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Education World Weekly Newsletter
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Volume 7 Issue 43
October 21, 2003
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Dear Education Professionals,
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LATEST ARTICLES
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LESSON PLANNING
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Halloween
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/halloween.shtml
"Ghosts and goblins are about. Witches walk among us. Princes,
princesses, fairies, and knights fill schools and classrooms. Is there
any doubt that Halloween is here? If you are not quite ready to
celebrate in "spooktacular" fashion, you're sure to find a fun idea of
two right here!
Writing Bug: A Halloween to Remember
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug053.shtml
I ran down the street, my Halloween candy flying in every direction.
You will never believe what had just happened to me?
5-Minute Fillers
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fillers/fillers012.shtml
Quick activities when you have five minutes to spare -- Volume 12.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson: Team Up for Sports Marketing
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/03-1/lesson033.shtml
VaReane Heese, who teaches at Springfield Elementary School in Omaha,
Nebraska, submitted this week's lesson, in which students create and
market their own sports franchises.
Internet Scavenger Hunt
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt081.shtml
Explore 100 years of World Series history.
Take Our Survey!
http://www.educationworld.com/ewsurveys/entry.jsp?id=1065709567567
Ten most helpful comments receive $100.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Strategies That Work: Book Reports
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy009.shtml
Book reports are a classroom staple; they represent a valuable
exercise in literacy development. That doesn't mean they have to be
boring assignments, though. Discover 50 ideas for book report formats
that engage students and motivate them to read more.
Cross-Age Tutoring: A Helping Hand Across the Grades
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev084.shtml
Like all educators, guidance counselors recognize that some students
in their schools could flourish if given just a little bit of extra,
one-on-one help. Rather than lamenting the fact that teachers often
are spread too thin to give that individual attention, counselors
Christi Bello and Susie Borgnini came up with a simple solution --
kids helping kids! Each founded a program that brings the wisdom of
older students to the aid of younger ones -- with benefits for all
students.
Voice of Experience: Surprised By Reading: Confessions of a Math
Teacher
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice097.shtml
Time pressures and accountability have caused many educators to look
seriously at the way they use class time. One of the results: many
teachers are not reading aloud to students as much as they did in the
past. Educator Brenda Dyck reflects on the power of reading aloud to
middle school students.
Dr. Ken Shore's Classroom Problem Solver: The Student Who Steals
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore010.shtml
When responding to a theft, you have three goals: to return the item
to its owner, to identify the guilty student, and to respond with a
mixture of firmness and understanding. Seven tips for dealing with a
student who steals.
Teacher Feature
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature00
8.shtml
In Kátia Pereira's classroom, pictures are worth some English words!
Teacher Diary
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/diary_2003/teacherdiary.shtml
On schedule and on task?
Contests and Competitions
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/contests/index.shtml
Kids design a Martian with help from NASA scientists.
Teaching Citizenship's Five Themes
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr008.shtml
Activities from the editors of Weekly Reader can help develop K-6
students' understanding of the five citizenship themes---honesty,
compassion, respect, responsibility, and courage.
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
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Educators Review GuruNet
http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=BEH
GuruNet, a software reference tool from Atomica Corporation, offers
instant access to more than 100 dictionaries and encyclopedias, dozens
of authoritative reference sources, and the best sites on the Web.
GuruNet works with any Windows program; users can search for
information on more than a half million topics or "alt-click" screen
text in any program to bring up concise definitions, descriptions,
explanations, information, images, and more about the selected topic
or text.
Sites to See: Science
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech158.shtml
The Web offers thousands of sites on every imaginable scientific
subject. The sites in this article represent some of the most recent
additions to online science education -- and a few of my all-time
favorites. Whether you?re a science teacher or a science enthusiast,
you?ll want to check out these online science treasures.
A Techtorial: Teaching in a Tech-ing Classroom
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial007.shtml
Tips for managing creative anarchy.
Cool School of the Week
http://www.educationworld.com/cool_school/2003/honor_roll_101503.shtml
Our Lady of Refuge School, Orchard Lake, MI
The Inter-Activity Center
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/interactivity/index.shtml
PBS highlights Horatio's Drive -- the first cross country road trip --
on film and online.
Should Kids in Primary Grades Use Computers?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech056.shtml
Does using computers in the primary grades stifle young children's
natural inclination to experiment and explore and hamper the
development of independent thought? Will hardware turn primary
classrooms from environments that nuture young minds to labs that
merely mesmerize them? Learn what our experts think!
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SCHOOL ISSUES
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Married With (Many, Many) Children: Principal Partners Speak Out
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat080.shtml
When principals Pam and Roger Burton met during college, they could
not have anticipated that both would end up working not only as
educators, but as principals. Thirty-six years and four children
later, their adventure continues -- and the students of schools in
Benton, Arkansas, benefit from their experience. They tell Education
World about the pluses and problems of being partners at work and
home.
Comedy in the Classroom: Just What the Doctor Ordered?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat057.shtml
Emily Oldak, author of Comedy for Real Life, said "stumbling" into
comedy led her to a career of teaching others to lighten up! In this
Education World e-interview, Oldak explains the role of comedy in
teaching and how it can ease the tensions of children in an unsettled
world.
No Educator Left Behind: New Teachers
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB047.shtml
This series helps educators understand the impact of the federal No
Child Left Behind Act. This week: How can new teachers become "highly
qualified?"
News Scoops: Education News Headlines for Busy Educators
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/edscoops.shtml
1. Tips for Creating Great Schools -- "The Urban Superintendent:
Creating Great Schools While Surviving on the Job," a report from the
Council of the Great City Schools, offers tips to new superintendents
and superintendents-in-training.
2. Handhelds Help Kids Learn to Read -- Teachers in Forest Park
Elementary School in Kannapolis, North Carolina, are using a new
program called "mClass" on hand-held computers to help children learn
to read. Teachers can track students' progress on the handhelds. (Free
registration may be required.)
3. Baring All For The Schools -- Civic-minded men from Junction City,
Oregon's, Long Tom Grange have posed tastefully nude in a calendar to
raise money for the school district. Budget cuts have forced the
schools to ax at least three classroom teachers, art, music, and gym
classes, and field trips.
4. School Funding Study Launching -- Fifteen researchers plan to spend
four years studying school spending in four states, as part of one of
the largest school financing studies ever done. The goal of the study
is to help retool school-finance systems in the U.S.
5. Parents Work With Parents to Keep Kids in School -- Some districts,
including Philadelphia, are hiring parents to work as truant officers.
The parents work with families of truant students to get them the help
they need to get back in school.
**** See Ron Clark on Education World Every Day! ****
You've seen him on Oprah. You've seen him on the Today show. Now Ron
Clark, author of The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules
for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child, can be seen
each and every day on Education World. Check out our NEW TODAY column
every school day to read another of his 55 rules!
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ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK
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Party! A Year of Special School Events
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin327.shtml
Getting parents involved is no easy task. But Education World's
"Principal Files" team offers some great ideas for school-wide events
that are sure to draw parents in large numbers.
How I Handled... Getting Caught in the Middle Of Divorced Parents'
Custody Disputes
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled009.s
html
Often divorced parents bring their issues to the schoolhouse.
Maintaining a sense of safety for the student, continuity for teaching
and learning, and responding to the communication needs of both
parents present challenges.
Principal Profile
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pprofile/pprofile044.shtml
Dr. Elizabeth Neale, Conte Community School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Grants
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/index.shtml
NEA Fine Arts Grants help teachers of students at risk.
Five-Star Speaker
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/speakers/index.shtml#Guskey
Tom Guskey on professional development.
Conventions and Conferences
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/conventions/
What's coming up?
Principals Identify Top Ten Leadership Traits
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin190.shtml
Education World recently surveyed 43 principals to learn what they
consider essential traits of successful school leaders. Vision,
trustworthiness and credibility, daily visibility, and a sense of
humor were among the ten traits that topped the list!
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SITE REVIEWS
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The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2003/r1003-13.shtml
The atomic bomb ? from creation to destruction.
New York Philharmonic: Kidzone
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2003/r1003-15.shtml
A kid's introduction to the symphony.
Oriland
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2003/r1003-17.shtml
Make incredible origami, from flowers to animals to entire kingdoms.
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