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Welcome to our first issue of 2006; we wish all of you a wonderful year and thank you for all your support in helping to keep the TeacherPlanet Network a complimentary service for K-12 teachers around the world. All the best!
1. Announcement: Walden University
Challenge your mind, not your schedule, with a distance-learning master’s degree in education from Walden University . Walden offers classroom teachers a practical way to strengthen their skills and advance their career, in areas such as curriculum, technology, leadership, math, science, reading, and more. For information visit HERE
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2. Lessons, Units and Other Complimentary Items
Lesson Plans: Martin Luther King Jr Day [See Details]
Worksheets: January Printable Calendars [See Details]
Monthly Themes: New 2006 Themes Now Available [See Details]
SitesforTeachers.com: 1000+ Teacher Sites [See Details]
ESL Feature: Ask Eric ESL Lesson Database [See Details]
Teaching Units: New Year's Activities [See Details]
Tool of the Week: K-12 Science Treasures [See Details]
Assessment Rubrics: Research Cycle Assessment [See Details]
Certificates & Awards: Peacekeeper Award [See Details]
3. Humor and Inspiration:
Crazy Cartoon: How I Spent My Summer Vacation - For our friends "down under" - [See Cartoon]
Quote of the Week: The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. ~George Santayana [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:
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
- School Teacher Beheaded
- "Teacher Man: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
- Fences mending after teacher strike
- Teacher sets record in 88-hour marathon
- Superintendent wants teacher fired
- Teacher Shortages, New Curriculum Spell Crisis
- Raise teacher pay, but don't stop there
- School custodian was also a beloved teacher
- Pupils 'miss out due to lack of male teachers'
- Teachers with criminal records, at large
- US training opportunity for teachers
7. Featured Site by Level:
Pre-School - New Feature Coming Spring 2006
Elementary - New Feature Coming Spring 2006
Middle School - New Feature Coming Spring 2006
High School- New Feature Coming Spring 2006
8. Our Friendly Supporters:
Walden University - Online Degrees for Teachers
Math Renaissance™ software - Please Visit Here
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