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Education World Weekly Newsletter ------------------------------------------------ Volume 6, Issue 37 September 10, 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 The Virtual Teachers' Lounge Join the Virtual Teachers' Lounge at http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=VTA - a free learning and support network, by and for educators. This Internet community brings together the collective experience of teachers from all over. Members problem-solve on topics from accountability to stress management, share great resources, and find other teachers like themselves to help tackle the challenges of teaching. ********************************************** Education World's newsletter is brought to you by Discovery Channel School PUZZLEMAKER, the popular dymamic puzzle-generation tool from Discovery Channel School, is NOW available on CD-ROM for a SPECIAL price of $39.95! The CD-ROM comes with: - 12 types of PUZZLES - 2 complete MERRIAM-WEBSTER dictionaries - Over 350 CLIP ART images - 70 SAMPLE puzzles and word lists - Comprehensive TEACHER'S Guide Don't miss this special offer from Discovery Channel School! For information or to purchase, click on the Puzzlemaker link below. http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=DOS ********************************************** LATEST ARTICLES ********************************************** ---------------------------------------------------- LESSON PLANNING ---------------------------------------------------- Fifty States, Five Lessons http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson278.shtml Stuck for fun or new ways to teach about the 50 states (or Canadian provinces and Australian states)? This week, Education World offers five lessons to liven up your 50 States unit. Included: Lessons in language, math, phys ed, more! Mystery State Game Tests Students' Knowledge of 50 States http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson278b.shtml Which state is the "Badger State"? Which states were independent nations before becoming states? Where would you find the most crayfish? The Mystery State quiz will help your students learn about the 50 states as it improves their research skills. Give them one set of clues a week, or one clue a day, and see who is first to figure out the Mystery State! Teacher-Submitted Lesson: Shaving Cream Spelling http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/02-1/lesson031.shtml Catina Stewart, who teaches at Albertville (Alabama) Elementary School, submitted this week's lesson. Students use shaving cream for hands-on spelling practice. Writing Bug: A Different Kind of Day http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug007.shtml Each week, Writing Bug provides a story starter or journal-writing activity for students. This reproducible student worksheet is a ready-made activity. Just print it out and hand it out! ---------------------------------------------------- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ----------------------------------------------------- Student Books Capture Feelings About 9/11 http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev010.shtml Ongoing class discussions about the terrorist attacks on September 11 made teachers realize that students needed more outlets for their thoughts and feelings. Many educators turned to writing and art projects that culminated in published collections of students' work, providing the children and others with a permanent emotional record of 9/11 and the days that followed. ---------------------------------------------------- TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM ---------------------------------------------------- Software Basics http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial006.shtml A Techtorial: Why is 'hard copy' soft and 'software' hard? Educators Review Software: NetSupport School http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech140.shtml NetSupport School is a software application that allows teachers to display their computer screens on students' computers, to monitor students' computer screens, to chat with students in individual or group discussions, to distribute files, and to send and collect course work automatically. NetSupport School, available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic and Portuguese, can be used with an entire class, with small groups of students, or with individual students. The program also can be used by administrators or teacher trainers to conduct professional development workshops and inservice classes. WebQuest Discovery of the Week: Personal Budget WebQuest http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest018.shtml How much does the "real world" cost? --------------------------------------------------- SCHOOL ISSUES ---------------------------------------------------- StarrPoints: 20 Teacher-Tested Tips for a Stress-Free Year http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues340.shtml Do you greet the start of a new school year with anticipation liberally laced with anxiety? Does the pressure of dealing with student lethargy, parental demands, and administrative imperatives cause you to wear a path in your hardwood floors? Is ulcer medication the first item on your weekly grocery list? Have you tried all the traditional tips for lowering job-related stress and found them ineffective? Have we got a tip (or 20) for you! Back-to-School Survivor Day Offers Lessons About Quality Learning http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues341.shtml This week, Brenda Dyck recounts how her school's administrators used the Survivor TV show as a theme to strengthen teams, build camaraderie, present challenges -- and teach a few lessons about how to create a quality classroom environment for students! School Doodle: Same Old Carrot, Different Stick. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles46.shtml The School Doodle cartoon of the week. No Educator Left Behind: Testing http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues342.shtml No Educator Left Behind is an occasional series providing answers from the U.S. Department of Education to questions about the federal No Child Left Behind Act and how it will affect educators. EDscoops: September 5 http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/edscoop051.shtml Pilot Program to Toughen Courses Charter Schools Post Lower Scores Substitute Pool Deepens Comfortable Classroom Can Enhance Learning ---------------------------------------------------- ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK ---------------------------------------------------- Could Four-Day Weeks Work for You? http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin279.shtml Some school districts looking to save time and money have switched to four-day school weeks, either leaving the fifth day free or available for tutoring and parent conferences. Although some superintendents favor the concentrated class time, some say the wear and tear from a longer day has not been worth it for staff or students. ---------------------------------------------------- SITE REVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------- EcoKids Online http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-03.shtml Raise kids' environmental awareness. Teaching 9-11 http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-04.shtml Help students make sense of the unexplainable. Child Trends http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-05.shtml Research and data analysis help improve the lives of children. The Catalyst: Chemistry Resources for Teachers http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-06.shtml Resource for chemistry teachers. ********************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pardon this quick break from this week's What's New This Week at Education World newsletter. We just wanted to let you know that a NEW newsletter is in the works -- ********* Education World's Education Humor Newsletter ********** debuts the week of September 9! 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