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TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE

Volume 4 Number 3

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Happy 7^th Anniversary Teachers.Net...

COLUMNS

March Columns

ARTICLES

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REGULAR FEATURES

March Regular Features

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COLUMNS
	*A First Day of School Script* Effective Teaching by Harry & Rosemary Wong
	Using A Discipline Approach to Promote Learning Promoting Learning by Marv Marshall
	*My Poor Teacher Can't Spell!* 4 Blocks by Cheryl Sigmon
	*Testing, 1-2-3!* Postcard from Planet Esme - News from the world of children's books by Esmé Codell
	*March ~ The Perfect Time for a Fresh Start!* Instant Ideas for Busy Teachers by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
	*Need Something? Ask!* Teachers As Learners by Hal Portner
	*There's a Book Inside of You Waiting To Come Out!* eBook Authoring by Glenn F. Dietzel
	*Stop Underage Drinking* Ask the School Psychologist by Beth Bruno
	*Debates in the Classroom---A List of Ten!* The Eclectic Teacher by Ginny Hoover
	*Saving Drowning Babies is Not Always the Best Policy!* Ed-Tech Talk by Dr. Rob Reilly
	*Art Sites* The Busy Educator's Monthly Five (5 Sites for Busy Educators) by Marjan Glavac

The Teachers.Net Gazette is a cooperative publication by and for members of the Teachers.Net community. We accept for consideration brief articles (approximately 350-2500 words) on topics of interest to educators. Articles should be fully edited, spell checked, and ready for publication. Send submissions by e-mail to editor@teachers.net along with a brief biography written in third person. A digital photo (headshot) is desirable but optional. Teachers.Net reserves the right to edit articles accepted for publication.
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Research for Better Schools
Summer Professional Development Opportunities

Literacy - Why is English so Hard to Learn?, Imagining Geometry, Learning from the Bay, Texas Instruments and T3, Watch a Video, Centered on Teachers, Be a Scientist for the Summer, Developing Technology, The Governor's Academy, NSA Summer Institutes, Bring the Ocean into Your Classroom, and much more...

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Dr. Marc Seligman the National School Yearbook Recognizing Tomorrow's Leaders Today We will publish a yearbook annually of 9th graders who might be the leaders of tomorrow. We want to showcase the student from Podunk right next to the picture of the person who will win the Academy Award or the Nobel Prize sometime in the future...	Wonder-Books.Com "Jimmy Jet and the Pledge of Allegiance" The second installment of our JIMMY JET series has just gone to press. It deals with the national issue of what our children -- and your students -- are encouraged to believe in as our youngest citizens...
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MVO Records
Special CD Offer For Kindergarten Teachers from MVO Records

MVO Records is pleased to offer Kindergarten Teachers the award-winning children's CDs The Alphabet Operetta and My Favorite Musical Numbers for the price of one...

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Harry K. Wong Publications

Special Offer for www.Teachers.Net Readers

A limited quantity of casebound (hardcover) copies of The First Days of School are available. These were printed especially for libraries and will not be reprinted. Originally selling for $39.95, they are available for your personal library at only $25.00 plus shipping...

Gordon Holland, executive director
Kids Fishing Program Announces New Sponsors
Hooked On Fishing International (HOFI) is announcing the support of three new national sponsors for the Wal-Mart Kids All-American Fishing Derby program...

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ARTICLES
	*Happy 7^th Anniversary Teachers.Net* by Dave Melanson
	*How Not to Get Into College: The Preoccupation with Preparation* by Alfie Kohn
	*No Child Left Behind or Leave the Thinking to Us* by Simon Hole
	*Greetings! - Update from Operation Deep Freeze* by LT. Marshall Branch
	*Technology Reform in Schools* by Daisy Marie (Price) Hicks
	*Special Skills for Classroom Management* by Stelios Perdios
	*Looking for a teaching job? Ten Tips for Job Hunters* by LFSmith
	*Gems of Wisdom from Joy Jones*
	*Featuring Past Author/Illustrator Chat Guests* by Kathleen Alape Carpenter, Editor
	*Editor's e-Picks - March Resources* by Kathleen Alape Carpenter, Editor
	*Spotlight on NEW CD Set - How to Improve Student Achievement* from EffectiveTeaching.com
	*Living Up to David Ruggles* by Caroline Edens Bundy
	*Retirement Career Counseling* by Dan Lukiv
	*Addressing the Shuttle Tragedy* by Zanada Maleki
	*Novel Studies, Help students "switch on" to a novel* by Margaret Veitch
	*Student Stars Become Constellations* by Jerry Taylor
	*Pre-writing Center* from Teachers.Net's Early Childhood Chatboard
	*Odd Facts* from the Second Grade Mailring



REGULAR FEATURES
	*Apple Seeds: Inspirational quotes* by Barb Erickson
	*Special Days This Month* by Ron Victoria
	*A New Twist on Featured Schools*
	*Classroom Photos* by Members of the Teachers.Net Community
	March Poems March, There Was Crimson Clash of War, The Peaceful Shepherd
	*The Lighter Side of Teaching* *Retirement Appreciation Seminar* by Goose *Classroom Chuckles* *Georgia's Head-tricks* *Schoolies* *Woodhead*
	*Handy Teacher Recipes*
	*Classroom Crafts*
	*Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs*
	*Story Stew* from the Lesson Bank


PRINTABLES
	*Concentration Word Games* Penguin Facts Study Sheet "Elmer" the Patchwork Elephant


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