Technology is our friend. So don’t be afraid to use it. If you have
ever had trouble understanding what RSS is all about, here is a piece
that I am sure will help you. You should be convinced by the end of
your read to hop on board the RSS train! Hope to see you RSS my site!

How I Use RSS To Make My Life Easier

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Stop! It may be time to change the way you teach math

The article concludes with, “Even the use of manipulatives was discouraged, except to jumpstart some students.”

Read the rest for yourself. You may be surprised.

Writing is Important (LOL)

In a newly conducted study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the National Commission on Writing, “digital” communication is creeping into the formal writing assignments of today’s students.

Click the title above to read this very interesting article and its possible impact on how and what we as teachers face now and in the future.

TIME for Kids

“TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read!
Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics kids love to learn about - and it’s the
best nonfiction text you’ll find!

A powerful teaching tool, TIME For Kids builds reading and writing skills and is
easily integrated across your curriculum, including social studies, science and math.”

TIME for Kids

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Teacher Created Materials presents a series of FREE webinars bringing
current information on topics you can’t afford to miss! Be sure to
register soon. Space for these webinars is limited. For More Info Go Here >> TCR Webinars

Title: Applying Differentiation Strategies

Date and Time:
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1–2 p.m. PST, 4–5 p.m. EST (Registration closed)

and
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1–2 p.m. PST, 4–5 p.m. EST (Second date added!)

Presenters: Wendy Conklin, M.A., Author, and Emily Smith, M.A.Ed., Editorial Director.

Title: Exploring Science Through Literacy

Date and Time:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1–2 p.m. PST, 4–5 p.m. EST

and
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3-4 p.m. PST, 6-7 p.m. EST

Presenters: Eric LeMoine, M.Ed.

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A recent South Carolina survey of students who are participating in single-gender education reveals positive and interesting results.

Read the survey here (pdf): South Carolina survey

http://www3.hcs.k12.sc.us/Middle/WPM/WPMimages/Images/StudentGenderSurvey.pdf

You may have to copy and paste the URL to get to the survey.

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This is a pretty cool little piece of software. You can design bookmarks with this program and print them out.

Of course, you don’t need software to make a bookmark;  you can use any word processor program. But this bookmark maker has margins and rulers that are just the right size for bookmarks. Easy as pie.

Have fun!

Bookmark
Designer

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Today I worked along with some other volunteers to sort thru five huge boxes of donated books; we had to sort the books by grade. So, I thought it would be timely to explain how to determine the grade level of a book.

On the back of most books for young people are some numbers. If you see, for example, something that says “RL 2″ it means the Reading Level is for a second grader.

Some of the books we sorted had this number on the back and some did not. Sometimes the grade/age level was on the front of the book. Those were easy to sort. However, there were books which did not have those handy numbers on the front or back.

I have found a website that takes you step-by-step to finding out the reading level of books. Click here and read Reading Level of a Book and also read Find a Text’s Reading Level. Both are great sources of information.

I also encourage parents and teachers to go to this website Leveled Book Lists which is a list of popular children’s books sorted by grade.

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The successful teachers are those who plan well. Good planning “This is a big key to good classroom management!”

Emma McDonald suggests that teacher plan in detail instead of plans that are loosely sketched. Not only does detailed lesson plans keep you on track, but it helps keep kids out of trouble. Learn how by reading the article, “Good Planning Helps.”

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Dr. Saleh as-Saleh has done a very useful writing on the subject of anasheeds. The article starts out with the complete history of the anasheed, including a warning to stay away from certain people, and ends with a couple of questions posed to Shaykh Saaleh ‘Uthaymeen.    A Look at Nasheed.pdf

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