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Date: Tue,  2 Mar 2004 18:26:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Education World Newsletter Vol. 8 Issue 9

Education World Weekly Newsletter

Volume 8 Issue 9
March 2, 2004

Dear Education Professionals,

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LATEST ARTICLES
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LESSON PLANNING
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The Iditarod
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml#iditarod
On your mark! Lessons for following Alaska's "great race."

Iditarod Math: Ten Math Work Sheets Teach About the Iditarod
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson302.shtml
The Iditarod is a "teachable moment" that rivals few others. Wise teachers
  use this annual sled dog race to teach geography and language skills,
  history, and science. This week, Education World makes math connections to
  the Iditarod.

Writing Bug: I'm Really Good at...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug069.shtml
I'm really good at these three things:

5-Minute Fillers
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fillers/fillers028.shtml
Quick activities when you have five minutes to spare -- Volume 28.

Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plan: At the Dinner Table: A Foreign Language
  Lesson
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/04-1/lesson009.shtml
This hands-on activity teaches basic foreign language vocabulary.

Internet Scavenger Hunt
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt026.shtml
Back to basketball's beginnings.

Work Sheet of the Week
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/math_3_5.shtml#featured
"Word Problems" -- using all four operation.

March Coloring Calendar
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/calendar/march03.shtml
Plus 25 ideas for using the calendar.

Month of Fun: March
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fun_month/fun_month_mar04.shtml
Check out this month's Month of Fun calendar from Education World. Each day,
  find a link to an interactive puzzle, learning game, or craft that will
  engage students while reinforcing important skills.

Celebrate Women's History Month!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/women_history.shtml
Each March, Education World -- and the rest of the world -- recognizes
  Women's History Month. Following are lessons, activities, and resources to
  involve your students in the study of women's contributions to the world.

March Into Spring: Resources for Teaching About March's Special Days
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml
Education World has dug deep into its archives to collect teaching resources
  for special events in March. This month is Women's History Month, National
  Nutrition Month, Youth Art Month, and Music in Our Schools Month. The
  vernal equinox ushers in spring, and the Iditarod mushers and their dogs
  compete before the snow melts. You can scroll through the resources or
  click a topic to go directly to the specific resource you're looking for!


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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Strategies That Work: Inclusion
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy026.shtml
A generation ago, few classrooms included students with disabilities. That
  all changed, however, with the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities
  Education Act (IDEA). So, how are schools today doing with the challenge of
  including all students in the regular classroom?

Dr. Ken Shore's Classroom Problem Solver
Angry Outbursts, Part 2
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore027.shtml
An angry student might display his temper in a variety of ways. He also
  might trigger feelings of anger and frustration in you. In last week's
  column, Dr. Shore discussed ways to defuse student anger and help him learn
  better self-control. This week, he offers some additional strategies. Six
  more tips for dealing with an angry student.

Voice of Experience: Three Differences Between Teaching and Administration
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice114.shtml
Educator Arnold Pulda reflects on his move from the classroom to
  administration. There are big differences, he says, but the most important
  thing administrators need to know is that they can never -- must never --
  forget where they came from.

Teacher Feature: Starring Susan Schweiker
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature025.shtm=
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A+ ideas for creative writing.

Teacher Diary: On the Road to National Certification
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/diary_2003/teacherdiary.shtml
Approaching the end of the road.

Contests and Competitions
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/contests/index.shtml
NHD essay contest recalls on Brown v. Board of Education.

Admirable Teaching Traits
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr387.shtml
Almost every educator would agree that teacher quality is the most important
  factor in determining school quality. But what factors determine teacher
  quality? In this article from Teaching for Excellence, you'll discover the
  traits administrators look for in their teachers.

A Poetry Slam Cures the Midwinter Blahs
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice069.shtml
Educator Brenda Dyck reflects on how she used a Poetry Slam, an event in
  which student-poets perform their work and are judged by members of an
  audience, to refocus her students during the winter blahs. She shares how
  her students took this 1980s art form and turned it into an opportunity to
  connect with their peers and teachers.


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TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
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A WebQuest: Why Not a Woman?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest_orig/webquest_orig006.shtml
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has asked permission to add one more
  holiday to the 11 federal holidays already observed in the U.S. Congress
  has agreed that a new holiday can be added if that holiday honors a woman.
  Every classroom in the U.S. has been asked to nominate a woman who students
  think is important enough to have a federal holiday named after her. You
  and your classmates must choose a woman to nominate.

Sites to See: Nutrition
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites022.shtml
Every day, it seems, scientists discover new information about nutrition and
  the effects of different food on the human body. Help keep kids up-to-date
  on the latest nutritional information with regular visits to some of the
  Web sites below.

A Techtorial: Notetaking On The =91Net
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial053.shtml
Notetaking on the 'Net.

Cool School of the Week
http://www.educationworld.com/cool_school/2003/honor_roll_022504.shtml
Cool School of the Week</a>: A. A. Nelson Elementary, Lake Charles, LA.

The Inter-Activity Center
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/interactivity/index.shtml
The Joke's On... WebQuest invites you to participate.

Motivate While You Integrate Technology: Online Assessment
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech125.shtml
Integrating technology can seem like a formidable task to the K-12 educator.
  But what if there was a way to bring computers into the curriculum while
  saving time and engaging the learner? Online assessment can provide the
  regular classroom teacher with a painless and productive tool for testing
  with technology. Education World shows you how!


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SCHOOL ISSUES
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Cold Mush: Serving Stories from the Iditarod Trail
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat094.shtml
Jeffrey M. Peterson of Minnesota, this year's Teacher on the Trail, is eager
  to experience the Iditarod and to share his observations and lessons with
  students around the world.

No Educator Left Behind: Teaching English-Language Learners
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB062.shtml
Does the No Child Left Behind Act require specific curriculum for teaching
  English to non-English-speaking students?

News Scoops: Education News Headlines for Busy Educators
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/edscoops.shtml
1. Students Prep for New SAT -- The debut of the new SAT may be more than a
  year away, but already U.S. students are practicing for the timed-essay
  section of the test. The latest version of the SAT launches in spring 2005.

2. Dept. of Ed Rallies Support for NCLB -- Bush administration officials,
  including Secretary of Education Rod Paige, are traveling around the U.S.
  to clarify the federal No Child Left Behind Act to local school officials.
  Many educators say the law is underfunded.
3. NEA Wants Paige Fired -- The National Education Association has asked
  President Bush to fire Secretary of Education Rod Paige for calling the NEA
  a "terrorist organization." Paige apologized for his word choice, but said
  the NEA uses "obstructionist scare tactics" to oppose the No Child Left
  Behind Act.
4. Mariachi Bands Engage Students -- Bedichek Middle School in Austin,
  Texas, is one of several in the state with a student mariachi band.
  Offering the traditional Mexican music is a nod to the growing Hispanic
  population in the schools, and also spurs student interest in music.
5. Mobile Learning Lab to Roll -- The Christina, Delaware, School District
  plans to roll out a "World of Wonder" bus, a mobile learning lab that will
  park at shopping centers on weekends. Kindergarten through sixth graders
  will be able to practice reading, language, and mathematics skills while
  parents run errands.

The Weekly Survey
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey005.shtml
If you could relive your life, would you be an educator again?

Stopping Dropping Out!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat062.shtml
Efforts to prevent students from dropping out of school should begin when
  children start school, not when they're about to leave it, says Franklin P.
  Schargel, one of the authors of Strategies to Help Solve Our School Dropout
  Problem. According to Schargel and co-author Jay Smink, educators, parents,
  and the community need to work together to reduce the school dropout rate.


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ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK
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Making Retention A Last Resort
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin344.shtml
Too often, educators find themselves choosing between social promotion and
  retention, when neither benefits children. Some districts have found that
  intensive intervention in the early grades can eliminate the choice between
  two unappealing options.

How I Handled Producing a Great School Newsletter Without a Budget
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled026.shtml
Parents and our community frequently express interest in learning more about
  our school. They often ask, Why don't you publish a school newsletter? We
  wanted to find a way to do that without spending money we could ill afford
  or adding to our teachers' workload. The solution has turned out better
  than we ever expected!

Principal Profile
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pprofile/pprofile035.shtml
William S. Myers, Washington Elementary in Sterling, Illinois.

Grants
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/index.shtml
Moss Foundation supports the arts in special education.

Conventions and Conferences
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/conventions/
What's coming up?

Join the Conversation
http://forums.educationworld.com/index.php
452f7d08ffbd89d6150d1494636
Boosting staff morale during the February blahs.

Classroom Management: Principals Help Teachers Develop Essential Skills
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin299.shtml
Almost everybody agrees that strong classroom management skills are
  essential for successful teaching. But many teacher education programs
  don't provide courses to help future teachers develop those skills. So what
  is a principal to do with a new teacher who has great potential but needs
  help with classroom management? Education World's "Principal Files"
  principals have "The Plan."

Principals Share Favorite Read-Aloud Books
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin200.shtml
This month, in celebration of National Children's Book Week, Education World
  asked our Principal Files principals to share their favorite books to read
  aloud to students. The result is a list of books -- some popular and
  familiar, others obscure -- that should be on every principal's reading
  list!


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SITE REVIEWS
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The Molecular Workbench
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2004/r0204-23.shtml
A simulation that teaches molecular structure.

The U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Education Page
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2004/r0204-25.shtml
Invaluable resources for a key historical topic.

National Mental Health Information Center
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2004/r0204-27.shtml
The Department of Health and Human Services site on mental health info.


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