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2009-2010 Jackson - Perry Retirees
PETE'S POWER POINT STATION
FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format & Free Interactive Activities for Kids http://www.pppst.com/index.html A great teacher resource. Take a look. http://www.ixl.com/ Great site that could be used on the Smart Board for elementary students.Heggerty workshop resources
Workshop Resources
www.literacyresourcesinc.comwww.free-reading.net
Reading Rockets - Rewiring the Brain
Letter Factory - DVD runs about $10
Why Should I Become a National Board Certified Teacher? National Board Certification: Too important to ignore by Jana Hunzicker Illinois School Board Journal January/February 2009
Teaching with Primary Sources
www.tps.coehs.siu.eduNational Science Digital Library - The library, which is supported by the National Science Foundation, a federal agency with headquarters in Arlington, Va., houses an estimated 2.5 million teaching and learning resources.
Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Lessons) Just for You!
Aretha and Rodney are always talking about respect; now it's Ed World's turn! If your students lack it or could stand to learn more about it, we offer five lessons this week to get them talking and thinking about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Included: Have a Respect Popcorn Party!(From Education World School Issues)Substitute Survival: Mini Lessons for Unexpected Moments
Whether you are a substitute teacher whose lessons fall short of filling up the day or a permanent classroom teacher whose days involve lots of little transitional moments, these lessons will work for you! Included: Ten great activities for substitutes and classroom teachers! (From Education World School Issues)Helping Boys Learn (From Education World School Issues) Over the past several decades, boys' behavior and performance in school has continued to decline. Researchers like Michael Gurian say these are indications that schools are not structured to accommodate how boys' brains work and how they learn. Included: Strategies for making classes more "boy friendly." Click on the link above and learn more...
What is FOSS?
FOSS is a research-based science curriculum for grades K-8 developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley. Great resources on line http://www.fossweb.com/40 Developmental Assets
Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation. -John F. Kennedy