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?
Remembering September 11: Activities for remembering and for teaching tolerance. Grandparents Day: Ten activities for celebrating, just in time for September 7.
Math Games With Joanne and Jane: “Dice Deluxe” teaches 3-addend addition. Friday Fun: Students discover common interests and unique abilities. Best Books for Teaching About… Spelling, weather, more… Early Childhood Rhyme Time: “The People in My School”
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.
Diane Hodges’ Looking Forward to Monday Morning: Drive your staff happy with these staff meeting ideas.
Fund Raising: Schools are discovering the powerful possibilities of online auctions. Instant Meeting #10: “Teacher Book Talks" as a professional development tool. Focus on… Buildings and building management. From the Principal Files: Our principal team shares 30 school-wide events that are sure to draw parents in large numbers.
The Principal Poet: This week’s poem is “Locker Clean-Out.”
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. Sites to See: Reading sites include book reviews, author information, online books and poems, skill reinforcement, strategies for teachers and more. A Techtorial: Create a gradebook with Excel. Imparting Musical Concepts Through Computing: Betty Reeves super-charges musical study with technology.
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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