TeacherPlanet Newsletter   May 01, 2006  
  Newsletter Issue #119 - 2006 - Now over 200,000 Subscribers Worldwide   www.TeacherPlanet.com  
 

 
 

Mother's Day is less than two weeks away; take a moment to visit our Mother's Day resource page below for some great ideas and activities for your classroom. Please keep your suggestions coming and Have a Great Week!

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

2. Lessons, Units and Other Complimentary Items

Teaching Units: Mother's Day [See Details]
Lesson Plans: K-8 Health Lessons [See Details]
Worksheets: Endangered Species [See Details]
Monthly Themes: 300 A-Z Theme Unit Pages [See Details]
SitesforTeachers.com: 1000+ Teacher Sites [See Details]
ESL Feature: The Letter H for ESL Students [See Details]
Tool of the Week: IEP Resource Guide [See Details]
Assessment Rubrics: Analyzing a Primary Source [See Details]
Certificates & Awards: Happy Face Award [See Details]

3. Humor and Inspiration:

Crazy Cartoon: "Just Say No" - [See Cartoon]
Joke of the Week: The Murphy Twins - [Read Joke]

Quote of the Week: No legacy is so rich as honesty. ~William Shakespeare [More Quotes]

Educational Posters: Inspiring Students with Classroom Posters: Now with more Selection than ever before. See:
- Grammar Posters
- Motivational Posters
- The Five Senses Posters
- General Education Posters

4. Other Sites For Teachers:

MyTeacherSoftware.com: Get Complimentary Software - including the item featured to the right - along with 50 other Educational Programs. Pay only for the cost of shipping to your home or school [Visit Here]

SitesForTeachers: Over 1000 Teacher-Focused Sites [Here]

Books4Teachers.com - Weekly Feature

The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Kids II is a delightful look at elementary school.  Containing 384 pages, it offers the best and largest selection of poems and sayings, in the most popular topics; including original works from highly sought after children's poets! To learn more visit here!

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

- Teacher of the Week: Jackie Murphy
- Exeter school struggles to find Latin teacher
- Fourth-grade teacher honored as county's best
- Educators Excited, Delighted Over ‘Akeelah & the Bee'
- Sometimes it's OK for a teacher to hug a student
- Yemen hit by teacher shortage
- Teacher shortage looming by 2015, UNESCO says
- Troy teacher gets $2.4M for refusing to pat backs
- For Physics Teacher, Experiments in Learning
- Nobody wants to be head teacher
- Minister astonished by ‘low salaries’ of expat teachers
- Accused teachers 'need shielding'
- 223 public school teachers undergo summer training

7. Our Friendly Supporters:

Argosy University - Educational Leadership
Drexel University Online- Find out more here
Walden University - Online Degrees for Teachers
Math Renaissance™ software - Please Visit Here

 
In this Issue:

1. Announcement
2. Lessons, Units & More
3. Humor & Inspiration
4. Other Sites for Teachers
5. Career Center
6. Top Teacher News
7. Our Friends

 
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