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Parent Conferences

• What Parents and Teachers Want Each Other to Know About Conferences

Parent Involvement
(see also Homework; PTA; Parent Involvement in Schools Archive)

• Twenty-Five Ideas for Celebrating American Education Week
• Ten Ideas for a Successful Take Your Family to School Week
• Principals Share Lessons Learned About Communicating With Parents, Others
• Partners for Student Success: Parenting Workshops
• National PTA Taps First Man to Serve as President-Elect
• Dealing With Difficult Parents
• What Parents and Teachers Want Each Other to Know About Conferences
• Parents Try High-Stakes Tests
• Parent University: Adults Hone Skills for Stronger Kids and Communities
• How Can Parents Tell If Teachers Are Doing a Good Job?
• It's Not What You SayIt's How You Say It!
• High Notes, Hayrides, and Hot Dogs: Making Open House a Hit!
• Room Mothers and a Whole Lot More
• 101 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve
• "New Skills for New Schools: Preparing Teachers in Family Involvement"
• "Family Involvement in Children's Education"
• Bring Your Fathers to School!
• Student-Led Conferences: A Growing Trend
• Newsletter Connects Middle-School Parents and Schools
• Public Relations 101: How-To Tips for School Administrators
• Middle School Helps Parents With Resource Center
• Principals Share Parent Involvement Ideas
• Bringing Families and Schools Together FAST!
• Posting Students' Grades Online Keeps Parents in Touch and Kids on Their Toes!
• Fathers in Schools: How Dads Make a Difference
• Home-Grown Students: Program Bridges Gap Between School and Home
• Increase Parent Involvement With First Day of School Activities
• Parent- and Community-Involvement Strategies That Work
• Parents Tune In to School Radio
• Open House: When First Impressions Matter
• Teacher Visits Hit Home
• School District's TV Talk Show Increases Parent Involvement
• 'The Parent Trap' -- Luring Elusive Parents to School
• Parents Step Into Students' Sneakers for a Day!
• School Book Club Gets Kids and Adults Involved!
• Parents On Board: Persuading Parents to Join the Team
• Parental Involvement Is as Easy as PIE!
• The Homework Dilemma: How Much Should Parents Get Involved?
• Reading and Writing at Home Improves Skills!
• Time for Open House? Try a Hinky-Pinky!
• Fourteen Activities to Promote Parent Involvement!
• Meeting With the Parents -- Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Beyond the Bake Sale: Parents Can Make the Difference in Countless Ways
• Student-Led Conferences Hold Kids Accountable
• Back-to-School Letters and Survival Kits Build Communication
• What I've Learned About Cultivating Parent Involvement
• Making Parents Part of "In"-volved Crowd
• Written Communication: An Educator's Calling Card
• Handling Parent Complaints -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Parent Involvement: A Special Theme Page
• Musings of a C- Parent
• 'Tis the Seasonto Accentuate the Positive
• Bring Your Fathers to School!
• New High School Phone System
• Chicago to Introduce Report Cards for Parents
• Coming Up: Two Teleconferences From the DOE
• America Goes Back to School!
• Home Visits Forge School, Family Links
• Math Night by the Numbers
• Family Reading Nights Create Avid Readers
• More Principals E-Mailing Parents
• Party! A Year of Special School Events
• Family Fitness Night a Popular School-Wide Event
• Uniting Against Cheating
• PTA President Seeks Larger, More Diverse Membership
• Most Direct Route to Parents Is an E-Line
• Schools Recruit, Recognize Contributions of Volunteers
• Visitation Day: Parents "Walk in the Shoes" of Students
• Schools Offering Service With A Smile
• Got Three Hours? A School Needs You
• Backpacktivity archive
• Planning for Parent Involvement
• Systems Let Schools Call More Parents Faster
• Is Your Parent Newsletter the Best It Can Be?
• Put "Punch" Into Your Parent Handbook
• Weekly Folders Deliver News from School to Home
• WatchDOGS Unleashed on Schools
• Dealing With Angry Parents
• Teachers, Parents, Kids Bond Over Books

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Peer Mediation

• Striving to Make Peer Mediation More Effective

Peer Review
(see Teachers, Review of)

Physical Education, Teaching
(see also PE & Sports Lesson Plans; Physical Education Subject Center; Teacher-Submitted Physical Education Lesson Plans)

• Fitness Champ Teaches by Example
• Kickball, Calisthenics, and Composition? Writing Fits in with Phys Ed
• Running for Fun and Fitness
• Girls and Sports -- A Winning Combination
• New PE Trend Stresses Fitness and Fun
• Emphasizing Sportsmanship in Youth Sports
• Senate Bill Wants P.E. Back in Nation's Schools
• Online Projects Draw Kids to Fitness
• Family Fitness Night a Popular School-Wide Event
• Schools Where Wellness Is a Way of Life
• Play Fair and Win

Plagiarism
(see Cheating)

Poetry, Teaching
(see also April Is Poetry Month Archive)

• Teacher Feature: Starring: Harold Olejarz
• Poetry Writing: A Comprehension Tool Across the Curriculum
• The Principal Poet: Ivan Kershner

Portable Classrooms

• Living With the Permanence of Portables
• The Pains and Pleasures of the 'Floating' Teacher

Portfolios

• Portfolio Assessment: Benefits Outweigh Extra-Work Fears
• Electronic Portfolios in the K-12 Classroom
• Portfolios Help Teachers Reflect on What Makes Good Teaching

Praise
(see also Rewards; Self-Esteem)

• 30 Ways to Show Students You Care!
• Can Adults Praise Children Too Much?
• 99 Ways to Say 'Very Good'
• The Power of Written Praise

Pregnancy, Teaching About

• Baby Helps Teens Think It Over!
• Egg Babies, Sugar Babies, Flour Babies... Can They Keep Teens from Having Real Babies?

Principals
(see also Buses; Class Lists; Fund Raising; Grade Configuration; Leadership; Professional Development; Reform; Technology, Planning for)

• Principals' Feats Fuel Fabulous Reading
• Principals Promote Reading Aloud With Special Award
• Guidelines for Grading Principals Stress Multiple Benchmarks
• Principals Share Lessons Learned About Communicating With Parents, Others
• Interviewing for the Principalship: Tips from Principals
• Principals' Classrooms Visits Help Build Better Readers
• Principals' Favorite Read-Aloud Books: 2008
• Developing More Resilient School Administrators
• What Great Principals Do Differently
• Principal Ideas Volume #1
• The Journey Back: Administrators Return to the Classroom
• A Live-In Principal Explains His Move
• Has the Threat of Lawsuits Changed Our Schools?
• Mission Statements With Vision: Where Is Your School Going?
• Two Principals Lead One School
• Help Wanted: Qualified Principals
• The Principal Shortage: What Can Schools Do to Attract a New Generation of School Leaders?
• Visionary Leadership
• The Best and Worst Things About Being a Principal
• Is Your School's Culture Toxic or Positive?
• Follow the Leader: School Principals in Training
• Decisions, Decisions! A Week in the Life of a Principal
• Site-Based Management: Boon or Boondoggle?
• Skilled Leadership the Key to Improving Test Scores, Study Says
• 'Formative Leadership' Theory Views Principal as Leader of Leaders
• Principals Identify Top Ten Leadership Traits
• Recognizing Racism in the Administrator's Office
• Principals Want Less Bureaucracy, Ability to Reward or Fire Teachers
• Great Staff Meetings: Pointers from the Principals Who Lead Them
• A Lesson for Principals: Put Instruction First
• Principals Share Lessons Learned: Dealing With Student Discipline, Parent Involvement
• Principals Share Lessons Learned: Staffing Decisions, Bringing About School Change
• Principals Caught Up in FISH! Philosophy
• Managing Difficult People: Turning "Negatives" Into "Positives"
• The Principles of Principal Assessment
• Lessons Learned the Hard Way
• Principals Share Favorite Read-Aloud Books
• Principals Offer Advice to Job Seekers
• Veteran Principals Offer Advice to New Colleagues
• High Quality Professional Development
• Are Your Schools Entitled to Professional Development Funds They're Not Receiving?
• Creating a Successful Staff Development Program
• I Wish I Had Taken a Course In
• New Leaders Trains New Principals
• Interactive Programs Enhance Teacher Learning
• Teachers Observing Teachers: A Professional Development Tool for Every School
• Effective Strategies for Staff Development
• Promotion Policies Modified: One Size Doesn't Fit All
• "Story Bits" Strategy Works
• Principals Search for Words to Rally the Troops!
• Ways to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week
• Awards Programs for Teachers: Giving Credit Where It Is Overdue!
• When All Else Fails, Turn to the Survival Kit!
• 25 Ways to Motivate Teachers
• Motivating Teachers: A Wire Side Chat with Todd Whitaker
• Georgia Weighs Teacher Incentives
• New Handbook Identifies "What Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do"
• From the Principal Files: If You Had a Choice, Would You Still Be a Principal?
• Principal Goes Door to Door With Back-to-School Message
• Principals Collaborate, Bring About School Change
• Second Time Around
• Great Starts: Veteran Principals Offer Opening Day Tips
• Married With (Many, Many) Children: Principal Partners Speak Out
• Principals Reflect on the Best Parts of the Job
• Preparing the Next Generation of Urban School Leaders
• What's the Most Frustrating Part of Being a Principal?
• Principals as Leader-Managers
• It's Time to Reinvent the Principalship
• What H.S. Kids Want from Their Principals
• Principal Unites School Around Student Strengths
• Co-Principals Face Challenges Together
• Marriage, Family, and the Principalship: Making It All Work
• Principals on the Move: Tips for Making a Smooth Move
• Principals Who Cant Live Without Technology
• The Principal as Troublemaker
• BRAVO Principals: Sandra Harris
• Always Strive to Be a Better You: Pete Hall
• The Principal Poet: Ivan Kershner

Principals, Assessment of

• Guidelines for Grading Principals Stress Multiple Benchmarks

Professional Development
(see also Professional Development Center)

• Teachers Take Lead in Instructional Talk Throughs
• Developing, Retaining Strong Teachers in the Schools That Need Them Most
• Organizing Staff Meetings Even You Want to Attend
• Teachers Take Lead in Instructional Talk Throughs
• Developing, Retaining Strong Teachers in the Schools That Need Them Most
• Organizing Staff Meetings Even You Want to Attend
• Me? A Teacher-Researcher?
• Professional Development Via E-Mail: All You Need is a Keyboard!
• Lesson Study: Practical Professional Development
• Looking Beyond Schools for School Leaders
• Bag It: A Professional Development Activity That Works
• The Ten Best Education Conferences
• Professional Development Schools: Are They Working For Everyone?
• Stand By Me: Using Teacher Listservs to Collaborate With Other Educators
• The Focus on Teacher Standards: States Raise the Bar on Teacher Standards
• Critical Friends Groups: Catalysts for School Change
• The Focus on Teacher Standards: Helping Teachers Achieve
• Teachers Tackle Testing: The Scoop on Teacher Assessment
• Advice for First-Year Teachers - From the Principals Who Hired Them!
• The Making of a Dynamic Department Head
• Portfolios Help Teachers Reflect on What Makes Good Teaching
• The Gift of Time: Benefits of Teacher Sabbaticals
• Two-Way Mirrors Reflect New Teaching Model
• Teachers Observing Teachers: A Professional Development Tool for Every School
• Who Moved My Cheese Message Continues to Spread
• Fragile in February
• Coaching Sparks Change in Boston Schools
• Georgia Weighs Teacher Incentives
• Vermont Teachers Return to Math Class
• Comedy in the Classroom: Just What the Doctor Ordered?
• Professional Conferences Reflect, Restore Passion
• Do You Know Your Students' `True Colors'?
• Seeking Help in the Accountability Era
• NBPTS: Building Better Teachers
• Teacher Training: Time to Review, Renew, Redo
• Teacher Training: Web Resources for Staff Development
• Teacher Training: Professional Development in Your Own Back Yard: Hosting Conferences at Your School
• Teacher Training: Staff Development Through Peer Mentoring
• Teacher Training: Is Your Staff Development Program Working?
• Teacher Training: Delivering Relevant Staff Development
• Teacher Training: Navigating the Information Highway
• Teacher Training: Capitalizing on Conferences
• Retreat, Review, Recharge!
• Education Conferences: Goin' It Alone
• Dr. Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching Meaning Business: Part 1 Calm is Strength, Upset is Weakness
• Teamwork Counts (A Lot!)
• Meat and Potatoes vs. Souffl (or My Great In-Service Adventure)
• Your Professional Development: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking!
• Are Education Conferences Worth The Cost?
• Schools Bring Professional Development In-House
• Teaching and Learning Online
• Professional Learning Communities
• Tap In to Tapped In
• The Best Convention Speakers We've Seen
• Online Math, Science Training for Teachers
• Tech Conferences: For Geeks Only?
• Group Brings Waves of Humor to Professional Development
• Teachers Teaching Teachers: Professional Development That Works
• Administrators Praise Three-Minute Walk-Throughs
  
• Principals on the Move: Tips for Making a Smooth Move
• Always Strive to Be a Better You: Pete Hall

Promotion

• PR Ideas for PRincipals

PTA (Parent-Teacher Association)
(see also Parent Involvement; Parent Involvement in Schools Archive)

• National PTA Taps First Man to Serve as President-Elect
• Debate in the News: Should PTAs Be Allowed to Fund Teacher Salaries?
• New PTA President Focuses on Parent Involvement, Diversity
• PTA President Seeks Larger, More Diverse Membership

Public Relations
(see also Parent Involvement; Parent Involvement in Schools Archive)

• Outreach Through the Airwaves: Schools Bring Message Home with Television
• Easy Ways to Market Your Schools
• The ABC List: A Public Relations Tool That's as Simple as A-B-C
• School-Community Relations is Great PR And Then Some
• PR Ideas for PRincipals
• Best Face Forward
• Public Relations 101: How-To Tips for School Administrators
• Share the Pride: Create A School Web Site
• Schools Offering Service With A Smile
• Pawlas on PR archive
• The Greatest Thing About My School Is
• Put "Punch" Into Your Parent Handbook