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Lesson of the Day Count candies by color; then calculate mean, median, and mode. (Grades 3-12)

NYC Teachers Recall 9/11 Educators pushed aside their own fears to protect students.

Education Humor With Regina Barreca Welcome to Education World! Buy your tickets here.

EDScoop of the Day Student-fueled effort for more rigor falls short.

Ask Dr. Shore How can I help my 5-year-old adjust to kindergarten?

Write Your Own Life Jim DeLong’s "Anne Frank Wall" celebrates the written word.

Students Put Together a Book of Their Best Writing Glori Chaika provides complete instructions for developing a year-long writing project.

Difficult Kids, Parents Practical strategies for dealing with them.

Diane Hodges’Looking Forward to Monday Morning Rewarding staff members who go the extra mile.

Gadget of the Week CamStudio is one of the handiest tools available for screencasting.

PC Maintenance Essential computer tips for parents and teachers.

2008-2009 School-Year Calendar

We Didn’t Start the Fire A video of recent historical events set to Billy Joel's popular song.

Classroom Management Get the new school year off to a good start.

Ideas for All Year Long The year in pictures, a year of special events, a classroom book club, more…

The Homework Dilemma Turn homework from a dilemma to a delight with these tips.

The Weekly Survey Would you be willing to give up tenure and seniority rights for the chance to earn large annual salary increases and bonuses if your students performed well?

E-Learning
Online Degree Directory

Classroom Management: Our Classroom Management Center has all the tips you’ll need (and then some) to get your school year off to a great start.

Spelling Ideas: Boost spelling achievement with these fun activities.

5-Minute Fillers: Volume 10.

Ideas for All Year Long: The year in pictures, a year of special events, a classroom book club, more...

Vicki Cobb’s Show-Biz Science: Do some chemistry magic with cabbage juice.

Twenty-Five Back-to-School Resources: A guide to some of the best back-to-school articles from the Education World archives.

Designer Homework: A unique way to add interest to homework assignments and get parents involved.

Dr. Fred Jones: "Bell Work" is the work that separates the world of the classroom from the world of play.

Turn Reading into an Active Experience: Centering reading around student interest, motivation, and self-concept is how we give every student a reason to read.

Pete Hall: The earliest known socks were discovered in Egyptian tombs. But why on Earth does principal Pete Hall wear red socks to school every day?

Diane Hodges: Rewarding staff members who go above and beyond.

Take Five for… Making sure the first day of school goes smoothly. (Part 2)

Difficult Kids, Parents: Practical strategies for dealing with them.

Instant Meeting #9: Collect ideas with “sticky-note brainstorming.”

George Pawlas: Newsletter do's and don'ts.

Bernie Poole: Tools you can use to enhance your teaching.

Tech LP of the Week: Students use the computer mouse to order sets of clip art in a Word document.

A Techtorial: Create a gradebook with Excel.

Imparting Musical Concepts Through Computing: Betty Reeves super-charges musical study with technology.

Sites to See: Reading sites include book reviews, author information, online books and poems, skill reinforcement, strategies for teachers and more.

Ten Things Everyone Needs to Learn: Stephen Downes offers his list of the top ten things you need to learn.

NYC Teachers Recall 9/11: Educators pushed aside their own fears to protect students.

Informative, Sensitive 9/11 Lessons: Guidelines for lessons about the attacks that are sensitive to the needs of children who lost relatives or friends.

Education Humor With Regina Barreca: Welcome to Education World! Buy your tickets here.

Fit To Be Taught: School wellness policies promote healthful food choices.

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Save We Must
Gone are the days when pensions and Social Security could guarantee you a comfortable retirement. Financial planners discuss how to establish financial foundations and then start building savings for retirement or other life plans.

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NEW: Globe Navigator game! Test your geography skills by matching capital cities to theircountries.

Music by Mommies! Read the lyrics to "Brush Your Teeth!" and listen online to the "Mommies'" greatest hits!

ALSO: Spring Cleaning for Parents

Check out these and other articles for parents and kids right here!

Castaldo's Corner: Hands-on activities for young learners. New: Making initial consonant sounds books.

Newsletter: Sign up for our free Early Childhood Newsletter.

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Post homework, use SchoolNotes' great "flash card" program, automatically notify students and parents that new homework is posted!


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