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TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE

Volume 4 Number 6

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Teachers.Net and I, by chance, became high-tech links in the chain of people and events that cracked the Chinese government's tight lid on its emerging SARS epidemic
Teachers.Net Chatroom Exchange Reveals SARS Outbreak...

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COLUMNS
	*Applying for a Teaching Job in a Tight Market, Part 2* Effective Teaching by Harry & Rosemary Wong
	Metacognition -- Thinking about Thinking Is Essential for Learning Promoting Learning by Marv Marshall
	*Publishing Pressures* 4 Blocks by Cheryl Sigmon
	*Even Punctuation Gets a Vacation! - Enjoy Your Summer with Children's Books* Postcard from Planet Esme - News from the world of children's books by Esmé Codell
	*It's Summer! -- Rest your body, restore your soul & have some fun!* Instant Ideas for Busy Teachers by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
	Be Your Own Mentor: REFLECT Teachers As Learners by Hal Portner
	*There's A Book Inside of You! - You Make a Commitment* eBook Authoring by Glenn F. Dietzel
	*Moving to a New Town and School* Ask the School Psychologist by Beth Bruno
	*I Taught, But Did He Learn?* The Eclectic Teacher by Ginny Hoover
	*Computer Donations To Schools: How To Make A Sound Choice* Ed-Tech Talk by Dr. Rob Reilly
	*Language Arts Sites Part 2* The Busy Educator's Monthly Five (5 Sites for Busy Educators) by Marjan Glavac

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from Capella University
Capella University receives state approval for K-12 leadership specialization
Graduate program is now regionally accredited and state-approved

Capella University's graduate specialization in K-12 Educational Leadership was approved by the Minnesota Board of School Administrators on April 2, 2003...

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Your Everyday Wisdom Counts

Become a contributing writer to an innovative and heart-felt new book series! The first book to be published, For This I Am Grateful, is a collection of thoughts and realizations from everyday people (just like you!) answering the simple question: What are you grateful for?...

from Young Epidemiology Scholars
Competition Seeks Innovative High School Curricula
Teachers to Compete for Awards Totaling $180,000

The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) program today begins its second annual teacher competition...

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from National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Poll Shows Early Childhood Educators Ready to Help Families Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect A new national survey shows that 97 percent of early childhood teachers and other professionals want to help families prevent child abuse and neglect...	from New Media Classroom Learning to Look: Visual Resources & Multicultural Teaching Learning to Look: Visual Resources and Multicultural Teaching is part of a network of new media and pedagogy centers located across the country...
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ARTICLES
	*Teachers.Net Chatroom Exchange Reveals SARS Outbreak* by Catherine Strommen
	*Overcoming Barriers - Believe You Can Achieve* by Don Quimby
	*How Do You Rate As A Proactive Teacher* by Chuck Brickman
	*Calendar and Computations* by Michael Moore
	*When Students Say, "I'm Bored!"* from: the Teachers.Net G.A.T.E. Chatboard
	*Analysis of Whole Class Performance in Tests and Exams: Shall I Be a Bird?* by P R Guruprasad
	*Ode to a Classroom* by Joseph Mock
	*CPS and Learning by Remote* by Dean K. Boyd
	*Editor's epicks for June* by Kathleen Alape Carpenter
	*Final Update - Operation Deep Freeze* by LT Marshall Branch
	*The Web in the classroom* by Sarah Horton
	*Why Study the American Revolution During War in Iraq?* from the Middle School Chatboard



REGULAR FEATURES
	*Apple Seeds: Inspirational quotes* by Barb Erickson
	*Special Days This Month* by Ron Victoria
	*Featured School*
	Volunteer Poems
	*The Lighter Side of Teaching* *YENDOR'S Top Ten* *Show & Tell* *Georgia's NCLB Head-Tricks* *Schoolies* *Woodhead*
	*Handy Teacher Recipes*
	*Classroom Crafts*
	*Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs*


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