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New Resource for Student/New Teachers

by Michele

Jul 23, 2009

A new book has come out for teachers that is practical, straight-forward, and SIMPLE. It discusses all of the traps for first year teachers, and gives advice on everything from how to arrange your room to dealing with parents and administrators. The title is A Lesson Plan for Teachers, New and Old: A Guide for Student Teachers, New Teachers, and th...See More

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Article calls upon teacher ed profs to take radical step

by Teachers.Net

Jul 25, 2009

The Most Cost Effective Approach to Improve Teacher Education - [link removed].

About Edward Strauser...

Edward Strauser is a retired NYS teacher. He taught at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA, left for a year to teach high school, and returned to his present professor position in the Department of Middle and Se...See More

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bernoulli On 7/25/09, Teachers.Net wrote: > The Most Cost Effective Approach to Improve Teacher > Education - [link removed].

I like the proposal. Actually Peter Drucker proposed something close to this about 30 years ago--but on a much broader scale. He believe that ALL college professors should take a forced sabbatical every 7 years to put t...See More

Jul 25, 2009

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L. Swilley Is there anything here about the professors actually having an academic subject to teach, improving their knowledge of THAT?

Professors of Education should do everybody a favor and just resign and close their departments. Mentoring is the best, the most effective means of teaching teachers to teach. The majority of teachers acknowledges th...See More

Jul 28, 2009

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Virtual Science Labs

by Jo

Aug 6, 2009

Does anyone have any experiences good, bad, indifferent using virutal (anatomy in this case) labs? I have never used them before and am teaching a 1 night/week anatomy lab using them this year.

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Paco On 8/06/09, Jo wrote: > Does anyone have any experiences good, bad, indifferent > using virutal (anatomy in this case) labs? I have never > used them before and am teaching a 1 night/week anatomy lab > using them this year. I teach A&P at a community college and I do use a virtual lab website. The site accompanies our textbook and I...See More

Aug 6, 2009

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Free Resource for Preservice, Aspiring, and Student Teachers

by Eric

Aug 11, 2009

Did you know that nearly 100,000 aspiring teachers enter into teacher training/education programs every year?

Please assist me in spreading the word to your colleagues and education students about Road to Teaching ([link removed].

Launched by a teacher, Road to Teaching (R2T) has supported over 44,000 visitors through an edu-blo...See More

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California State University Faculty Furlough Issues

by bernoulli

Aug 14, 2009

The California Faculty Association voted to allow the union to negotiate a furlough agreement with the CSU for two days/month, resulting in about a 10% cut in pay. Problem is now in the details. How do you give two days off to university instructors? Do they get the same teaching load? Or is it reduced by 10% also. At my campus we have a new calend...See More

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new adjunct

by jm

Aug 15, 2009

I will be teaching my first class this fall(100 level bio lab). Any advice/hints to make it a successful semester? Is there any adjunct etiquette I should be aware of? I would really like this to be the beginning of a career. TIA.

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bernoulli On 8/15/09, jm wrote: > I will be teaching my first class this fall(100 level bio > lab). Any advice/hints to make it a successful semester? > Is there any adjunct etiquette I should be aware of? I > would really like this to be the beginning of a career. > TIA.

Some good suggestions already made.

If you want to ma...See More

Aug 18, 2009

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jm I am transitioning from medicine into teaching. Hopefully the confidence (faking and real) can transfer reasonably well. I definitely want to continue so I appreciate all the suggestions!

Aug 18, 2009

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Another new adjunct - first day advice?

by NDM

Aug 21, 2009

Nice to see there are other people in the same boat! I too am embarking on my first adjunct teaching experience, for an Intro to Theatre class at a community college. Any advice as to how you run your first day of class and set the tone for the semester?

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