From: "Education World Weekly Newsletter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List: Education_World_Weekly_Newsletter Subject: Education World Newsletter Vol. 6 Issue 39 Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
Education World Weekly Newsletter ------------------------------------------------ Volume 6, Issue 39 September 24, 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 Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures(R) Why should you visit colgatebsbf.com? Because ... * It features hundreds of cross-curricular lessons and activities for grades K-3! * It offers the best in oral health education for kids! * It was developed by teachers just like you! Plus. . . The site is an EdPress Winner and was voted "Web Site of the Week" by Teaching K-8 Magazine! Featuring online activities as well as printables, this site makes learning fun! Also, check out the "Kids" and "Parents" sections, which provide terrific reinforcement for your classroom teaching. All content is ready-to-use and FREE! Visit us now at http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=COT ********************************************** LATEST ARTICLES ********************************************** ---------------------------------------------------- LESSON PLANNING ---------------------------------------------------- Fall Lessons? We've "G-autumn"! http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson280.shtml Children are in school, leaves are crunching under your feet, and the distant cheers of enthusiastic football fans can be heard on Friday night -- can fall be far away? Although you may not be ready bid farewell to summer, Mother Nature has another plan! Prepare your students and yourself for the change of season with creative lessons that share an autumn theme. Teacher-Submitted Lesson: Math Facts Game http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/02-1/lesson031.shtml Charity Cleveland, who teaches in Oneonta, Alabama, submitted this week's lesson, which provides a fun game for practicing math facts. Writing Bug: No More Smiling! http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug008.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 ----------------------------------------------------- Class Meetings: A Democratic Approach to Classroom Management http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev012.shtml Patterned after family meetings in her own home, teacher Donna Styles established a format for class meetings that enabled her students to share their thoughts and solve classroom issues on their own. In Styles's model, students take turns acting as a discussion leader, while the teacher promotes a respectful atmosphere and participates as a group member. Encouraged by the students' positive response to her approach, Styles decided to share her expertise with other teachers. Web Wizard: Simplicity, Substance, and Seventh Graders http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/webwizard046.shtml Jean Etheridge's site keeps parents informed, sometimes to the chagrin of her students! ---------------------------------------------------- TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM ---------------------------------------------------- The State of Technology: How Does Your School Measure Up? (Part 1) http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech143.shtml A few years ago, most school technology coordinators were classroom teachers, drafted to take on a school's tech duties because they were the first ones to figure out how to start -- and restart -- the school's Apple 2GS's. Unpaid and overworked, they struggled to share their hard-won technical knowledge with colleagues and to convince administrators of the importance of those efforts. Times certainly have changed! Or have they? Learn what the Education World Tech Team has to say about the state of technology in U.S. schools today. WebQuest of the Week: You Are the Apple of My Eye! http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest018.shtml Students complete an orchard of fun activities about apples! --------------------------------------------------- SCHOOL ISSUES ---------------------------------------------------- StarrPoints: Duhs and Don'ts for Today's Teachers http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues340.shtml Columnist Linda Starr says troubled kids don't need teachers who understand their problems; they need teachers who set high standards and stick to them -- no matter what. SchoolDoodle: Come to the back-to-school sale! http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles03.shtml The School Doodle cartoon of the week. EDscoops: September 19 http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/edscoop053.shtml National PTA to Recruit More Hispanic Parents Majority of Canadians Happy with Schools High Student Skills Likely Boost Technology Dept. of Ed Creates Two New Offices ---------------------------------------------------- ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK ---------------------------------------------------- Data Is Making a Difference in These Schools http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin280.shtml Many schools are using collected data to drive change. Test scores are analyzed and used to lead curriculum improvement. Survey instruments provide feedback from students, staff, parents, and the community that lead to change too. And data can be used to group students and to assign teachers with proven skills to teach specific student groups. Those are just a few of the ways in which Education World's "Principal Files" principals are using data to lead their schools to success. Principle Profile http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/principal037.shtml Meet Laura Guggino, principal, Rhame Avenue Elementary School, a K-6 school in East Rockaway, New York (385 students). ---------------------------------------------------- SITE REVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------- Eric Carle http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-16.shtml Explore Eric Carle's bio, his popular children's books, more! ContentBank http://www.contentbank.org Helping communities build content sites. LearnCalifornia http://www.learnCalifornia.org A comprehensive resource for California history. Science Knows No Boundaries http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/globalscitech/index.html The USDA teaches science. 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