Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.9

September 2008

	Cover Story by Hal Portner
	High Quality Teaching: The Intangible Element
	The cornerstone of quality education in our schools is what happens between teacher and student.
	Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
	It Was Something Close to a Miracle
	Columns
»	More Tools for Classroom Fun and SuccessCheryl Sigmon
»	Time Flies!Sue Gruber
»	"Getting to Know Each Other"Activities, part 2Leah Davies
»	Our Back PagesTodd R. Nelson
»	Using a Butterfly Analogy to Explain the Hierarchy of Social DevelopmentMarvin Marshall
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac
»	Dear Barbara - Advice for SubsBarbara Pressman
»	The First Day of Hell? and Still No Job! How Do I Stay Positive?Kioni Carter
	Articles
»	The Music, Movement, and Learning Connection
»	Notes And Quotes From My Summer Reading
»	Chinese Royalty and Cedar Wood, The History of the Pencil
»	Teaching and Stress: Symptoms and Cures
»	September 2008 Writing Prompts
»	Learning About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
»	Donna’s Lesson Plan Files For Music Teachers
»	A Teaching Guide for The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
»	Virtual lab
	Features
»	Printable Worksheets & Teaching Aids
»	Ineffective teachers? and Laura Bush's speech on July 28
»	School Photographs for September 2008
»	Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: September 2008
»	Video Bytes: Brainiac science; Puppies lulled to sleep; Pilobilus dance; and More
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration for September 2008
»	Live on Teachers.Net: September 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	Peanut Free School?
»	HELP! First Time Teaching Kindergarten!
»	"I don't have a pencil [again]!" Does anything work?
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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