TeacherPlanet Newsletter   November 20, 2005  
  Newsletter Issue #96 - 2005 - Now over 200,000 Subscribers Worldwide   www.TeacherPlanet.com  
 
 
 

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1. Annoucement: Toshiba ExlporaVision Awards

IF YOU CAN IMAGINE the FUTURE, YOU CAN INVENT the FUTURE

Enroll your students, grades K–12 for the chance to create their own vision of the future in the Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards competition. For more information or to obtain entry materials, Click here or visit www.ExploraVision.org

2. Lessons, Units and Other Complimentary Items

Lesson Plans: The Earliest Americans [See Details]
Worksheets: Science Sheets for Gr. 6 to 8 [See Details]
Monthly Themes: Holiday Themes Now Available [See Details]
SitesforTeachers.com: 1000+ Teacher Sites [See Details]
ESL Feature: Integrating ESL into the Classroom [See Details]
Teaching Units: 72-page Expository Writing Unit [See Details]
Tool of the Week: Daily Checklists [See Details]
Assessment Rubrics: K-12 Achievement Charts [See Details]
Certificates & Awards: Swimming Certificate [See Details]

3. Humor and Inspiration:

Crazy Cartoon: Gateway to Minimum Wage [See Cartoon]
Joke of the Week: Which Tire?? [Read Joke]

Quote of the Week: The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King Jr. [More Quotes]

Educational Posters: Black History Month [See Poster]. Get your posters well in advance so that you can celebrate BHM in February!

Animal Alphabet

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

"The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation" by Jane Straus
The mysteries of grammar and punctuation are revealed in this easy-to-use reference guide and workbook. "Four stars for its organization, exercises, and tests," says Surfing the Net With Kids. To learn more about this great title!

Animal Alphabet

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]

Secondary Announcement: The Sylvan Advantage

Learning feels good™ at Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of in-center and live online tutoring to students of all ages and skills. Sylvan’s professional tutors use proven, research-based methods that are correlated to the highest academic standards. For more information regarding The Sylvan Advantage™ and special offers available for teachers visit teachers.educate.com

6. Top Teacher News of the Week:

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

- Classroom attacks put 36 teachers in hospital
- Bomb scare in BSE: teacher held
- Ruling may mean back pay for School District teacher leaders
- District owes teacher an apology
- Teacher of the Week: Toinette Coleman
- A High School History Teacher Under Fire for Teaching Facts
- Turning students into tech teachers
- For retired teachers,coming back adds up
- Looking Abroad For A Few Good Teachers

7. Featured Site by Level:

Pre-School - New Feature Launching Soon
Elementary - New Feature Launching Soon
Middle School - New Feature Launching Soon
High School- New Feature Launching Soon

8. Our Friendly Supporters:

University of Scranton - Online Masters in Ed
Sylvan Learning Centers - Special Offers for Educators
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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. Featured Site by Level
8. Our Friends

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