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Volume 12, Issue 9
February 26, 2008

Celebrate Women's History Month
Each March, Education World takes time to recognize Women's History Month. Make this month special by inspiring your students with lessons and resources that will help them recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of important women past and present. Included in Education World's WHM archive: cross-curriculum activities for all grades.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/women_history.shtml

Read Across America Day
Celebrate reading and Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 3. Make the day special with these activities and resources.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson301.shtml

Alaska’s Iditarod
The Iditarod sled dog race is the place to be in the weeks ahead -- if you want to breathe life into tired lessons.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml#iditarod

Music in Our Schools Month
March is the annual observance of Music in Our Schools Month, a time to focus on the importance of music in education. This week, Education World offers a symphony of activities to help students learn, share, and enjoy musical experiences. Included: Activities in which students create a picture book about the instruments in an orchestra, use music note values to solve math problems, and much more. Plus: Will you be part of the World's Largest Concert on March 13?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml#art

Lesson Plan of the Day
See last week's lessons; search lessons by subject.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/dailylp.shtml

Learning Game of the Week
In the "Five-O" word game, logic and reasoning prevail.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/learninggame/learninggame021.shtml

News for Kids
Grab a Winning Book to Read on March 3
A school librarian wrote one of this year’s award-winning books for her students.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/newsforyou.shtml

Vicki Cobb’s Show-Biz Science
Make a spectacular (and harmless) "Diet Coke geyser" with candy and soda.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science057.shtml

Friday Fun
Twenty-Five: A Math Card Game
Practice math facts using this easy-to-play card game
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/friday/friday009.shtml

Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: "Your Place or Mine?" teaches decimals.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/boxcars/boxcars008.shtml

Writing Bug
Write a story about yesterday -- with a twist!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug108.shtml

Early Childhood Teaching Themes
March Winds Along with spring, March blows in Nutrition and Music months.
Wintry Weather If the cold is keeping students indoors, make the most of it.
Let’s Stay Warm Use our poem to warm students -- inside and out.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earlychildhood/newsletters/

Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #1 Students create life maps of their lives.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #2 Stir up character analysis "recipes" for characters in literature/history.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/index.shtml

Bulletin Boards That Teach
My Hero!
Honor personal heroes for Women's History Month in March.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bullboard/bullboard007.shtml

From the Math Machine
Operation Order is a fun Web site for teaching order of math operations. (Grades 6-10)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/mathmachine/mathmachine025.shtml

Every-Day Edits
Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Quoll
Ele-Middle Edits Ohio, Dr. Seuss, the Larsen Ice Shelf…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/animalsAtoZ.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml

Fact Monster Hunts
Primary Hunt March Hunt #1
Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #23
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/factmonster.shtml

5-Minute Fillers Volume 24
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fillers.shtml

Vocab-ulous!
Words that begin with the letter W.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/vocabulous/vocabulous017.shtml

Work Sheet of the Week
"Definition Poem" -- study poems, write your own.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/index.shtml

FROM OUR PRINTABLES LIBRARY

Readers Theater Scripts
Ready-to-read scripts provide hours of classroom fun. Teacher’s Guide included. (Grades 3-6)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/index.shtml#theater

Coloring Calendars
Use these calendar templates to build student skills and for many other purposes. (Grades Pre-K-12) http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calendar.shtml

Work Sheets from Teacher Created Materials
More than 250 work sheets organized by subject and grade level.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/index.shtml

Where in the World Is Mrs. Waffenschmidt?
Can you figure out where she is this week based on the clues she provides? (Grades 3-8)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/waffenschmidt.shtml

Just for This Month!
See our March Month of Fun, March Word Search, and March Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for this month’s themes: St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Kites, "March Madness" Basketball, Easter….
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fun_month.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/wordsearch.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calendar.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#holiday_editable

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Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor
Are You a Professional?
“Being a professional is more than just a degree and certificate hanging on the wall….If we want others to treat us as professionals, we first must portray ourselves as such. That is accomplished through our clothing, attitude, demeanor, and discernment."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/mcdonald/mcdonald023.shtml

Dr. Fred Jones: Tools for Teaching
Exploiting Your Power
“Meaning business is the low-key, almost invisible way in which effective parents and teachers establish and enforce rules. At this point in our analysis of meaning business, we will examine power -- your power. To lead, you must be comfortable with power."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/jones/jones030.shtml

Dr. Ken Shore: The ABC's of Bullying Prevention
Dealing With Bullying Incidents
“No matter how diligent teachers are in trying to prevent bullying, incidents are likely to occur. If they do, you can take various steps to deal with those incidents and avoid their spinning out of control."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore074.shtml

Brenda Dyck
Your Professional Development
“No longer can I complain that relevant professional development is too far away, or too costly. I've discovered the PD of my dreams -- opportunities that meet my PD needs and fit into my schedule, budget, interests, and learning style."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice100.shtml

Angela Powell: Getting It Together
Rearrange Your Desk Area
"Avoid a cluttered desk and laps around the classroom by utilizing storage areas behind and next to your desk."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/organization/organization019.shtml

Reading Tips
Our Favorite Books
Encourage students to reflect on their reading with these "favorite books" activities.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/tips/tips007.shtml

Reader's Theater
A Field Trip to Remember
When Allie and Scott accidentally take a wrong turn on a class field trip, they find themselves in a mysterious gallery where they learn some fascinating facts about presidents’ pets.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater016.shtml

Reading Review
Free Voluntary Reading
Teacher William Marson shares his success in motivating sixth-graders to read using a program he calls Reading for Fun (RFF).
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr007.shtml

Total Reader
How Cool Is That!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev149.shtml

From the Math Corner

Explain That!
Ratio and Proportion
A ratio is a comparison of two numbers. A proportion is a statement that says two ratios are equal.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/explainthat/explainthat006.shtml

Math Mnemonics
Dividing Fractions
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mnemonics/mnemonics028.shtml

Teacher Feature
Teaching Jeff Corwin Spanish
Chris Craft's sixth graders use video productions to teach Spanish vocabulary.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature174.shtml

Stress Busters: Keeping Your Cool Amid Classroom Chaos
Can there possibly be a job more stressful than teaching? We asked members of the Education World Tech Team for their suggestions for keeping one’s cool despite career challenges and classroom chaos. Discover what they told us.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech242.shtml

Strategy of the Week
SLANT
The class participation strategy known as SLANT is a simple, easy-to-remember technique for helping students increase their contributions to -- and benefits from -- group instruction and class discussion.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy061.shtml

From Our Archives
Help! Homework Is Wrecking My Home Life
Just how much homework is too much homework? Education World interviewed teachers and the top experts -- including Howard Gardner, Carol Huntsinger, and Harris Cooper -- to find out.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin182.shtml

Every School Should Have a Playground Map
Playground maps are great teaching tools. Discover simple directions for designing and creating your own.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr017.shtml

Playground Map Activities
Ed Bonne, "The Playground Map Guy," offers a collection of student-centered activities for making playground maps come to life.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson017.shtml

Backpacktivity
Around the World
Students and their families learn about world geography..
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homework/pdfs/backpacktivity_028.pdf

Classroom Management Tips
How Good Can They Be?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips045.shtml

Contests and Competitions
Teach-Jeff-Spanish Scavenger Hunt Contest
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/contests.shtml

Tips Library
Classroom Management: Pairing and Grouping
Behavior Management: Teacher Evaluations, Tardinesss
Motivating Kids: "Tech" It Up a Notch
Book Report Makeover: Book Report Scavenger Hunt
Homework Tips: Chart a Course
Best Idea Ever: Write Your Own Life
Testing Tips: Time Management
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips028.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/behaviortips/behaviortips028.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/motivation/motivation028.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bookreport/bookreport028.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homeworktips/homeworktips028.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bestidea/bestidea028.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/testing/testing028.shtml

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Bernie Poole's Essential Microsoft Office 2007
Excel Spreadsheets
Lesson 4 of Bernie Poole's Essential Microsoft Office 2007 explains how a spreadsheet can be useful for classroom management and how to create a grade book using Excel.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/office_tutorials/Lesson4_2007.pdf

Doug Johnson's Tech Proof
The Fourth "R"
"As painful as it sounds to add one more skill set to an over-burdened curriculum, the case easily can be made that information literacy is as necessary a skill in the 'information age' as the basic 'Rs' have been in the past."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/johnson/johnson013.shtml

Lorrie Jackson's Techtorial
Creating a Podcast
"Luckily, you don't need an iPod to listen to podcasts. And, as for creating them, this is one more case in which it's less important to be a geek than it is to be well organized and careful."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial092.shtml

Sites to See
Free Photos on the Web
Looking for copyright-friendly images to use in your presentations and in your students' work? Want hard-to-find historical images or photos from a country halfway across the world? Check out these Web sites filled with images you can use in the classroom today.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites067.shtml

Tech Lesson of the Week
Human Body Board Game
Students research a system of the human body, write questions and answers on game cards created in Word, and then play the game using a game board template from Word.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp034.shtml

Template of the Week
Home Reading Log
Encourage parents to track their child's reading.
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/template_HomeReadingLog.pdf

Tech Team
Technology Integration Ideas That Work
The Education World Tech Team offers lessons and activities to help educators make better use of technology tools for instruction, and to help students improve their technology skills within the context of the regular curriculum.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech176.shtml

Students Map Neighborhoods With GIS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), mapping and analysis software employed by the U.S. government, NASA, and other agencies, now is helping students locate and document hazards in their communities.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues/issues403.shtml

Tuning In to Science
Steven Elwood's students -- and their parents -- watch science experiments online.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature139.shtml

Interactivity
SpellingCity
This fun interactive site containing more than 25,000 words can help students improve their spelling skills.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/interactivity.shtml

EdTech Tips of the Week
More Word Wonders
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech_tips/tech_tips025.shtml

A Great Experiment
Yvonne Roth-Garneau's dabbling in Web development enables students to explore online.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/webwizard074.shtml

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Excel Posters
Learn how to make classroom posters using Microsoft Excel.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/videooftheweek.shtml

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How Cool Is That!
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Join the Conversation
What's your favorite lesson or activity for integrating technology into the curriculum?
http://forums.educationworld.com

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http://www.schoolnotes.com

From the Administrator's Desk
Getting the Most Out of School Counselors
Elementary- and middle-school guidance counselors provide valuable support to students, teachers, parents, and principals. However, overworked principals sometimes tap counselors to serve as quasi-administrators or disciplinarians, which is not the counselors’ job. Principals need to fiercely protect a guidance counselor’s role as a child advocate and confidante. In that role, experienced counselors can reduce administrators’ stress. Included: Suggestions for utilizing school counselors.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin513.shtml

George Pawlas: Pawlas on PR for PRincipals
50 Million Students Can't Be Wrong
Research says that people base their opinions of schools on what children tell them. That's why principals should take a good look at their schools from a kid's perspective. Included: Tips for improving students' -- and parents' -- perceptions of your school.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/pawlas/pawlas007.shtml

Pete Hall's Always Strive To Be a Better You!
Three Steps to Embracing Change
Change is scary. But as leaders of school improvement, we are faced with the daunting challenge of making change a necessity, a known quantity, and fun. Yes, change is fun! If you don't believe that, come along with me.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/hall/hall003.shtml

The Principal Poet
Mr. Ivan, Education World's Principal Poet, presents "All the Stuff I Know.”
My grades can be misleading.
They don’t reveal all I know
About what’s real important.
So, let me show you so…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/ivan/ivan008.shtml

Meet the other members of Education World's Columnist Team.

Instant Meeting #18
This fun activity ensures that everyone gives their 2 cents.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/meetingidea/meetingideas018.shtml

Pawlas on PR
The role of a great teacher, and other quotes to inspire.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pawlasPR/pawlasPR033.shtml

"Oneth by Land, Twoeth by Sea"
Students in one Virginia school have formed a unique partnership with sailors aboard the Navy cruiser USS San Jacinto. The most surprising thing about this partnership is the enthusiasm and dedication of the sailors, who give up their time for students whenever they are in port and continue those relationships as pen pals when they are deployed.”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners032.shtml

Take Five for…
Making sure the first day of school goes smoothly. (Part 2)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/takefive/takefive004.shtml

How I Handled…
Sensitive issues about a teacher's body odor.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled050.shtml

Exceptional Event
"Real-Life" Fair.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/exceptional_events/exceptional_events027.shtml

Principal Ideas #40
Teaching parents too, "snow" business, training via email, more...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/ideas/ideas040.shtml

Grant of the Week
Check out our latest additions to the Grants Center.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/additional_grants.shtml

Morning Math
Questions for Week #24.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/morning_math.shtml

From the Principal Files
Principals Identify Top Ten Leadership Traits
Education World surveyed members of our Principal Files team 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. What others were there?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin190.shtml

Conventions What's coming up?

Join the Conversation
On our "School Administrators" message board.
http://forums.educationworld.com/

Newsletters 'R Us
Copy and paste this free content into your teacher or school newsletters.
The ABCs of Student Success Y is for Yesterday
Caught on the Web What in the World? (Grades 2-up)
Fun Facts Volume #17
Parent Newsletter Template Kites
Math @ Home Number Search
Parent Pointers Promoting Understanding in Math
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/newsletters.shtml

From Our Leadership Archive
Students "Dare Not To Swear!" Program helps kids clean up their language.
Big Kids Tutor to Big Gains Program supports young readers, community service.
Peer Mediation Clear up misunderstandings, improve school climate.
Ability Grouping Is ability grouping the way to go -- or should it go away?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin479.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin425.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin348.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin009.shtml

Lessons from Our Nation's Schools
LACES Threads High Expectations Throughout School
High expectations, demanding courses, and dedicated faculty combine to give the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) the feel and results of a pricey prep school rather than an urban magnet school.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools027.shtml

Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 26

The role of calcium in developing a healthy body
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/fittobetaught/fittobetaught026.shtml

NCLB Updates
Critics Blast NCLB
Critics of the No Child Left Behind Act called on educators at the Wisconsin State Reading Association convention to fight for the right for teachers to decide what is taught in their classrooms.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NCLBupdates.shtml

Whatever It Takes
Fighting the Distractions of 7th Grade Life
Seventh graders are magnets for distractions and unforgiving when it comes to others' mistakes. Bennet Middle School staff members offer their explanations for these conditions, and how they cope.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/WIT/WIT024.shtml

Read About It
What Are State and Local District Report Cards?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/readit/readit018.shtml

No Educator Left Behind
How Do I Apply to Become a Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Provider? http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB116.shtml

Turnaround Tales
Grant Supports Charter Schools
The No Child Left Behind Act provides grants to states to expand the number of charter schools. The U.S. Department of Education views charter schools as important alternatives in communities with struggling schools.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork047.shtml

From the Education World Archives
Filmmaker Gives Fast-Food Warning to Kids
When filmmaker Morgan Spurlock decided to eat nothing but McDonald's for 30 days for his movie Super Size Me, his health deteriorated more than anyone expected. Now he is urging schools to help steer kids away from fast food, through more healthful lunch choices.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat132.shtml

School Doodle
Do We Play or Pray?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles13.shtml

School Issues Spotlights
Issues Spotlight 1 Teaching Literature
Issues Spotlight 2 Magnet Schools
Issues Spotlight 3 Urban Schools
Issues Spotlight 4 Study Skills
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/l.shtml#lit http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/m.shtml#magnet http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/u.shtml#urban http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/s.shtml#study

EdScoops: Current Education News Headlines
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/edscoops.shtml

 

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THE WEEKLY SURVEY
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This Week's Survey Question
How much say do you feel teachers have in the creation of your district's curricula?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey164.shtml

Last Week's Survey Results
Should districts pay students who score well on high-stakes tests?
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SITE REVIEWS
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This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.

Exploratorium: Iron Science Teacher
A competition between science teachers for the coolest demonstrations.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0208-22.shtml

International Space Station: An Interactive Reference Guide
Explore the world of the International Space Station.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0208-20.shtml

Assessing-to-Learn Physics: Project Website
High school physics teachers, check out this UMass Amherst site.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0208-18.shtml

 

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Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."

Home, School and Community Relations:
A Guide to Working with Families
Said to be for students as well as teachers, administrators, and parents, this book is probably of most use to teachers and principals. Author Carol Gestwicki is revisiting this topic in this 2006 book, having published a similar title in 1996. With practical guidance on such topics as how to deal with "Troublesome Attitudes and Behaviors," the book can certainly help schools navigate the tricky waters of community relations. With research showing that community engagement is highly correlated with better school performance, this guidance can be very valuable indeed.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.

Paideia Proposal
First published in 1982, this book by philosopher Mortimer J. Adler is a modern classic. Taking the ancient Greek word paideia as its touchstone, this very brief book (under 100 pages) powerfully links education with democracy and proposes that society must make education the very center of its energies if it is to truly be democratic. Written before the technology revolution, the underlying argument of this book is, interestingly, even more important 25 years later.
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