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This will be our last regular format newsletter for 2005, and as such we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and their families a happy holiday season; Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Joyous Kwanzaa, and Peace to all of you - wherever you may be!
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2. Lessons, Units and Other Complimentary Items
Lesson Plans: The Berlin Wall [See Details]
Worksheets: Stephen's First Computer [See Details]
Monthly Themes: Holiday Themes Now Available [See Details]
SitesforTeachers.com: 1000+ Teacher Sites [See Details]
ESL Feature: Electronic Texts and ESL Learners [See Details]
Teaching Units: The Human Body [See Details]
Tool of the Week: Online Dissection [See Details]
Assessment Rubrics: Speaking Rubrics [See Details]
Certificates & Awards: Mini Certificates [See Details]
3. Humor and Inspiration:
Crazy Cartoon: Parents and Homework - [See Cartoon]
Quote of the Week: Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon ~E. M. Forster [More Quotes]
Educational Posters: Inspiring Students [See Poster]. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month are just a few weeks away. Posters can be both engaging and motivational! |
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4. Other Sites For Teachers:
SitesforTeachers.com - Over 1000 Teacher-Focused Sites
MyTeacherSoftware.com - Get Complimentary Software - including the item featured to the right - along with 70 other Educational Programs. Pay only for the cost of shipping to your home or school
GradeBooks 4 Teachers.com - The most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of online gradebooks and grading software available anywhere. If you need a gradebook, you will find it listed here!
Music 4 Teachers.com - Music for Teachers - Hilarious "Teacher Therapy" music CD - great for staff meetings, or just for listening on the drive to and from school
Books4Teachers.com - Weekly Feature
In "Taste of Paste: Poems for the Classroom", Thena Smith's love for teachers and educators overflows. This unique resource of original poems depicts just about every school situation imaginable. Fun and inspiring words you need-this invaluable tool is sure to be the teacher's pet!. To learn more about this great title! |
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5. Career Center:
Resumes4Teachers.com: Enhance your job application with a great digital resume on CD or stored online [View Sample]
OnlineDegrees4Teachers.com: Featuring several of the top ranked online Master's Degree in Education for K-12 [Visit Site]
TeachersCollege.net: Over 100 Universities and Teachers' Colleges offering Online Courses for Teachers. Get your Advanced Degree or Certificate without leaving your home! [Visit Site]
6. Top Teacher News of the Week:
Visit http://www.news4teachers.com for details
- Teachers to get new power to discipline
- Student guns down teacher in UP
- Teacher charged after son twice brings gun to school
- Science teacher finds time to recharge during busy day
- Botched test score still haunts teacher
- Iowa teacher salaries rank 41st
- South African teacher to return home to open a school
- Teacher burns student with hot iron
- Teacher dies after 12-year-old slaps her
- Large class sizes make it harder for teachers to be heard
- 2 teachers are finalists for Presidential Award
- Substitute teachers are in demand
7. Featured Site by Level:
Pre-School - New Feature Coming in 2006
Elementary - New Feature Coming in 2006
Middle School - New Feature Coming in 2006
High School- New Feature Coming in 2006
8. Our Friendly Supporters:
University of Scranton - Online Masters in Ed
Math Renaissance™ software - Please Visit Here
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