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S E P T E M B E R 20

September 2001
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September 3 - September 9, 2001
September 10 - September 16, 2001
September 17 - September 23, 2001
September 24 - September 30, 2001

WEEKLY ARCHIVES

FEATURED THEME:
National Literacy Month

Reading and Writing Center
Resources, tools and activities for spelling, grammar and more from our Language and Literature Center.

LitTips: 12 Practical Tips to Improve Literacy

Checkpoints in Reading
The Council for Educational Development and Research (CEDaR) has created a list of �checkpoints in reading� -- for Kindergarten and grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 -- to help parents better understand their child�s reading development.

Great Sites for Teaching about Words

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EVENTS

Upton Sinclair, social/political reformer, author (The Jungle), born (1878)

Ferdinand (Jelly Roll) Morton, jazz pianist/ composer/ singer, born (1885)

Sophia Loren, Italian Academy Award-winning actress (Two Women), born (1934)

Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM Boston Celtics, born (1917)

Dr. Joyce Brothers, popular media psychiatrist, born (1928)

Fiorello LaGuardia, 3 time mayor of New York City and advocate for women�s rights and child labor laws, died (1947)

Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer, died (1957)

U.S. frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) launched in Boston (1797)

War of 1812
Resources from our database.

First Cannes Film Festival began (1946)

National Research Council established (1916)

Science Center 9-12

Billy Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match (1973)

The Equal Rights Party was formed in San Francisco, California (1884)

March Into Women's History Month!
Planning a March project to celebrate Women's History Month? Join us as we explore some of the best Web sites for and about women.

Magellan started first successful circumnavigation of the world (1519)

Millenium Series: The Great Explorers!
This week, Education World presents the second in our year-long Millennium Series. Last month we explored the Middle Ages; this month we turn our sites to the great explorers of the millennium. In the stories listed below you'll find resources and activities for exploring the great explorers -- from Leif Eriksson to Neil Armstrong!
Explore the Explorers Online!
Columbus and the other early explorers provide your students with the opportunity to explore new worlds -- as well as worlds of knowledge and discovery! This week, Education World delivers a shipload of sites and activities guaranteed to keep your lessons afloat -- and your curriculum current.
Great Sites for Teaching About�Explorers
Best sites on the web for teaching about exlorers
Ferdinand Magellan
Resources from our database.

Both East and West Germany ratified reunification (1990)