TeacherPlanet Newsletter   March 12, 2007  
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Quote of the Week: They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. What they mean is that we go to school longer. It is not the same thing. ~Richard Yates

1. Announcement: 13 Ways to Improve Math Skills

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2. Lessons, Units and Other Complimentary Items

- Lesson Plans: St. Patrick's Day [See Details]
- SitesforTeachers.com: 1000+ Teacher Sites [See Details]
- Certificates & Awards: Teamwork Award [See Details]
- Teaching Units: Spring Season is upon us! [See Details]
- Worksheets: Protect Your Skin [See Details]
- Monthly Themes: 330 A-Z Theme Unit Pages [See Details]
- Tool of the Week: Words & Pictures [See Details]
- ESL Feature: Using the Word "Enough" [See Details]
- Complimentary: 13 Ways to Improve Math Skills [Here]
- Assessment Rubrics: Weekly Poem Rubric [See Details]

3. Humor and Inspiration:

- Crazy Cartoon: "Teacher Salaries" [See Cartoon]
- Joke of the Week: Crazy Definitions: Letter F [Read Details]
- Fundraising 4 Teachers: New and Improved! [See Details]

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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

5. Top Teacher News of the Week:

Visit http://www.news4teachers.com for details

- Mobile phone ban urged as teacher humiliated
- Man arrested in connection with death of Surrey teacher
- Teacher punched by student during high school evacuation
- High school teacher wins a trip to Japan
- Houston teachers asked to return bonuses
- Teachers may balk at pay raise bill
- Teachers’ pay in WV a gross inequity
- District desperately needs substitutes
- Both parties bring an apple for the teacher
- Alternate Schooling in India
- Educators say testing takes up too much class time

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In this Issue:

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

 
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