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Education World Weekly Newsletter ------------------------------------------------ Volume 6, Issue 18 April 30, 2002 ********************************************** Dear Education Professionals, Welcome to What's New This Week at Education World, published weekly as a free service by Education World(R). You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up to receive updates of What's New at Education World. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml. ********************************************** Education World's newsletter is brought to you by 3M FREE virtual demo of the 3M Overhead Projector 1800 Series. Designed for today's classroom, the series has an ideal solution for every budget and need. With 12 exciting new models, it's the latest in overhead projection technology. To see a virtual demo click here: http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=TEM ********************************************** LATEST ARTICLES ********************************************** ---------------------------------------------------- LESSON PLANNING ---------------------------------------------------- Celebrate Mother's Day in a New Way! http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson263.shtml Tired of doing the same Mother's Day projects year after year? Take a look at five new lesson plans we've created to celebrate mothers on their special day! These lessons include math activities with a "mother" theme (studying data about mothers in the workforce), learning about the history of silhouettes (and actually making one), and turning old shoes into planters that are bound to sprout wonderful new memories! Teacher-Submitted Lesson: Spring Poetry Unit http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/02-1/lesson018.shtml Martha Leslie, who teaches at Centennial Elementary School in Spanaway, Washington, submitted this week's lesson. Students write three types of spring poems and create art projects to accompany each poetry lesson. Scavenger Hunt: Mother's Day History http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt033.shtml What do your students know about Mother's Day? ---------------------------------------------------- CURRICULUM NOW! ----------------------------------------------------- Wire Side Chat: A Forgotten Genocide Recalled http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr401.shtml "I did not know when I opened my eyes the next morning that it was the last day of my childhood." So begins 12-year-old Vahan Kenderian's account of his experiences during the Armenian genocide in Turkey -- a holocaust that Armenians today remember each April 24. Adam Bagdasarian, the author of Forgotten Fire, talks with Education World about how he hopes his book will inspire young people to reject violence and survive adversity. Teacher Journal: Change Happens http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr366r1.shtml "I can't pinpoint a certain day when I walked into the classroom and said 'Today is the day I will love all my students and they will accept me as their teacher.' It was a gradual change -- a phenomenon that happened over time. Mutual respect doesn't sit in the classroom and invade the bodies of the people who enter the room; it needs to be earned." Web Wizard: Mrs. Carter's Classroom Closet http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/webwizard032.shtml Judy Carter's goals for her site are communication, instruction, and student recognition. ---------------------------------------------------- TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM ---------------------------------------------------- Educators Review The Graph Club http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech128.shtml The Graph Club, a product of Tom Snyder Productions, is a graphing program for students in grades K-4. The software allows students to create tables, as well as colorful picture, bar, line, and circle graphs. WebQuest Discovery of the Week: A Learning Journey South of the Border! http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest004.shtml Take a Trip to Mexico! --------------------------------------------------- SCHOOL ISSUES ---------------------------------------------------- Reform Means More Than Just Small http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues307.shtml Research has shown that smaller schools are more effective at meeting students' needs, but just breaking up a school into smaller parts does not necessarily change the climate, according to Indiana University researcher Thomas Gregory. Voice of Experience: Time to Teach http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues308.shtml U.S. teachers aren't alone in their frustrations over standards and testing. "How had we let statistics become more important than children?" wonders Sue Palmer, a British educator. Palmer has created a Web site aimed at returning decisions about curriculum to the professionals -- the teachers -- who know best! EDscoops: April 25 http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/edscoop033.shtml Retired Colonel Named Teacher of the Year World Bank Approves Global Education Initiative Philly Teachers' Union: Brace for Resignations Forget the Pigskin, Grab a Rook! Starr Points: Too Many Elephants? http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues306.shtml "I spent hours on research -- utilizing a variety of possible search terms -- and never found a specific, coherent description of what the role of the public school today should be. I wonder, does such a description even exist? If not, why not?" School Doodle: End of the Road? http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/sd32_popcyclesticks_46 0w.gif ---------------------------------------------------- ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK ---------------------------------------------------- Coaching Sparks Change in Boston Schools http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin267.shtml In schools, as in business or government, accomplishing change is never easy. In 1996, Boston schools embarked on a rigorous, multi-year "whole-school change" initiative. All of Boston's public schools are now part of that change effort, which is driven by the learning needs of students in each school. Whole-school change, literacy, and math coaches have been deployed throughout the system to train and support Boston educators. Recently, Education World spoke with administrators, lead coaches, and a teacher for a close-up look at how this coaching approach is working in Boston. Principal Profiles: Sandra Pommerening http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/principal031.shtml Meet Sandra Pommerening, principal at Kellogg Middle School, a 6-8 school in Kellogg, Idaho. ---------------------------------------------------- SITE REVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------- National Archives Learning Curve http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0402-22.shtml Study British history using original sources. Casa de Joanna http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0402-23.shtml Welcome! !Bienvenidos! Bienvenus! Internet Field Trips http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0402-24.shtml Take a field trip without leaving the classroom! The U.S. Mint's Site for Kids http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0402-25.shtml Interactive site about coins. NASA Connect http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0402-26.shtml Enrich mathematics, science, and technology education. ********************************************** ********************************************** Sincerely, Lisa Gryskiewicz =================================== Education World (R) http://www.educationworld.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================== ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
