINION
- Why Reading Scores Across the Nation Have Declined
by Stewart E Brekke
REGULAR FEATURES
- Apple Seeds - A Month of Quotes for Educators
by Barb Erickson
- Special Days This Month
by Ron Victoria
- The Lighter Side of Teaching
- YENDOR'S Top Ten
- A Challenging Foot Feat
by Goose/TX
- Schoolies
- Woodhead
- Handy Teacher Recipes
- Classroom Crafts
- Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs
- Featured Lesson from the Lesson Bank
- Here Comes the Train
- Upcoming Ed Conferences
- Letters to the Editor
- Chatboard Poll, What changes has your district made in an effort to raise test scores?
FYI
- Action Against Hunger Project
- Explore Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest
- Third Annual Music Education Survey Gets Underway
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