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by Jennifer Dyson
Oct 20, 2006
/blockquote>
Hello,
I am a graduate student at Texas A&M University, Corpus
Christi. I am conducting research for my master's degree
in Curriculum & Instruction, specializing in math.
Specifically, I created a survey regarding the role of
virtual manipulatives in today's mathematics classroom. I
am ...See More/blockquote>
Hello,
I am a graduate student at Texas A&M University, Corpus
Christi. I am conducting research for my master's degree
in Curriculum & Instruction, specializing in math.
Specifically, I created a survey regarding the role of
virtual manipulatives in today's mathematics classroom. I
am in the process of distributing this survey to as many
mathematics teachers as possible. Your help would be
greatly appreciated. Below is a direct link to the survey:
[link removed]
PLEASE forward this e-mail on to any teachers you know who
are currently teaching mathematics-- elementary, middle,
or high school. With your help, I hope to receive results
from all over the country.
Any help you can provide in publicizing this survey is
greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Dyson
/blockquote>
It seems to be all the same states missing and I can't
figure it out. Smaller population?
by CARY L. BEAUVAIS
Nov 9, 2006
/blockquote>
I just wanted to THANK everyone that help me in my quest to
find a long lost teacher that made a differance in my life.
I have been in contact with her. For all you teachers out
there that never give up on a kid. This is one for you.
I was one of those kids that had trouble in school. My
fourth gra...See More/blockquote>
I just wanted to THANK everyone that help me in my quest to
find a long lost teacher that made a differance in my life.
I have been in contact with her. For all you teachers out
there that never give up on a kid. This is one for you.
I was one of those kids that had trouble in school. My
fourth grade teacher Miss Gwyeski was wonderful and caring,
for the year I had her. She gave a little extra care to all
the kids, never leaving a kid lost or confused. I moved at
the end of the year to Worland, Wyoming. There I met my
fifth grade teacher Mrs. Nelson. Cindy Nelson was the kind
of teacher that wanted to make a differance. She wouldn't
let a kid just slide by. She took extra time to help the
kids before and after school. She was a great teacher. I
was one of those kids that always needed a lot of help, but
she never gave up on me. She had a way of always making
sence to me and of getting me to try my best. Even after
fifth grade, she was there for me. When I needed a little
kick in the butt, or just a little "I know you can do it";
she was there. She became a second mother to me. Then I
went into the marines and she was remarried. Some time
after bootcamp I lost contact with her. I'm stuborn and
like she installed in me, I won't give up on someone. It
took a little over ten years and the help of a few of you
here on this site, but I am now back intouch with her. I
have met a few kids at my work that have trouble in school,
and I have been able to aid them in their choise to stay in
school. I learned from one of the best how important school
is. So to all of you out there that share the same spirit
of teaching as Cindy Nelson, I just want to say "THANK YOU
ALL" and "YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERANCE".
Cary L. Beauvais
/blockquote>
Hello everyone,
Over the last year or two I recall several people on T-Net
posting
about their
experiences with the internet-based program, Headsprout
Early Reading.
In fact I think I was one of them -- we tried the free
scholarships at my
school two years ago, with outstanding results, and...See More/blockquote>
Hello everyone,
Over the last year or two I recall several people on T-Net
posting
about their
experiences with the internet-based program, Headsprout
Early Reading.
In fact I think I was one of them -- we tried the free
scholarships at my
school two years ago, with outstanding results, and
followed that up by
purchasing accounts for a number of high-needs kids in
Grade 1 plus some
ELL kids in Grades 2 and 3 last year. Again, Headsprout
proved to be a
tremendous catalyst to the kids' reading -- not only their
skills, but
(most important in the long run), their enthusiasm about
reading and their
self-perception as good readers. Even the most struggling
kids made a
lot of progress and LOVED to read -- they took home books
every night and
there was lots of book-sharing and book-talk in the
classroom. One of
our teachers remarked that this was the first year that
every single
child was enthusiastic and really pumped up about
reading .
Of course she
is a very skilled teacher herself, but she attributed the
palpable shift
to the effect Headsprout had on the (previously) "low-
performing" kids.
It's an excellent supplementary program but I'm a theme-
oriented person
myself and like to integrate stuff. I can see lots of
potential to tie in
other reading and language activities (also science and
social studies)
with some of the Headsprout characters and backgrounds --
more thematic
expansion about ocean life, the coral reef, rain forests,
habitats &
communities,.... writing activities.... I am never short
of
ideas but I
would be a lot more productive in getting them on paper
and
organized if I
had others to share ideas with. So far I am the only one
in
my district
using Headsprout and I don't know of people elsewhere,
either, but I know
they are out there.
So, I have started a Yahoo group for teachers using
Headsprout, hoping we
can get enough folks to subscribe, trouble-shoot and swap
ideas to be a
support system for one another and also share materials
and
ideas we
develop. I made up little letter tiles for word-building
(a
la Isabel
Beck's new book -- a good one if you haven't seen it), a
kind of tracking
log to monitor kids' reading the "episode stories" (place
for
observations), and have some printing activities and games
I have
developed but not uploaded yet. If others were interested
it would
galvanize me into going farther with the themes idea and
actually organize
it -- need input from other people, though.
It would also be great to swap ideas on how to solve some
of the practical
issues, like timetabling and progress monitoring, that
come
up along the
way.
So, if you are using Headsprout, please go here:
[link removed]!
This is always a busy time of year but the kids are
already
excited about
reading, so I am excited too.
Susan S.
Toronto, Ontario
by Jessica Masters
Nov 20, 2006
/blockquote>
Dear Teachers,
If you are a 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 s...See More/blockquote>
Dear Teachers,
If you are a 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 eligible for a $100 stipend.
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 Caped Crusader
Nov 23, 2006
/blockquote>
[link removed]
by Jessica Masters
Nov 29, 2006
/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 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 afford teachers similar rights?
Dec 22, 2006
/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 ...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 Teton Science Schools, Jackson
Feb 20, 2007
/blockquote>
The Teton Science Schools are happy to present:
INQUIRY, TECHNOLGY AND THE OUTDOORS
Wyoming Math and Science Teachers 2007
Professional Development Conference
March 30th and 31st, 2007
Teton Science Schools' Jackson Campus, Jackson, WY
Teachers who attend the conference will ...See More/blockquote>
The Teton Science Schools are happy to present:
INQUIRY, TECHNOLGY AND THE OUTDOORS
Wyoming Math and Science Teachers 2007
Professional Development Conference
March 30th and 31st, 2007
Teton Science Schools' Jackson Campus, Jackson, WY
Teachers who attend the conference will receive:
A $250 gift certificate for the student of their choice (a
non-family member) to attend a Teton Science Schools 2007
summer program
A $250 gift certificate for themselves to attend a Teton
Science Schools Teacher Learning Center program offered
through August of 2007
The Registration Fee is Waved for Presenters.
Contact Lindsay Patterson for full details:
lindsay.[email removed]
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