Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.11

November 2008

Cover Story by Kioni Carter A Reflection of Me: Why My Students Disrespected Me Kioni shares her experiences with the “bottom class" and reveals the trials and triumphs of inspiring them to become the "top class"!
	Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
	A School That Achieves Greatness
	Columns
»	Words—Are We Teaching the Right Ones?Cheryl Sigmon
»	What, Me Worry?Sue Gruber
»	20 Ideas for Teaching Citizenship to ChildrenLeah Davies
»	On “The Coattails of Affinities”Todd R. Nelson
»	People Do Better When They Feel GoodMarvin Marshall
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac
»	Dear Barbara - Advice for SubsBarbara Pressman
	Articles
»	$8 a Gallon Creates Jobs in Denmark
»	Thoughts about Gratitude
»	Labels Are For the Jelly Jar
»	Cheating and the 'Net Generation
»	November 2008 Writing Prompts
»	The Economy, The Great Depression, Money Matters – Lessons & Resources
»	Using Photography To Inspire Writing
	Features
»	A printable story, The Turkey and the Pumpkin
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	Today Is... Daily Commemoration for November 2008
»	School Photographs for November 2008
»	Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: November 2008
»	Video Bytes: Guided Reading FAQ; Tour of Solar System; Wikis; How We Elect and More
»	Live on Teachers.Net: November 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers
»	If you were given a magic wand...

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Featured Lesson Plans, Resources and Theme Activities... Teachers.Net Favorite

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Puritans, American Colonies, Native Americans and more in this month’s collection of lessons and resources for preschool – secondary grades. November gems from the Teachers.Net Lesson Plans Center, a treasure trove containing more than 4,200 lessons and activities!

from the Teachers.Net Regular Feature in the Gazette November 1, 2008

Puritan ABC’s Study of original Puritan book to understand their culture & values; creating modern primer based upon current culture Middle - Secondary http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1864.html American Revolution – From Colonies to Independence Reader’s Theater – a play Elementary – upper elementary grades http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3726.html The Thirteen Colonies – a unit Self-government, slavery, democratic ideas Upper elementary http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3739.html The Imagery in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards Senior literature http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/695.html The Crucible – a study Secondary English http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2329.html Early American English Lit Writing Assignment Secondary http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/578.html A Native American Play: Early Inhabitants of the Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest,Northwest and the Arctic. Elementary http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1637.html Turkey Glyph and Printable turkey http://teachers.net/gazette/NOV02/printable.html Teaching Young Children about Native Americans by Debbie Reese http://teachers.net/gazette/NOV00/reese.html Kindergarten Poetry collection A compilation of dozens of poems and songs for K poem charts and recitation! http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4211.html » More Gazette articles... http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

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