Education World's Headlines Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 36

Dear Education Professionals, Welcome to Education World's News Headlines of the Week Newsletter. This EDlines newsletter is published weekly as a free service by Education World®. You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up to receive updates of EDlines of the Week. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml. To unsubscribe, see instructions at the bottom of this newsletter. Education World is the largest *free* resource on the Web for teachers and school administrators. We remain a free resource thanks to the support of our advertisers -- so please click on ads of interest and visit our advertisers' sites. The news stories referenced in this newsletter are collected by Education World news editor Ellen "Scoop" Delisio. They are gathered from Education World and a wide variety of other education news sources. Some of the headlines also appear in Ellen's daily column, EDscoops.   ================================================================================== This week's newsletter is sponsored by Explorica. Explorica is the low-price, high-quality leader in teacher-led educational travel.  Join over 100,000 participants who have planned spectacular tours throughout the world.   Explorica's veteran Program Consultants will guide you through every step of the process—from choosing an itinerary to recruiting students—and expert Tour Directors will accompany your group during every day of your tour, whether you're in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, or beyond. For more information on Explorica's diverse portfolio of educational travel programs, visit Explorica.com or call 1.888.310.7120 ================================================================================== Volume 7, Issue 36 September 4, 2008 Education Humor With Regina Barreca When Hovering Isn't Helping "Nowhere in my previous column concerning the need for students -- at all stages of their development -- to embrace appropriate independence and autonomy, did I suggest that parents should be barred from interacting with their children or with their children's various instructors." http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/columnists/barreca/barreca032.shtml Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 44 Fitness champ/P.E. instructor teaches by example School lunches keep getting leaner Vaccine-wary parents concern school, health officials CATCH teaches kids how to prevent heart disease, diabetes http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/fittobetaught/fittobetaught044.shtml Starr Points The Best Laid Plans… You've spent the last few weeks decorating bulletin boards, planning activities, collecting supplies, writing letters to students and parents, reading articles and texts on classroom management, and practicing personal relaxation techniques. You are ready, able, and full of anticipation. It's going to be a wonderful year! But is it going to be the year you planned? http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues334.shtml Read About It What Is Constructivism? http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/readit/readit043.shtml Wire Side Chat Fantasy Game Helps Students "Pass" Math Many youngsters crunch sports statistics, yet never think of that as doing math. But a curriculum developed by a former middle school math teacher that combines math with Fantasy Football is scoring big with students. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat162.shtml News for Kids Underground Vault Protects World's Seeds A huge vault on an Arctic island is the home for billions of seeds. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/newsforyou089.shtml Education Studies and Reports More High Schools to Require Exit Exams By 2012, 74 percent of the nation's public school students in 26 states will be required to pass an exit exam to graduate from high school, according to a report. Inspiring Teachers Former Music Teacher Promotes Different Approach to Instruction Former Memphis, Tennessee, music teacher Dr. Deanna Stark now presents workshops for educators on Orff Schulwerk, an approach that stresses interactive, experiential learning. School Safety & Security Teen Shot at School Was Taunted A sophomore fatally shot at Tennessee's Central High School recently had been the target of bullies because of a medical condition. Police arrested a suspect in the shooting. See more education news headlines in our EDscoops Archive.

Administrator's Desk Article
Bidding for Dollars: Online Auctions Help Schools Earn Cash
As budgets stretch to the breaking point, many schools are discovering the powerful fundraising possibilities of the auction with a technological twist. Schools and their parent-teacher organizations are capitalizing on the flexibility, convenience, and popularity of online auctions to tap a limitless base of supporters nearby and far away.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin533.shtml

Pawlas on PR for Principals…
Building Positive Relationships With the Media
George Pawlas remembers the day he invited the newbie education reporter into his school. The guy hadn't stepped foot in a school in years! But that special invitation led to some great coverage.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/pawlas/pawlas004.shtml

Turnaround Tales
Curriculum Maps Direct Learning
Curriculum maps drawn up by East Millsboro Elementary School teachers working in grade-level teams determine what students will learn and when. The school is posting some of the best test scores in Delaware.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork068.shtml

No Educator Left Behind
Why Does the Department of Education
Support Vouchers?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB141.shtml

NCLB Updates
Wondering what's going on with the No Child Left Behind Act? Peruse our list of news stories about the federal law.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NCLBupdates.shtml

School Issues Spotlights
Issues Spotlight 1 Vouchers
Issues Spotlight 2 Corporal Punishment
Issues Spotlight 3 Handwriting
Issues Spotlight 4 First-Year Teachers
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/v.shtml.#vouchers http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/c.shtml#corporal http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/h.shtml#handwriting http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/f.shtml#first-year

School Doodle
Vouchers and the Public Schools
http://www.educationworld.com
/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles05.shtml

 

Each week, we ask readers to cast their votes in The Weekly Survey. Cast your vote in this week's question of interest to all educators.

This Week's Survey Question
A recent report notes that more than 200,000 children were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools last year. Should corporal punishment be banned in all U.S. schools?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey182.shtml

Last Week's Survey Results
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?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey181.shtml

 

Mistrust of Male Elementary Teachers Remains
While teachers' unions and other educators have called for more men to enter teaching, male elementary-level teachers often are mistrusted by some parents who are suspicious of men who want to teach young children.
Source: ABC News.com
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5670187&page=1

Professor: Slower Speech Improves Student Comprehension
A Wichita State audiology professor maintains there could be fewer cases of learning disabilities, hearing problems, and behavior problems among students if teachers talked more slowly. Children don't process language as quickly as adults do.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/K/KS_PAN_CHILD_LISTENING_MOOL-?SITE=MOSTP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Schools Urged to Encourage Playground Games
Traditional outdoor games such as tag and British Bulldog may be returning to British school playgrounds at the urging of government officials, who say the games can help combat childhood obesity.
Source: The Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1051166/Forget-elf-n-safety-school-games-like-British-Bulldog-banned-cotton-wool-society-back.html

Hook Kids on Reading Before Assigning Classics
English teachers may unwittingly be turning off teens from reading, writes one English teacher. Assigning certain classics before students are ready can discourage them from reading more books, she says.
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/22/AR2008082202398.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

 

School Bans Homework, Calling it 'Unfair'
The principal of Prince of Wales Public School, an elementary school in Barrie, Ontario, has banned homework, saying it is unfair to many of the school's low-income students who don't have the resources or parental help at home to complete projects.
Source: Toronto Star
http://parentcentral.ca/parent/article/488073

Students Skip First Day of School to Protest Funding
Nearly 1,000 Chicago students missed the first day of city classes and instead attempted to register at two suburban schools, as part of a protest to call attention to inequities in education funding in Illinois.
Source: Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/content/education/chi-meeks-boycott-schools-websep04,0,6496470.story

Middle Schoolers Can Earn Cash for Grades, Conduct
Some middle-school students in the Washington, D.C., public schools will be able to earn cash this year for good grades, behavior, and attendance. Students could receive as much as $100 a month.
Source: ABC News.com
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5635010&page=1

District Using Hundreds of Long-Term Subs
Shortages of teachers in critical areas have forced the Clark County (Nevada) School District to start the school year with 676 long-term substitute teachers. Many of the specialized teachers have no degree in the subjects they are teaching.
Source: Las Vegas Sun
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/30/substitutes-head-hundreds-classrooms

 

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