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A Teacher Looks at MLK, Jr. Day - by Todd Nelson

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 16, 2011

osted today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

A Teacher Looks at MLK, Jr. Day - By Todd R. Nelson – Head of School at The School in Rose Valley, PA. Nelson’s father, Robert C. Nelson, covered the Civil Rights movement for The Christian Science Monitor.

I celebrate Martin Luther King today. Perhaps it’s because my ...See More

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Study materials for social studies national boards

by Need to study!

Jan 17, 2011

I need the name of materials/resources to prepare for my assessment. Does anyone have the names of some useful resources. (books, websites, flashcards)

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Me too/Unsure about social studies boards I have the same question. I am trying to decide whether to attempt to become certified...social studies looks really hard. I've been teaching for over 20 years, but have been teaching psychology and early American History for most of that time. I would love to know if there is any way to narrow down the information from the other subjects. There is...See More

Feb 8, 2011

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PedagoNet Have you examined these study guide

Feb 10, 2011

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Impossible to find jobs?

by SH

Jan 20, 2011

Hello and thank you for reading my post! :)

My fiance and I are both in college to become teachers. I am majoring in Secondary Education and Biology and he is majoring in Secondary Education and Social Studies. I am just wondering what kind of job market can we expect? I have heard that science majors can find a job more easily, but I have...See More

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Diana On 1/20/11, SH wrote: > Hello and thank you for reading my post! :) > > My fiance and I are both in college to become teachers. I am > majoring in Secondary Education and Biology and he is > majoring in Secondary Education and Social Studies. I am > just wondering what kind of job market can we expect? I have > heard that scien...See More

Feb 10, 2011

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MJ Hello,

I wish I had better news for you, but I'm afraid you might be in trouble. I graduated in 2009 from grad school with an M'Ed, focus in Secondary Social Studies and Language Arts. I am now in my 2nd year working as a substitute teacher. I live in Oregon. Science teachers have a bit better luck, but as history teachers, we are a dime ...See More

Feb 11, 2011

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Smart Boards

by Daryl

Jan 20, 2011

Hello I am wondering how to incorporate a smart board into my lessons because i want to promote more activity and more involvement with my students. I don't really know much about smart boards so I am wondering if this is the right direction to take?

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Lynde I just got one installed in my classroom myself. It's been great.

1. Post your reading guide, vocab-project, map-project, time- line, whatever onn the screen. Then during Share & Compare of students' work, you can hand-write in the correct answers for all to see. Visible.

2. Draw circles around selected spot on the maps to fo...See More

Jan 20, 2011

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Neil Hokanson Here are some online resources you might find useful with your new SMART Board:

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Enjoy! //NH

On 1/20/11, Lynde wrote: > I just got one installed in my classroom myself. It's been > great. > > 1. Post your reading guide, vocab-project, map-project, ti...See More

Jan 25, 2011

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Inspiration Software in the classroom

by Ahhhrats

Jan 22, 2011

I'm looking for different ways to incorporate Inspiration software into my classroom. I've used the software in conjunction with my TeamBoard in brainstorming webs and classification activities where students move items into categories based on certain criteria and I've had students individually use templates to organize their ideas with visual too...See More

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History - NBPTS

by kcummings

Jan 26, 2011

I am on my 3rd and final run with National Boards. I am looking for someone who has taken the AYA History test who might have an answer to my questions. I only took one test during my 2nd try and it was Systems which has 2 prompts. I was much more prepared for this test this year than i was my first try yet I still made the exact same thing...i was...See More

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A Community of Collaboration

by jt

Jan 29, 2011

Hi all,

Is anyone interested in participating in a "teacher idea exchange". This website is great, but I think my "idea exchange" also has major potential, as a supplement to this website.

Yesterday, I was on a website from the UK called psychexchange. It's a resource for psychology teachers in the UK to really collaborate. They s...See More

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jt I made a facebook page for this community. Email me for the link.

On 1/29/11, jt wrote: > Hi all, > > Is anyone interested in participating in a "teacher idea > exchange". This website is great, but I think my "idea > exchange" also has major potential, as a supplement to this > website. > > Yesterday, I was on a we...See More

Jan 29, 2011

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Robben Wainer On 1/29/11, jt wrote: > I made a facebook page for this community. Email me for the link. > > > On 1/29/11, jt wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is anyone interested in participating in a "teacher idea >> exchange". This website is great, but I think my "idea >> exchange" also has major potential, as a supplement to ...See More

Jan 30, 2011

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South Texas Trail Ride

by feel free to follow along

Jan 29, 2011

If you are interested, please feel free to follow along. Your students (and yourself, of course) are invited to participate in the region 2 challenge, view the pictures, make comments, etc. Hope you enjoy it. We have gotten hits from Australia, Brazil, Arizona, Illinois, etc, etc. I am having a GREAT time with this. Hope your students enjoy it also...See More

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Great Depression

by Jesse

Feb 2, 2011

Hello. I am a student at Austin Peay State University and working on a lesson plan to go along with the Great Depression. What are some lesson plans that history teachers have found to be beneficial to their students regarding this topic in US History?

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Jeff Out of the Dust is a great story about the Great Depression. It is quite short and could be read out loud. It really brings home the suffering that many faced.

On 2/03/11, Jesse wrote: > Thanks for responding and making me clarify, JT. It could be an > entire unit or possibly just a lesson focusing specifically on > how the US go...See More

Feb 4, 2011

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Feb 8, 2011

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