Finally, March has arrived! Another busy month, of course. They all are from now on, arent they? Hopefully the weather, at least, will be a little better.
March is Womens History Month and this week were highlighting several resources to will help you focus students attention on some important women in history. In future weeks, well be highlighting resources for National Nutrition Month and Music in Our Schools Month as well.
Speaking of March, March 9-13 is Solar Week, which provides upper-elementary, middle-, and high-school students with a series of Web-based educational classroom activities and games with a focus on the Sun-Earth connection. Check them out.
Are you a new teacher starting to search for your first teaching job? Dont forget to read part 1 of Emma McDonalds new 4-part series on The Hiring Process.
And no matter where in your teaching career you are, youre sure to be inspired by Professor Joe Martin. This week, he discusses the blessings and burdens of teaching.
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Emma McDonald Although you might be anxious to fill out applications and begin the interview process, it really is important that to take the time to do a little research first.

Professor Joe Martin Its difficult to remember the blessings" of teaching when were constantly bombarded with the burdens" of teaching. I call that affliction teacher amnesia."

Dr. Ken Shore Elementary school teachers play a key role in conveying the importance of honesty and in teaching students to take pride in their work. Six tips to help prevent cheating in the classroom.

Dr. Fred Jones In our previous column, we mentioned that the two main types of PATs are enrichment activities and learning games. In this column, we provide specific ideas to help you generate your own preferred activities.

Leah Davies Even though children are often inclined to be either intrinsically or extrinsically motivated, a worthwhile goal for educators is to foster intrinsic motivation in children.

Eric Baylin This song was written to rouse a roomful of slouching teachers at an after-school meeting. It worked. Find yourself dozing off at meetings? Try The Meeting Song.

Ms. Powells Tips for Organizing Your Classroom Store student-provided school supplies along with the materials you purchased and/or your school provided.

Meet the other members of Education Worlds Columnist Team.

Reading Tips Encourage students to reflect on their reading with these "favorite books" activities.

Helping Students Make Independent Connections Do your students use specific strategies during times set side for strategy instruction, but fail to use those strategies in independent reading? Help kids make the connection between instructional strategies and independent reading with Tools of The Trade.

The Red Dragon A Red Dragon tells the animals he will fly them to another world, but the trip ends in disaster.

From the Reading Machine I Spy BINGO Students mark virtual cards filled with pictures of healthy foods as the names of the foods appear.(Grades K-3)

Best Books for Teaching About
Easter
Nutrition

Total Reader: How Cool is That?

The Memorial Project Laurie Capponis students remember the past as they move toward the future.

Put a Woman on a Stamp Nominate a woman to be honored on a new commemorative stamp. (Grades 6-12)

Hog Dog Writing A hot dog is a metaphor for good student writing. (Grades 3-8)

Bad Manners Imagine you live in a world where everybody has bad manners

Inquiring Minds Want to Know #2 Choose a weird headline; be a news reporter.