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Volume 9, Issue 15
April 12, 2005
Earth
Day
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, Education World offers a "world"
of resources. Check out our articles and activities for classroom teachers.
Included: Our "What is the Most Serious Problem Facing Earth?"
WebQuest and lessons for teaching about endangered species, recycling,
gardening, much more.
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/earthday.shtml
Math
Fun: Volume 2
More fun activities for celebrating Math Awareness Month! Math Math class
doesn't have to be stay-in-your-seat quiet. Kids will love practicing
their computation skills with these six activities -- in which the emphasis
is on the "active." In fact, they'll beg to do them again and
again!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson293.shtml
Celebrate
Library Week!
April is a special month for libraries. It's School Library Media Month,
and April 10-16, 2005 is National Library Week. In celebration, Education
World presents dozens of book-themed activities, lessons, and projects,
from our archive.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/library_week.shtml
Vicki
Cobb's Show-Biz Science: Ants on a Diet?
See if ants can tell a diet drink from the "real thing."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science032.shtml
Geography
A-Z: Where in the World Is Mrs. Waffenschmidt?
The ninth in a series of geo activities. Printable work sheet included.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/geography_az/geography_az034.shtml
Every-Day
Edits
Build language skills -- and cultural literacy -- every day in April.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/edit/edit04.shtml
Writing
Bug
Who would you take with you on a cross-country drive?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug028.shtml
Teacher-Submitted
Lesson: Cooperative Group Spelling Game
A fun activity for reinforcing spelling, vocabulary words.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/05-1/lesson014.shtml
Number
Cross Puzzle #31
A fun way to reinforce math skills. Printable work sheet included.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/numbercross/numbercross031.shtml
It
All Adds Up Puzzle #33
Challenge students to add with precision. Printable work sheet included.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/italladdsup/italladdsup033.shtml
5-Minute
Fillers: Volume 2
Quick educational activities for when you have 5 or 10 minutes to spare.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fillers/fillers002.shtml
Internet
Scavenger Hunt
Visit Recycle City.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt030.shtml
Month
of Fun
April calendar of fun events, activities, puzzles, projects...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fun_month/0405.shtml
Work
Sheet of the Week
"Morse Code" -- read and write messages.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/soc_sci_3_5.shtml#morse
April
Work Sheet: April Showers
Use this work sheet template to create an activity sheet for any subject,
grade.
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/april_umbrella.doc
"You
Must Remember This"... Teaching with Mnemonics
Do you remember your "Dear Aunt Sally" or that "All Cows
Eat Grass"? Those memory tools, or mnemonics, have helped kids recall
mathematical operations and musical notes for decades. Today, researchers
say that using mnemonics to help students "file" information
more effectively makes it possible for them to retrieve the material more
easily. Better yet, create and use your own memory tools.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev117.shtml
Strategy
of the Week
Reader's Theater
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy006.shtml
Examples
of Logical Consequences
Ruth Charney offers examples of three kinds of logical consequences.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/charney/charney007.shtml
Classroom
Problem Solver: The Class Trip
Dr. Ken Shore offers tips for trouble-free field trips.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore021.shtml
Classroom
Management Tips: Choose 'Em or Lose 'Em
Strategies to keep all kids alert throughout the day.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips033.shtml
Teacher
Feature: Denise Sockoloskie and Claire Lohr
A song helps students remember long division.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature072.shtml
Voice
of Experience: Do You Have What It Takes to Teach in a High-Poverty School?
If better teaching causes more learning, and experienced teachers are
usually better than inexperienced teachers, is it ethical for our best
teachers to refuse to teach in high-poverty schools? Brenda Dyck ponders
this sticky question.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice142.shtml
Love
Teaching
Teaching for better or worse.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev114h.shtml
Sustained
Silent Reading Helps Develop Independent Readers (and Writers)
Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) -- or DEAR (Drop Everything And Read),
as some people call it -- can be one more tool for developing lifelong
readers.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr038.shtml
Competition
I
Gloria Barron Prize honors young people who make a difference in society.
Competition
II
Win a scholarship by designing an innovative software development tool.
Competition
III
Photo contest for educators focuses on Environmental Education Week.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/contests.shtml#barron
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/contests.shtml#teamstudio
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/contests.shtml#picture
Join
the Conversation
Do the high stakes tests given at your school measure what you want your
students learn?
http://forums.educationworld.com/index.php?t=msg&th=722&start=0&rid=18&S=935a386dbf2150e24632e7c44dd480cb
What is the Most Serious Problem Facing Earth?
In this special Earth Day WebQuest, student teams vie for funding from
the fictional Help Our World (HOW) Foundation. Each team builds a case
for a critical environmental concern. Which threat is the most critical?
Which team should be awarded the foundation's $1 million grant?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson307.shtml
iWork:
Did It Pass the Teacher Test?
Touted as the successor to AppleWorks, iWork contains both a template-driven
word processing program called Pages, and an upgraded version of Keynote,
Apple's presentation program. Is this sleek and snazzy overhaul worth
a look by K-12 educators? To find out, Education World asked five of its
Tech Team members to use iWork -- both in and out of the classroom --
and to offer their opinions about its usefulness for educators. http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech216.shtml
Tech
Lesson of the Week: Visit a Historical Site
Three lesson plans from the PBS history detectives.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp031.shtml
A Site to See
View historic events live at the Vatican Web site.
http://www.vatican.ca/
A
Techtorial
Create a self-grading quiz with AppleWorks.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial066.shtml
Tech
Tips of the Week
Helpful tips for creating PowerPoint shows.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech_tips/tech_tips033.shtml
Cool
School of the Week
Lakeside High School, Sibley, Louisiana
http://www.educationworld.com/cool_school/2005/cool_school0405-06.shtml
Interactivity
A free online graphing tool for students in grades 5-12.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/interactivity.shtml
The
Concept-Mapping Classroom
The software programs Inspiration and Kidspiration help students organize
their thoughts as they tackle writing assignments, projects, and more.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech164.shtml
Featured
Online Degree
Choose from among 10 schools at Canadian Virtual University.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/onlinedegree/additional_programs.shtml#canadian
Join
the Conversation
How does preparing for high stakes tests affect technology integration
at your school?
http://forums.educationworld.com/index.php?t=msg&th=725&start=0&rid=18&S=935a386dbf2150e24632e7c44dd480cb
Report
Calls for Overhaul of Administrators' Programs
A report on existing graduate education programs says they do a poor job
of training school leaders by not providing rigorous coursework or supporting
mentored internships. The system needs overhauling, according to the author,
Dr. Arthur Levine.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin403.shtml
Principals
Share "Best Meetings of the Year"
All it takes is one waste-of-time meeting to give all staff meetings a
bad name. That's why we asked our "Principal Files" team to
share a meeting that went exceptionally well. You're sure to find an idea
or two here to pump up the value of meetings in your school.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin361.shtml
How
I Handled... Keeping Control in Crowded Hallways and Lunchrooms
Overcrowded schools also mean overcrowded hallways and lunchrooms. Maintaining
control as students congregate and socialize in crowded areas can present
a problem; solving the problem offers schools an opportunity to involve
the larger community and to improve perceptions of what goes on in those
schools.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled024.shtml
Great
Meetings
Tips, advice for long-range planning to solve problems.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/greatmeetings/greatmeetings029.shtml
Teacher
Training: Professional Development in Your Own Back Yard: Hosting Conferences
at Your School
Each year, schools and school districts spend thousands of dollars to
send teachers and other staff members to out-of-town training conferences
and workshops. Have you ever considered the advantages of hosting your
own professional development sessions instead?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/teacher_training/teacher_training007.shtml
Making
Retention A Last Resort
Some districts have found that intensive intervention in the early grades
can eliminate the choice between two unappealing options.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin344.shtml
Exceptional
Events
Math Night.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/exceptional_events/exceptional_events034.shtml
Morning
Math
Build math scores and skills with Morning Math -- Week 34 (Question Groups
67 and 68).
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/morning_math/morning_math034.shtml
Principal
Profile: Dr. Elizabeth Neale
Dr. Elizabeth Neale, Conte Community School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pprofile/pprofile045.shtml
Grant
Center
First Amendment Schools grants encourage democracy in action.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/grants.shtml
Conventions
What's coming up?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/conventions.shtml
Whatever
It Takes: Tying History, Culture Into Art
Art at Bennet Middle School includes not just sculpting and drawing, but
researching and writing as well. Students complete writing assignments
and rubrics with their artwork, to show their understanding of the skills
and the culture in which the art is rooted.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/WIT/WIT025.shtml
Wire
Side Chat: Teaching Manners in a Manner-less World
With manners in U.S. society at what some consider an all-time low, author
and psychologist Dr. Alex J. Packer has written a humorous etiquette guide
for teenagers that offers real-life lessons and explains the value of
manners.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat139.shtml
Working
with NCLB: Ensuring Achievement for All Students
For a small, rural district, Cuero (Texas) Independent School District
has posted impressive results for all its students, even those in major
subgroups. The next challenge is ensuring that students with disabilities
get the services they need.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork033.shtml
No
Educator Left Behind
Do schools lose funds if pupils change schools, need services?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB101.shtml
This
Week's Survey
Are you a member of a teacher listserv?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey052.shtml
Last
Week's Survey Results
Should police officers be assigned to schools to increase safety?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey051.shtml
Weekly Issues Spotlight
Issues
Spotlight I: Teaching about art.
Issues
Spotlight II: Budgets.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/a.shtml#teaching
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/b.shtml#budgets
This
Week's NEWS SCOOPS
* Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops
* Catholic School Enrollment Down
* Title IX Strengthened
* Debating Internationally Without Leaving School
* School May Eliminate Grade Levels
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/edscoops.shtml
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Visual
Fractions
Making fractions come to life with Web technology.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2005/r0405-04.shtml
Woodland
Park Zoo: Multimedia
Don't try to feed the animals through your computer screen!
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2005/r0405-06.shtml
Journey
Through Japan
Discover Japan and its history online.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2005/r0405-08.shtml
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