- MAY COLUMNS - Applying for a Teaching Job in a Tight Market by Harry & Rosemary Wong, Listening Lessons -- How to Help Kids Learn and Comprehend by Marv Marshall, Streamlining the Writing Block by Cheryl Sigmon, Extreme Reading! by Esmé Codell, Springtime Learning Clubs---Simple Solutions to Spring Fever! by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber, SGID: Teachers Learn From Student Feedback -- Small Group Instructional Diagnosis Leads to Increased Learning by Hal Portner, There's A Book Inside of You! - You Reflect On Your Idea by Glenn F. Dietzel, Hassles on the School Bus by Beth Bruno, It's That Time Again, Ginny's List of Ten by Ginny Hoover, I Retired From 'Teaching' Back in 2009 and Now I'm Back! - Reporting from the future (Part 2) by Dr. Rob Reilly, Language Arts Sites Part 1 by Marjan Glavac

TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE

Volume 4 Number 5

COVER STORY
Too many people in the general public continue to think that teaching is a job that anyone can do. Wrong! Teaching is a special calling. Teaching is a mission.
Overworked and Under- appreciated - A Tribute to Teachers...

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May Columns

ARTICLES

May Articles

REGULAR FEATURES

May Regular Features

FYI

May Informational Items

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REGULAR FEATURES
	*Apple Seeds: Inspirational quotes* by Barb Erickson
	*Special Days This Month* by Ron Victoria
	*Featured School*
	*Classroom Photos* by Members of the Teachers.Net Community
	Poems Written by Teachers 10 Brave Substitute Teachers and I Love You
	*The Lighter Side of Teaching* *No More Lip Prints* *YENDOR'S Top Ten* *Georgia's NCLB Head-Tricks* *Schoolies* *Woodhead*
	*Handy Teacher Recipes*
	*Classroom Crafts*
	*Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs*


PRINTABLES
	*Adjectives Worksheet* Ladybug Pattern An End of the School Year Test for First Grade Writing Checklist Word Family House Poem Form


	*Upcoming Ed Conferences*
	*Letters to the Editor*


ON-SITE INSIGHTS
	*On intermural sports at all levels* by L. Swilley
	*Observing an Outstanding Teacher* from The Teachers.Net Substitute Teachers' Chatboard



FYI
	*Kidsregen.org helps kids, parents and educators find inspiration, activities and a sense of purpose during uncertain times* from: Kidsregen.org
	*Online Fishing Derby Locator Connects Youth With Over 1,800 Events* from: Hooked On Fishing International

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Harry & Rosemary Wong
Applying for a Teaching Job in a Tight Market

The marketplace has become stiff again and you need to put your best foot forward. You can do this by impressing the interviewer that you are knowledgeable about the district...

Dr. Marvin Marshall
Listening Lessons

For a number of reasons, this generation of students needs to be taught active listening skills"...

Full story

Cheryl M. Sigmon
Streamlining the Writing Block

These hints might help you get control of the block and feel more comfortable with your daily schedule...

Full Story

Esmé Codell

Extreme Reading!

Teaching is an extreme sport come Spring, when a young man's fancies turn to thoughts of recess...

Barbara
Gruber
&
Sue Gruber
Springtime Learning Clubs---
Simple Solutions to Spring Fever!

As the days tick off toward the end of the year, classroom management and engaging children in learning become more challenging in every classroom...

Full story

Hal Portner
SGID: Teachers Learn From Student Feedback -- Small Group Instructional Diagnosis Leads to Increased Learning

If you are willing to take me up on my challenge -- to solicit and respect honest student feedback in order to improve classroom instruction -- you can do so through a process called Small Group Instructional Diagnosis, or SGID...

Full Story

Glenn Dietzel
There's A Book Inside of You!
You Reflect On Your Idea

Reflection is a three part process. It involves reflecting "on the past," "in the present," and "for the future."...

Beth Bruno
Hassles on the School Bus

I wonder what goes on to and from school on the bus. A majority of school children ride buses for an hour or more every day...

Full story

Ginny Hoover
It's That Time Again, Ginny's List of Ten
I think sometimes we forget the power of words…the power of a kind action...

Full Story

Dr. Rob Reilly
I Retired From 'Teaching' Back in 2009 and Now I'm Back! -
Reporting from the future
(Part 2)

A former student is now my boss and I'm starting to experience technology shock...

Marjan Glavac

Language Arts Sites
Part 1

Each month Marjan Glavac, professional speaker, teacher and author, presents five websites for educators...

Full story

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ARTICLES
	*Overworked and Under-appreciated - A Tribute to Teachers* by Don Quimby
	*Learning Simulations Add to Classroom Lessons* by Lanny Sorenson
	*14 Steps to Teacher Assertiveness - How to cope with difficult parents, principals and staff members* by Mike Moore
	*Early Years Are Learning Years - Learning through Water Play* from: National Association for the Education of Young Children
	*Pupil Personality Profile* by P R Guruprasad
	*End of Year Gift Ideas for Young Students* from the Teachers.Net Kindergarten Chatboard
	*Millionaires Receive Tax Break While More Children Enter Poverty* fromThe Children's Defense Fund
	*Eating Disorders: A Multi-Discipline Approach to the Kate Moss "Wispy Waif " Syndrome* by Dr. Catherine Sagan
	*Editor's epicks for May* by Kathleen Alape Carpenter
	*A Note To Young Immigrants* by Mitali Perkins
	*Ladybug Poems and Activities* from the Teachers.Net Community
	*A Step by Step Writing Guide for Students - Writing About a Character* (Fourth Grade) by Barbara D. Martin


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