************************************************************** K12NewsLetters - From Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** From: "TeacherPlanet News" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <THEEDNET-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 08:52:49 -0500 Subject: TeacherPlanet News: Issue #7 An online version of this newsletter is available at http://www.globeteacher.com/ ============================================ TEACHERPLANET NEWS - now read by 205,000+ educators ============================================ Issue # 7 - February 14, 2004 Dear Member, Let me begin by wishing you all a very Happy Valentine's Day. This week's issue contains a number of excellent resources, and as always our features are complimentary to all our members. If you have teaching friends and fellow staff members who would enjoy their own complimentary issue, please take a moment to recommend our newsletter at http://www.teacherplanet.com/tellafriend.php. We appreciate it, and I'm certain they will too. Thanks and Have a Great Week! ============================================ In this week's issue: A. Announcement - February Love-to-Read Sale 1. Quote of the Week - "An education system..." 2. TeacherPlanet.com - This Week's Events 3. Worksheets4Teachers.com - Red Cross Coloring Book 4. Crazy4Teachers.com - Weekly Teacher Humor 5. Units4Teachers.com - Fairy Tale Adventures 6. Sites4Teachers.com - Regularly Featured Sites 7. LessonPlans4Teachers.com - Language Arts 8. Certificates4Teachers.com - Online Award Maker 9. Tools4Teachers.com - Marking Word List 10. News4Teachers.com - Top Teacher News Stories 11. Savings4Teachers.com - Complimentary Software ======================================= Announcement - February Love-to-Read Sale: Up to 30% off at Solterra Books Visit today to save 30% on children?s books. Multi-cultural themes, picture books, early reader books, Caldecott and other award-winning books are all on sale. Brighten your children?s worlds with great activity books, reference books, Jim Weiss stories and much more! Save Now: http://www.teachr.net/s/003.htm ======================================= 1. Quote of the Week - "An education system..." "An education system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life" ~Anon A complete list of quotes can be found at http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/quotes ======================================= 2. TeacherPlanet.com - This Week's Events Our complete Resource Calendar is now available at http://www.teacherplanet.com. This week includes the following theme resources, each of which contain lessons, units, resources, worksheets, images and clipart: February 17 - President's Day - http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/presidents.php February 21 - Mother Language Day - http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/motherlanguage.php ======================================= 3. Worksheets4Teachers.com - Red Cross Coloring Book This week's featured Workbook comes to us from the Red Cross. Entitled "Disaster Preparedness", this 26-page coloring book is in PDF format and contains subtopics such as Fire, Floods, Hurricanes and more. To download this ready-to-use workbook, please visit http://www.worksheets4teachers.com ======================================= 4. Crazy4Teachers.com - Weekly Teacher Humor This week we feature a teaching joke submitted to us by Bruce in Arkansas. The joke is entitled, "The Evolution of a Math Problem", and is indicative of some of the historical changes teachers have to endure in the delivery of their lessons. Take a look at http://www.jokes4teachers.com ======================================= 5. Units4Teachers.com - Fairy Tale Adventures This professionally created theme unit is appropriate for lower elementary grades, or adaptable for middle and special needs classes. It comes in a 55-page PDF format, complete with lesson activities, rubrics, expectations and printable black-line masters. To access this unit, go to http://www.units4teachers.com ======================================= 6. Sites4Teachers.com - Regularly Featured Sites http://www.gradebooks4teachers.com - A complete guide to Electronic Gradebooks http://www.resumes4teachers.com - When you are preparing a new job application, try this! http://www.music4teachers.com - Featuring "Teacher Therapy" http://www.onlinedegrees4teachers.com - Investigate 6 leading Online Teaching Degrees http://www.posters4teachers.com - Educational Posters now available http://www.myteachersoftware.com - Gratis Educational Software for Teachers http://www.dvds4teachers.com - Great Educational dvds and teaching guides ======================================= 7. LessonPlans4Teachers.com - Language Arts We have just finished updating our Language Arts Lesson directory. Access dozens of A+ lessons and sites, as well as a sub-directory that includes topics ranging from Alphabet & Debate, to Vocabulary & Writing. This week's feature can be found at http://www.lessonplans4teachers.com ======================================= 8. Certificates4Teachers.com - Online Award Maker This week we feature an online award maker that "lets you reward students for a job well done?by creating free, customized award certificates right from your computer! Just follow the simple steps... to design the certificate any way you like, then print it out?and you?re done!" Access this award certificate at http://www.certificates4teachers.com ======================================= 9. Tools4Teachers.com - Marking Word List Have you ever been stuck on just the right word to describe a student's work or an adjective to use in a report card. Now you can print this handy one-page sheet from "teachit.co.uk". It contains 300 common and not-so-common marking and reporting words. Take a look at http://www.myteachertools.com ======================================= 10. News4Teachers.com - Top Teacher News Stories Teachers unions eye charter schools - USA Teachers treated for eating hash cake - Germany Row between teachers and mother as sweets are banned - UK First group of Filipino teachers must go home - USA - Drop sari code, cry teachers - India These and other top stories are archived at http://www.news4teachers.com ======================================= 11. Savings4Teachers.com - Complimentary Software This week we are featuring complimentary copies of "Big Thinker Kindergarten". Members only pay the shipping cost - and nothing for the software. 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