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TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE
Volume 4 Number 5

COVER STORY
Too many people in the general public continue to think that teaching is a job that anyone can do. Wrong! Teaching is a special calling. Teaching is a mission.
Overworked and Under- appreciated - A Tribute to Teachers...
COLUMNS
May Columns
ARTICLES
May Articles
REGULAR FEATURES
May Regular Features
FYI
May Informational Items
Gazette Home Delivery:

Also in this issue:

COLUMNS
Applying for a Teaching Job in a Tight Market, Part 1 Effective Teaching by Harry & Rosemary Wong
Listening Lessons -- How to Help Kids Learn and Comprehend Promoting Learning by Marv Marshall
Streamlining the Writing Block 4 Blocks by Cheryl Sigmon
Extreme Reading! Postcard from Planet Esme - News from the world of children's books by Esmé Codell
Springtime Learning Clubs---Simple Solutions to Spring Fever! Instant Ideas for Busy Teachers by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
SGID: Teachers Learn From Student Feedback -- Small Group Instructional Diagnosis Leads to Increased Learning Teachers As Learners by Hal Portner
There's A Book Inside of You! - You Reflect On Your Idea eBook Authoring by Glenn F. Dietzel
Hassles on the School Bus Ask the School Psychologist by Beth Bruno
It's That Time Again, Ginny's List of Ten The Eclectic Teacher by Ginny Hoover
I Retired From 'Teaching' Back in 2009 and Now I'm Back! - Reporting from the future (Part 2) Ed-Tech Talk by Dr. Rob Reilly
Language Arts Sites Part 1 The Busy Educator's Monthly Five (5 Sites for Busy Educators) by Marjan Glavac
 
REGULAR FEATURES
Apple Seeds: Inspirational quotes by Barb Erickson
Special Days This Month by Ron Victoria
Featured School
Classroom Photos by Members of the Teachers.Net Community
Poems Written by Teachers
10 Brave Substitute Teachers and I Love You
The Lighter Side of Teaching
  • No More Lip Prints
  • YENDOR'S Top Ten
  • Georgia's NCLB Head-Tricks
  • Schoolies
  • Woodhead
  • Handy Teacher Recipes
    Classroom Crafts
    Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs
    PRINTABLES
    Adjectives Worksheet
    Ladybug Pattern
    An End of the School Year Test for First Grade
    Writing Checklist
    Word Family House
    Poem Form
    Upcoming Ed Conferences
    Letters to the Editor
    ON-SITE INSIGHTS
    On intermural sports at all levels by L. Swilley
    Observing an Outstanding Teacher from The Teachers.Net Substitute Teachers' Chatboard

    The Teachers.Net Gazette is a cooperative publication by and for members of the Teachers.Net community. We accept for consideration brief articles (approximately 350-2500 words) on topics of interest to educators. Articles should be fully edited, spell checked, and ready for publication. Send submissions by e-mail to editor@teachers.net along with a brief biography written in third person. A digital photo (headshot) is desirable but optional. Teachers.Net reserves the right to edit articles accepted for publication.
    Kathleen Carpenter - Editor in Chief
    Mary Miehl - Technical Editor

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    Don Quimby
    Overworked and
    Under-appreciated -

    A Tribute to Teachers

    Is teaching today a tougher job than ever before? I do believe that teaching today is a lot "different" than teaching was in the "old" days. Notice...I said "different," I did not say "worse."...

    Cover Story

    Harry and Rosemary Wong
    Applying for a Teaching Job in a Tight Market

    You're graduating from college and you want a teaching job. Yet, you've heard all this talk about tight budgets and teachers being given pink slips...

    Dr. Marvin Marshall
    Listening Lessons

    Listening is a largely untaught skill that applies to every subject in school and is of paramount importance in good relationships...

    Full story

    Full story

    The Children's Defense Fund
    Millionaires Receive Tax Break While More Children Enter Poverty

    Even scaled back tax cuts would hand millionaires $62,500 this year alone, while middle income taxpayers would get only $236...

    Full story

    Hal Portner
    SGID: Teachers Learn From Student Feedback -- Small Group Instructional Diagnosis Leads to Increased Learning

    SGID affords the opportunity to gain some insights about classroom dynamics not otherwise obtainable...

    Barbara
    Gruber

    &
    Sue Gruber

    Springtime Learning Clubs---
    Simple Solutions to Spring Fever!

    Every teacher knows it is increasingly difficult to get children to focus on school and learning when "Spring Fever" sets in...

    Full story

    Full story

    Ginny Hoover
    It's That Time Again, Ginny's List of Ten

    I challenge you to print out this list of ten and put it in their mailboxes encouraging your fellow teachers to try some of the ideas. Maybe, just maybe, this list of ten will help you get through those final days...

    Full story

    Dr. Rob Reilly
    I Retired From 'Teaching' Back in 2009 and Now I'm Back! -
    Reporting from the future (Part 2)

    So I've left my comfortable retirement home in Florida to become the Director of Technology for the Alexandria Public School System...

    Marjan Glavac
    Language Arts Sites
    Part 1

    Each month Marjan Glavac, professional speaker, teacher and author, presents five websites for educators...

    Full story

    Full story

    Printables

    May's Printables are;
    Adjectives Worksheet
    Ladybug Pattern
    An End of the School Year Test for First Grade
    Writing Checklist
    Word Family House
    &
    Poem Form

    Full story

    Also in this issue:

    ARTICLES
    Overworked and Under-appreciated - A Tribute to Teachers by Don Quimby
    Learning Simulations Add to Classroom Lessons by Lanny Sorenson
    14 Steps to Teacher Assertiveness - How to cope with difficult parents, principals and staff members by Mike Moore
    Early Years Are Learning Years - Learning through Water Play from: National Association for the Education of Young Children
    Pupil Personality Profile by P R Guruprasad
    End of Year Gift Ideas for Young Students from the Teachers.Net Kindergarten Chatboard
    Millionaires Receive Tax Break While More Children Enter Poverty fromThe Children's Defense Fund
    Eating Disorders: A Multi-Discipline Approach to the Kate Moss "Wispy Waif " Syndrome by Dr. Catherine Sagan
    Editor's epicks for May by Kathleen Alape Carpenter
    A Note To Young Immigrants by Mitali Perkins
    Ladybug Poems and Activities from the Teachers.Net Community
    A Step by Step Writing Guide for Students - Writing About a Character (Fourth Grade) by Barbara D. Martin
     
    FYI
    Kidsregen.org helps kids, parents and educators find inspiration, activities and a sense of purpose during uncertain times from: Kidsregen.org
    Online Fishing Derby Locator Connects Youth With Over 1,800 Events from: Hooked On Fishing International


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