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Kathleen Carpenter - Editor in Chief
Mary Miehl - Technical Editor
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 Kathleen Alape Carpenter - Editor
Teacher Tax Relief Act Leaves Many Teachers Behind
When it comes to using their own money to purchase classroom materials and supplies, teachers have pockets deeper than Captain Kangaroo's. An effort to provide some relief for teachers who spend significant amounts to equip classrooms and enhance school programs, the Teacher Tax Relief Act allows some educators to recoup at least part of what they spend...
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Harry & Rosemary Wong
How to Retain New Teachers
New teachers come into the profession having invested years of their lives and tens of thousands of dollars with the vision of making a difference in the lives of young people. It is a crime when they are just thrown into a classroom with no training or support...
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Dr. Marvin Marshall
Curriculum, Instruction, Classroom Management, and Discipline
A well-known international journal recently published an interesting article entitled, "The Brilliant Inventiveness of Student Misbehavior: Test Your Classroom Management Skills."
Good article--but misnamed!...
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Hal Portner
Now is a Good Time
If there is a difference between the way things are and the way you would like them to be, and that difference bothers you professionally, you probably have identified a significant focus for your high-priority areas for professional growth...
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Barbara Gruber
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Sue Gruber
Strategies to Meet Standards, Promote Reading and Boost Skills
Stay in education long enough and you'll experience the swings of the pendulum as educational trends come and go and then come back again with new names. The good news is you will eventually use all of your materials again!...
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LT Marshall Branch
Greetings from Ross Island!
We have now been at McMurdo Station for 2 weeks and we have really enjoyed flying in this incredible environment. So far, I have flown to Black Island, Cape Royds on Ross Island, the Dry Valleys on the mainland, and Marble Point. At Cape Royds, there is a penguin rookery being studied by Mr. David Ainley...
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Annette Breaux and Harry K. Wong
Spotlight: New Teacher Induction book
New Teacher Induction: How to Train, Support, and Retain New Teachers, a major book destined to be the most significant book for educators this year, has just been released...
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Esmé Codell
Dim Sum and Then Some: Discovering China with Children's Books!
Back from a trip to Chinatown, where lucky red firecrackers are strung from store windows and dumplings steam on welcoming trays of dim sum…a warm contrast to the icy winds of Chicago's bitter winter winds! "Gung Hay Fat Choi " is the friendly greeting here; in other words, Happy Chinese New Year!...
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Printables
This month's offerings;
Sentence Builder Manipulatives
Reading Contract
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Autobiography Assignment and Scoring Rubric...
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