Teachers Network Introduces Podcasts on Education.
Teachers Network podcasts feature some of the best minds in public schools today.
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Survey Reveals that Only 1% of Teachers Find No Child Left Behind an Effective Way to Assess the Quality of Schools and 69% Report It’s Pushing Teachers Out of the Profession
Over 5600 public school teachers from all 50 states recently responded to a Teachers Network online survey regarding the effectiveness of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and its impact on the teaching and schools.
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Podcasting with Students Wins Silver Reel Award
Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I) in the 39th Annual Media Festival awarded Teachers Network with the Silver Reel Award in the category of Training/Education for the instructional podcast video, Podcasting with Students, part of the Making the Most of the Web With Your Students educational videos!
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http://www.mca-i.org/en/rel/?871
Elementary Science Biology, Earth Science
Expedition Sea Horse
http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2004/langford.htm
Thirty-two first grade gifted students travel on a virtual expedition into the watery world of seahorses during this exciting eight-week interdisciplinary unit. This project can be adapted for other grades and academic levels and can be modified for both large and small groups.
Elementary , Middle School English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media Reading Literacy, Geography Habitats, Internet
Weather Reporter
http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2004%20Projects/Geography-Weather/index.htm
The aim of this site is to provide a set of teaching resources for geography teachers, focusing on weather symbols, understanding warm and cold fronts, using satellite images, and becoming a weather forecaster.
Does Assessment-for-Learning Help Under-Achieving Students Experience Success in Mathematics? Maureen Connelly
My teaching goal for the school year 2005-2006 was to be more effective in differentiating instruction and meeting the individual needs of each student.
Category: Assessment & Preparation for Assessment | Elementary School
What is “Senioritis” in a Portfolio Based High School? J. Reid Schwebach
This study is an investigation of the senioritis phenomenon and an attempt to begin to develop a coherent understanding of the phenomenon.
Category: Classroom Management and School Culture | High School
New Teachers Helpline
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Conduct Parent -Teacher Conferences
Miriam Bissu
Teacher-parent conferences can be very fruitful and informative for you and the parents of your students. I would like to offer some ideas to make it so.
End of Term Procedures
Carolyn Hornik and Bonnie Glasgold
End of term procedures can be extremely time-consuming, especially for a new teacher. It is a good idea to begin preparing your records at the beginning of May so that the record keeping involved at the end of the term does not become overwhelming.
End of Year Rituals for Teachers and Students
At the end of the school year both students and teachers begin to feel a bit unsettled. New teachers, especially, grapple with issues of job security, grade and classroom assignments, or the possibility of being excessed to another school or district. At the same time, there is a lot of end of year celebrating going on. How can you reconcile the insecurity and the festivity?
Subjects: classroom management,professional development
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Series: For the New Teacher