Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.6 No.5

May 2009

	Cover Story by Matt Levinson
	Schools and Facebook: Moving Too Fast, or Not Fast Enough?
Schools can draw a line in the sand, with zero tolerance rules written into school handbooks, or they can shift with the changing sands of social networking and utilize social networking and Facebook to enhance teaching and learning.
	Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
	Teachers Are the Greatest Assets
On the first day of school, the teacher across the hall commented to me that my students are "always so good!" It's not the students; it's the procedures that have proven to work. The First Days of School helps me to manage my class, so that I can be an effective teacher.
	Columns
»	Comedy Highlights from Room K-1! Sue Gruber
»	What Will Your Students Remember? Leah Davies
»	My Mrs. Krikorian Todd R. Nelson
»	Discipline Is a Liberating Word Marvin Marshall
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly Five Marjan Glavac
»	Help! Too Much Talk! Not Enough Work! Barbara Pressman
»	Mayan Sites and Paris Easy on the Purse Josette Bonafino
»	The Little Things that Count in Our Schools: Doing Something Different, Simple and Powerful Cheryl Sigmon
»	Teacher Morale Matters Dorothy Rich
»	Team Management - It’s in the Cards Rick Morris
»	Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century Hal Portner
	Articles
»	The Document Camera: A Better Way to Present! Joe Frisk
»	Need a Teaching Job? Here’s Where to Find One Alan Haskvitz
»	Make Twitter an Ally in the Classroom! Alan Haskvitz
»	Teaching Is... Bill Page
»	Celebrating True Heroes Graysen Walles
»	Digital Pens & Touch-Screens Tim Newlin
»	12 Ways to Improve and Enhance Your Paraprofessional- Teacher Experience Susan Fitzell
»	May 2009 Writing Prompts James Wayne
»	Using Photographs To Inspire Writing VII Hank Kellner
»	How to Increase the Number of Physics and Chemistry Majors Stewart E. Brekke
»	Bibliotherapy Booklist for Elementary Students Lisa Bundrick
»	8 Ways to Make Math Magical at School Steve Sherman
»	5 Brainteasers Steve Sherman
»	What Will You Do For Shy Kids? Marjie Braun Knudsen
	Features
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes Barb Stutesman
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration Ron Victoria
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Photo Tour: 3rd Grade Classroom
»	Teacher Blogs Showcase
»	Carol Goodrow's Kids Running Printables
»	Dolch word activities, end of first grade test, first grade memory book, map and geography lessons for all levels, IEP progress, and graduation ceremonies songs
»	Video Bytes; Are You Going to Finish Strong?, Antarctica, Ted Talks - Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?, How Big Is Will?, The Sling Shot Man, Styrofoam Cup vs. Deep Sea
»	Live on Teachers.Net: May 2009
»	New Teacher Induction Programs
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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School Photographs for May 2009 This month we tour the third grade classroom of Rita Sheffield at Sunset Ridge Elementary School in Middleton, Wisconsin.

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Rita Sheffield Third Grade Teacher Sunset Ridge Elementary School Middleton, Wisconsin www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/sunsetweb/classes/Sheffield Our class Word Wall is located right next to our Writing Center so that the students can spell the Word Wall words correctly in their writing. Seven new words are added every other week, and the words are cheered and written several times a week to practice them. Our Writing Center includes writing idea cards, pictures, and booklets. It also has blank books to write in, a variety of paper, envelopes, stencils and drawing books, highlighters, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, and stamps. Wow! » More Gazette articles... http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

More Classroom Photos on Teachers.Net... Rita Sheffield's Third Grade at Sunset Ridge Elementary School in Middleton, Wisconsin (May 2009) Marie Smith’s Third Grade classroom at MW Cuyler Elementary School! (Apr. 2009) Heather Renz's 4th Grade Classroom Tom McCall Elementary School Redmond, Oregon (Mar. 2009) Mrs. Jeanine Horner's Kindergarten in Guilford Elementary, Howard County Public School System, Maryland (Dec. 2008) JAM in WA (Nov. 2008) Lassalette School in La Puente, CA (Oct. 2008) Anastacia Seuferling, Voluntown Elementary School (Sept. 2008) This month we go to Madison Middle School in North Hollywood, CA. (Aug. 2008) Tour a 3rd grade classroom (Aug. 2003) Tour a Kindergarten classroom (May 2003) Grade 4 and a Middle School classroom views (April 2003) Kindergarten math center activity & pocket chart activity, photos of the 4 Blocks Leadership Conference (March 2003) Tour a (Grade 1) 4 Blocks classroom (February 2003) Two Middle School classrooms - Special Education and History (January 2003) A Kindergarten classroom tour and Grade 2 holiday displays (December 2002) A Grade 3 classroom tour (November 2002) A Grade 2 classroom tour and views of a First Grade (October 2002) Related Resources & Discussions on Teachers.Net... Live Meetings Live Teacher Chat Live Events Mailring