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by Jessica Masters
Nov 29, 2006
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Dear Teachers,
If you teach students in grades 4-9, we invite you to
participate in a special pilot study for a federally funded
research project, the e-Learning for Educators Initiative.
The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)
at Boston College is conducting a pilot study t...See More/blockquote>
Dear Teachers,
If you teach students in grades 4-9, we invite you to
participate in a special pilot study for a federally funded
research project, the e-Learning for Educators Initiative.
The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)
at Boston College is conducting a pilot study to examine
the characteristics of test items that will be used in the
large-scale research project and you may be eligible to
participate in this pilot study. You will only need to
complete an online survey, and administer two online tests
to your students, and you will receive a $100 stipend.
This study will conclude on Friday, December 8, so sign up
now and participate! We need your help to collect data for
this important study! For more information, or to sign up,
please visit [link removed]
ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible you must:
• Be a teacher in grades 4- 9
• NOT be a teacher in the following list of states.
(The larger research study will occur in these states and
thus these teachers cannot participate in the pilot study).
o Alabama
o Delaware
o Kentucky
o Mississippi
o Missouri
o New Hampshire
o Pennsylvania
o West Virginia
• Be able to administer an online test to a class of
students.
COMPENSATION
All teachers who participate will receive instant feedback
about student performance. You can use this feedback to
assess your students and inform future instruction.
In addition to the feedback about your students’
performance, the first 140 teachers to complete the
requirements (10 in each sub-content area) will receive
$100 for each sub-content area. Completing the
requirements means taking the teacher survey and
administering both tests to your students.
REQUIREMENTS
You can participate in multiple sub-content areas (listed
below). Participation requirements are:
• You will take one online survey, estimated to take
30-45 minutes to complete.
• You will administer two online tests to a class of
at least 15 students. Each test takes one full class
period; the total amount of participation time needed from
your students is two class periods. You will need Flash v8
or higher to administer the students tests. This software
is free for download at
[link removed]
These requirements are for each sub-content area chosen.
The sub-content areas are:
4th and 5th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
• Vocabulary
• Reading Comprehension: Narrative
• Reading Comprehension: Expository
• Writing
5th and 6th Grade Math sub-content areas:
• Fractions
• Algebraic Thinking
• Measurement
7th and 8th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
• Vocabulary
• Reading Comprehension: Narrative
• Reading Comprehension: Expository
• Writing
8th and 9th Grade Math sub-content areas:
• Proportional Reasoning
• Functions
• Geometric Measurement
For more information about the study and to sign up, please
visit:
[link removed]!”
Once you sign up, you will be directed to the Teacher
Management Page. Here you can download the files “Pilot
Instructions” and “Stipend and Contact Information” for
further details.
You can also contact the researchers at efe.[email removed].
by DOES YOUR STATE HAVE A TEACHERS' RIGHTS BILL?
Dec 22, 2006
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Every teacher is entitled to a duty-free lunch and
planning and preparation time. Except for a few minor
changes made in the 1995 rewrite of the Texas Education
Code, the statutes have essentially remained the same.
Duty-free lunch – Texas Education Code, Sec. 21.405
By law, each classroom teacher ...See More/blockquote>
Every teacher is entitled to a duty-free lunch and
planning and preparation time. Except for a few minor
changes made in the 1995 rewrite of the Texas Education
Code, the statutes have essentially remained the same.
Duty-free lunch – Texas Education Code, Sec. 21.405
By law, each classroom teacher and full-time librarian
gets at least a 30-minute lunch period “free from all
duties and responsibilities connected with the instruction
and supervision of students.” According to a Texas
Attorney General opinion, the term “duty” would include a
directive that teachers remain on campus during lunch,
because it would relate to student instruction or
supervision. Districts cannot require teachers to stay on
campus during their 30-minute lunch even if the campus
is “closed” for students.
The law provides exceptions—personnel shortages, extreme
economic conditions or unavoidable/unforeseen
circumstances—which give districts the right to require
teachers to supervise lunches, but not more than one time
per week.
The rules adopted by the commissioner of education set the
bar very high before a district can assign a teacher to
lunch duty. Scheduling problems do not create unforeseen
circumstances. They exist when an epidemic, illness, or
natural or man-made disaster leaves no one available to do
the duty. An extreme economic condition exists when hiring
a person to supervise lunch would cause the district to
raise taxes to the extent that the district might face a
tax roll-back election. A personnel shortage exists only
after all available nonteaching personnel—superintendent
and business manager included—have been assigned to the
duty and the district has diligently recruited community
volunteers to help.
Planning and preparation time – Texas Education Code, Sec.
21.404
The law entitles every teacher to planning and preparation
time, during which the district can require the teacher to
engage in no activity other than parent-teacher
conferences, evaluating student work, and planning.
Teachers must have at least 450 minutes of planning time
every two weeks in increments of not less than 45 minutes
within the instructional day.
Examples:
A teacher could have five 90-minute conference periods
within a two-week period, instead of a 45-minute
conference period each day. A district can provide 50-
minute blocks of planning time daily, and exceed the
minimum requirement, but it could not provide 50 minutes
one day and 40 minutes the next.
A district cannot schedule a 7:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
instructional day, and then give teachers 3:15 p.m.-4:00
p.m. to plan after the students leave.
Conference period cases often involve requirements for
group planning or staff development during planning
periods. According to the commissioner of education, if a
district gives teachers no more than the statutory minimum
planning time, the district cannot ask teachers to engage
in group-planning during one of those planning periods.
Example:
A district that schedules 50-minute planning periods every
day could ask teachers to plan as a group one day every
two weeks, but the district could not take one planning
period for group planning and another for staff
development.
by United States Institute of Peace
Dec 28, 2006
/blockquote>
The United States Institute of Peace announces the National
Peace Essay Contest for students in grades 9-12. For the
2006-07 contest, student's essay must examine the issue of
youth and violent conflicts. First-place winners from each
state receive $1,000 college scholarships and compete for
national awards o...See More/blockquote>
The United States Institute of Peace announces the National
Peace Essay Contest for students in grades 9-12. For the
2006-07 contest, student's essay must examine the issue of
youth and violent conflicts. First-place winners from each
state receive $1,000 college scholarships and compete for
national awards of $2,500 to $10,000. National award
amounts include state awards. First-place state winners
also are invited to attend an expenses-paid awards program
in Washington, D.C., in June. To obtain guidelines for
entering the contest, e-mail [email removed]].
by Becky Mallatt
Feb 19, 2007
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My name is Becky Mallatt and I am from Oregon. I am
organzing a 50 state quilt block exchange and I have all
but 10 of the states ready to go. Montana is one that I
don't have yet. I know this is a long shot, but I came
upon your this chatboard, so I thought maybe I could send
you the info and maybe one ...See More/blockquote>
My name is Becky Mallatt and I am from Oregon. I am
organzing a 50 state quilt block exchange and I have all
but 10 of the states ready to go. Montana is one that I
don't have yet. I know this is a long shot, but I came
upon your this chatboard, so I thought maybe I could send
you the info and maybe one of the K-2 teachers here would
like to participate. It will be totally free for you to
join us, because the grant pays for everything. Here is
the info I have posted on several websites. If you would
like to join or know someone else from MT who would,
PLEASE reply ASAP. thanks so much and have a great day!
I received a "Kids in Need" grant for a "50 State Quilt
Square
Exchange." Here's how the project will work: I will get
one teacher
from each of the 50 states to agree to make 50 identical
PAPER quilt squares to represent their state. They should
be 6" square, done TLC-style (cut/glued paper). For
instance, we made a beaver on ours because Oregon is "The
Beaver State." Washington could be a pine tree design
it's "The Evergreen State" and Florida could be a big sun
because it's "The Sunshine State." You will also need to
have a
written piece, also 6" square, to go with each square
(simple, kid-
friendly, short and simple, writing pieces). They can all
be the
same. I am planning to do an interactive piece with my
whole class.
My grant will pay for you to mail me your completed
squares and
writing. I will then redistribute your 50 squares into
files for each
state, so that after I have gotten everything, I will have
a file for
each state with all 50 states' quilt squares and writing
pieces. I
will then send that file back to you. THEN you can either
make them
into a 50-states quilt piece that you can display in your
school, OR
maybe make it into a book - this part is up to you.
If you are interested, please email me ASAP to my school
email, rmallattbend.k12.or.us, or home email,
[email removed]:
Your name & State
Grade
School
School address
Email
I will confirm with you and will then send you detailed
instructions.
Please respond ASAP as we need to get this project going
as quickly as we can.
Becky in OR
/blockquote>
I heard that the Billings public school system got a big
salary hike- is that true?? If so, what is the starting
salary now?? Also, did the rest of MT get raises, too??
/blockquote>
If you are planning on leaving Montana to come to Nevada,
check out Teachers4Change...... You need to get the facts
regarding the Silver State before you come here......
Larry
by Lina Fidalgo
Jul 14, 2007
/blockquote>
Hello All,
Just wondering if any teacher in the great state of
Montana is interested in joining a postcard exchange. If
not maybe you know a teacher who might be. Email me and
I'll send you all the details.
Thanks,
[email removed]
by Please join us!!`
Aug 12, 2007
/blockquote>
We only need 5 more states and, Montana, you're one of
them! :) Please join us!
I'm a teacher from NYC helping to organize a postcard
exchange. We are sending and receiving
postcards from all over the USA. I'm not sure if you're
familiar but here's how it works:
You have to purchase 50 postcards...See More/blockquote>
We only need 5 more states and, Montana, you're one of
them! :) Please join us!
I'm a teacher from NYC helping to organize a postcard
exchange. We are sending and receiving
postcards from all over the USA. I'm not sure if you're
familiar but here's how it works:
You have to purchase 50 postcards w/ your state's pictures
on them. You also have to purchase postcard stamps. But you
can either ask for a dollar from each student to help out
w/ the costs or on your supply list, ask each student to
purchase a postcard. I'm from NYC so postcards here are
very cheap (20 for $1) so I only ask each kid to bring in $
for 2 stamps.
Once you get your postcards, you and your students do some
research about your state (ex. population, state bird,
what's the weather like, fun things to do there, and write
a little about your town and class) and you write this info
on the back of the postcard and mail it out and you'll get
50 postcards back from all over the country! It's really a
fun project for the kids. Let me know if you're still
interested. Thanks!
Sarah
Please note that we'd prefer bought photo postcards rather
than made cards. All cards must be out by the last week of
November. And only write me if you are really committed to
making this project work.
Are you interested in joining? Email me at:
[email removed]
Please send your name, school name and addy, and the grade
you teach. Thanks!
/blockquote>
All he does is post the same garbage over and over,
clogging the Texas chatboard.
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