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July 29, 2008
 From Our Leadership Archive  Recess Before Lunch?
Many schools are seeing the benefits.
Hiring Right
50 great questions to ask in those interviews.
Rewards Can Work
Looking for ways to reward student success? behavior?
Reinventing the Principalship
Eight ideas to reduce stress, entice new principals.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/leadership.shtml
Sandra Harris's BRAVO Principals
BRAVO Principals... Create a Shared Vision for Student Success
Creating a shared vision does not mean telling the faculty what your vision is. Harris walks through steps involved in creating an all-staff Vision Day. Plus ideas for sustaining that vision once developed.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/BRAVO/BRAVO001.shtml 
Larry Bell's Somebody Needs You!
Power Verbs Help Ensure Students' Test Success
I have found that when you put the same kinds of "Power Verbs" on regular teacher assessments as appear on most standardized tests, then you have given students a tool that will vastly improve their chances for test success.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/bell/bell005.shtml   The Principal Poet
Mr. Ivan, Education World's Principal Poet, presents this week's poem, "Lost 'n Found."
Based on all the coats and clothes
I see piled in Lost 'n Found,
In my school I half expect to see…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/ivan/ivan029.shtml Partners for Student Success
Baskets Deliver Homework Help
Evening of activities and baskets of school supplies provide homework support.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners025.shtml  Take Five for…
Giving advice to job seekers.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/takefive/takefive026.shtml Principal Ideas
Rewarding good attendance, auction fund-raising idea, more...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/ideas/ideas021.shtml Pawlas on PR
Meeting with school's support team helps build school "family."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pawlasPR/pawlasPR013.shtml  Instant Meeting
Liven up a dull routine with Handbook Jeopardy.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/meetingidea/meetingideas003.shtml Grant of the Week
Visit our archive of grant opportunities. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/additional_grants.shtml Conventions & Conferences
What's coming up?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/conventions.shtml Join the Conversation
On our "School Administrators" message board.
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 The ABCs of Student Success Helping students achieve from A to Z. Caught on the Web Sites to share with parents. Clipart Library Free art to liven up newsletters. Fun Facts Fun and educational content. Parent Newsletter Templates A different template for each month. Math @ Home Math activities for parents and kids. "QuotED" Educational quotes to inspire. Parent Pointers Ponder these themed parenting tips. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/newsletters.shtml   From the Principal Files
Yearlong Themes: Principals Use Them to Build Spirit, Achievement
Does your school use a yearlong theme to motivate students and increase student achievement? Education World's "Principal Files" team shares a dozen ideas to help others see the power and potential of using yearlong, school-wide themes.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin427.shtml   It's About Time: Teaching Students to Tell Time
Telling time is a skill often relegated to when-the-teacher-finds-time status. But it is a skill as real-life and essential as addition and subtraction -- especially in the age of digital clocks. This week Education World offers five fun lessons focused on teaching kids how to tell time. Included: Links to 20 more lessons for teaching about time.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson312.shtml Better Book Reports -- 25 Ideas
Tired of the same old book report formats? Education World presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson109.shtml 
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: Gold Medal Activities
As the Games get underway, Education World offers you ten gold-medal lessons about the Summer Olympics.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson201.shtml
Rock or Feather: A Critical-Thinking Activity
A simple activity can reveal much about the students you work with each day. Students make and defend their choices in this activity. Printable activity sheet included.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson145.shtml Lesson Plan of the Day
Click the link above to see dozens of recent Lesson Plans of the Day, including the five lessons below that were posted last week.
 Money Math Match - Match coin bags of equal value. (Grades K-5)
The Black History Rap - Write a rap about a famous American. (3-12)
Do the Hokey Pokey - A foreign-language lesson idea. (K-8)
Stage a Debate - Ten strategies for lively classroom debates. (3-12)
Scrap Paper Project - - A lesson in following directions. (3-8)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/dailylp.shtml News for Kids
See our archive of 100 news stories -- "ripped from the headlines" -- written with your students in mind. Each comes with a complete Teacher's Guide.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/newsforyou.shtml Friday Fun
Unscramble the four anagrams. What do they have in common?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/friday/friday035.shtml  Vicki Cobb's Show-Biz Science
Discover how "lite" diet drinks live up to their names.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science021.shtml Writing Bug
A person you admire is coming to speak at your school -- and you must introduce that person…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug088.shtml 
Reader's Theater
Writer's Block
When his teacher assigns what seems like a simple writing exercise, John discovers he's out of ideas -- until characters from his imagination help him overcome "writer's block."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater017.shtml
 
Professor Joe Martin: The Educator Motivator
Who Said You Have to Change?
There's nothing wrong with making mistakes; the problem is when we fail to correct those mistakes based on stubbornness, ignorance, fear, pride, or even anger. Whenever I find myself guilty of that, I describe it as being "stuck on stupid."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/martin/martin009.shtml 
Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor
Teaching Special-Needs Students in the Regular Classroom
Although it might feel like it sometimes, we are not alone when dealing with special-needs students. Unlike the old one-room schoolhouse teacher, educators today have a number of support resources available through their schools and districts.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/mcdonald/mcdonald022.shtml 
Dr. Fred Jones: Tools for Teaching
Follow Through and Pseudo-Compliance
In the body-language-poker game, teachers fold when they turn away from a situation before the students have folded. Students fold when they abandon pseudo-compliance and actually get back to work. You have to stay in the game until the students fold.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/jones/jones011.shtml 
Dr. Ken Shore: Classroom Problem Solver
Understanding School Bullying
Bullying takes place when a stronger or more powerful child intentionally and repeatedly hurts, threatens, or torments a more vulnerable child. Bullying is deliberate, happens more than once, and represents a marked imbalance of power between bully and victim.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore063.shtml 
Cathy Puett Miller: The Reading Coach
Integrating Reading and Writing Instruction into Content-Area Classrooms
The 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress reports that less than one third of U.S. high school students read or write at grade level. What can local schools do?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/miller/miller023.shtml
Reading Tips
Beyond the Spelling List
Add another element to your students' spelling practice.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/tips/tips009.shtml Teacher Feature
Run the Capitals
George Mussar's phys ed students run the state capitals.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature021.shtml Sites to See
Free Photos on the Web
Looking for copyright-friendly images for presentations and student work? Want hard-to-find historical images or photos from a country halfway across the world? Check out these Web sites filled with images you can use today.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites067.shtml 
What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out Ms. Juneau's Class.
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The ABCs of Student Success Helping students achieve from A to Z. Caught on the Web Sites to share with parents. Clipart Library Free art to liven up newsletters. Fun Facts Fun and educational content. Parent Newsletter Templates A different template for each month. Math @ Home Math activities for parents and kids. "QuotED" Educational quotes to inspire. Parent Pointers Ponder these themed parenting tips. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/newsletters.shtml   This Week's Survey Question
Should parents have a say in choosing to which teachers their children are assigned?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey001.shtml Last Week's Survey Results
Do you think your students treat you with appropriate respect?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey145.shtml   School District Approves Paddling Students
Starting in the fall, principals in Twiggs County, Georgia, will be able to paddle students who don't respond to detention or other forms of discipline, reaffirming a policy that had lain dormant in the county since 2006. 07/25/08
Source: ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5428337&page=1
School Board Bans Student-Teacher Texting, Online Social Networking
The Lamar County (Mississippi) school board recently approved a policy prohibited teachers from texting or communicating with students through Internet social network sites such as MySpace. 07/24/08
Source:CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/21/tech/main4279632.shtml
Students Taking Lead in Green Initiatives
Increasing numbers of environmentally-aware students are leading green initiatives at their schools. A graduate of a Virginia high school got approval for solar panels and raised money for the project. 07/23/08
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071503282.html
Grants Aim to Help Middle-Schoolers Prep for College
The U.S. Department of Education approved 24 new grants for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to help disadvantaged middle school students prepare for and pursue a college education. 07/22/08
Source: U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/07/07012008a.html
Students Discuss Asian, Hispanic Students' Performance
Students at Lincoln High School in California have participated in candid discussions about the differences in Hispanic and Asian-American students' academic performance in an effort to close the achievement gap. 07/21/08
Source: The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-lincoln16-2008jul16,0,3130880.story   Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators." The Bully Free Classroom
Subtitled "Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8," this useful volume provides well over 100 bite-sized ideas that are quick to read and common-sensical. Bullying, of course, is a terrible phenomenon in schools and famously hard to deal with effectively. So, a relatively brief (166 pages) resource that offers a wide variety of ideas and approaches is probably one of the most valuable items you can have on hand as a teacher in the modern classroom.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book. Rainbows, Head Lice, and Pea-Green Tile: Poems in the Voice of the Classroom Teacher
These poems deal with the humorous experiences of being an elementary school teacher, and also touch on some of the more human, poignant moments the teaching life brings. One poem, "The Threshold," dramatizes the moment a new teacher is about to step into the classroom to meet a new class of kindergarten students. "...I hesitate/For beyond this door/The future awaits me/ ...I feel a little silly/I can't stand here all day long/After all, they're just children/What could possibly go wrong?"
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