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Articles	Posting Students' Grades Online Keeps Parents in Touch and Kids on Their Toes! Most colleges and universities post student grades online and have been for quite some time. Now, a growing number of K-12 teachers are doing it too. Is posting grades online right for your school? This week, Education World writer Sherril Steele-Carlin talks with educators who have been doing it for some time. 25 Ways to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week An apple for the teacher? Banners in the sky? How will you celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week? Learn about the gestures that touch educators’ hearts as Education World talks with teachers this week about what makes them feel honored and valued. Included: Activities for administrators, parents, and students to show teachers just how much they mean during Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers, Take Note! *Schoolnotes*, That Is! As more and more classrooms become "connected," teachers are finding more and more ways to use the World Wide Web. This week, Education World takes a look at how teachers are using Schoolnotes.com to expand their instructional environment and maximize learning opportunities for their students! Included: Comments from teachers who share ways in which Schoolnotes.com is helping them connect with parents and the community --- and links to their Schoolnotes pages! Teacher-Created Web Sites Link Home and School --- Virtually! Discover how to create a virtual link between home and school. It couldn't be easier! This week, Education World editor Linda Starr shares the stories of teachers who have seen the possibilities for using the Web to connect to parents! Newsletter Connects Middle-School Parents and Schools Every Minneapolis parent with kids in fifth grade to eighth grade receives *Middle School Connection* at home. This six-times-a-year newsletter provides information and tools to help parents navigate the web of school choices and become advocates for their kids. Written by parents *for* parents, the newsletter is widely accepted by school administrators. Included: Advice for school administrators ---from parents--- on communicating with parents! Student-Led Conferences: A Growing Trend For years parent-teacher conferences have been the primary means of school-home communication. But now, many schools are trying something new --- student-led conferences that communicate not only how a student's doing but also why. 101 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve 101 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve, a booklet from the American Association of School Administrators, is a valuable tool for principals, teachers, and parents.
Reviews	YourHomework.com YourHomework.com is a free solution for posting homework and class assignments on the Internet. It is committed to "enhancing student-teacher-parent communications." A Compact for Reading & School-Home Links A Compact for Reading is "a written agreement among families, teachers, principals, and students to work together to help improve the reading skills of kindergarten through third grade children." (Grades: K-3) Highwired National Edition Highwired National Edition showcases the writing of high-school journalists, but that's not all this site has to offer. Click on the logo in the top left corner of the mainpage to find webpublishing tools to create special Web sites for classrooms, extracurricular activity groups, clubs to get on the Web! (Grades: 7-12)
Related Links	Home-School Connection Library A collection of resources addressing parent/family involvement topics and concerns. Offers ideas on how parents and families can build partnerships with teachers and schools.