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Happy Holidays! While you’re enjoying your holiday break, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to read (or re-read) some of our favorite tech articles and explore a few of our most popular technology features.

Classroom Goal Setting: In this three part series, Laura Candler discusses how to teach children to set and achieve goals. Worksheets are included.

Teacher's Travels Inspire Young Artists
Art teacher Tim Wallace's driving tour of U.S. national parks inspired his students to create art and maintain sketchbooks about their own travels.

Friendship for Floating Teachers
Former "floater" Jodi McKay knows the challenges faced by teachers who have no classroom to call their own.

Strategies That Work Looking for a new way to curb cheating? Teach poetry? Involve parents? More? Check out our proven teaching and management strategies.

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Emma McDonald offers experienced insights and practical advice for new teachers -- and veterans too.
Don't miss her 6-part series on classroom management.

Professor Joe Martin inspires and motivates as he encourages educators to maintain a sense of joy in what they do.
Teach in the Now Let’s make a pledge to adopt a “now mentality,” and leave the delay tactics to the bureaucrats.

Dr. Fred Jones describes the strategies that make classrooms enjoyable and academically challenging.
Dealing With the Unexpected When things go awry, even the most experienced teachers feel as though they've done something wrong.

Dr. Ken Shore answers readers’ questions about education issues and classroom concerns.

Ask Dr. Ken Shore…About a Student Without Friends "Dear Dr. Shore, A child in my third-grade class does not seem to have any friends. What can I do to help him?

Leah Davies is the creator of the Kelly Bear character-building resources.
Encouraging Thoughts Remind children of ways they can encourage themselves and each other.

Eric Baylin, Education World’s very own teacher-songwriter, pens original lyrics to familiar melodies.

There's a Hole in Their Thinking This song also might be called “The Litany of Excuses.” You’ve probably heard them all through the years.

Angela Powell helps you get it togther to make your teaching more efficient and fun.

Math Cats Math Chat Math Cats creator Wendy Petti provides practical advice, creative ideas, and fun activities.
"Twenty Questions" for Math Class This word-on-the-back version is a great way to review new math vocabulary and concepts.

Math Mnemonics Memory aids for math formulas, concepts, operations, and more.

Go Figure These math-based puzzles, problems, and brainteasers make great morning activities or free-time fillers.
What's Your Angle? Test students' knowledge of angles with this clever puzzle.

The Math Machine offers links to more than 50 online games to help you teach and reinforce math skills.

Math Splat Students use percentages to determine how much to tip the tuxedoed waiter. (Grades 4-12)

Look for more math resources, lessons, and activities in our Math Corner and on our Lesson Planning page.


What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out Mrs. Bailey’s web site.

 

Reader’s Theater Education World’s original scripts provide students with engaging stories -- and authentic reading practice.

Reading Tips Discover practical reading and writing activities and strategies in these quick tips.

The Reading Coach "Literacy Ambassador" Cathy Puett Miller explores research-based concepts, ready-to-use tools, and extensions for learning -- and helps you apply it all to your day-to-day teaching. Don't miss her 4-part series on Vocabulary Instruction.

The Reading Machine provides links to 36 online games to help you teach and reinforce important reading skills, and to help your students practice and enhance their skills.

Sink It 'n' Solve It Students reinforce spelling and vocabulary skills in this game of virtual basketball. (Grades 3-6)

 

Teaching Writing as a Process There are, in the real world, many ways to edit, revise, and organize writing. We help students develop strong writing skills when we not only teach them the steps in the process, but also guide them while they take risks and explore.

Everyone Gets an A in This Class Susan Schweiker shares some A+ ideas for student writing.

Writing Lesson #1 Students write their own math word problems and stage photos to illustrate them. (Grades K-12)

Writing Lesson #2 Combine writing a book report with writing a friendly letter. (Grades K-5)

Writing Bug #1 Write your personal version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

Writing Bug #2 You are a newspaper reporter at an historic event…