November 2002 Newsletter

A FREE newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

All Saints’ Day – Toussaint – Allerheiligen November 1
Remembrance Sunday (U.K.) November 10
Veteran’s Day (U.S.) November 11
Remembrance Day (Canada) November 11
Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) November 28
Chanukah Begins at Sundown November 29

Last weekend my family had the great privilege to host two students from the
Young Americans song and dance troupe from southern California USA.  They
were wonderful ambassadors for their teachers, parents and country.  Their
devotion, dedication and long days of practice to their craft really came through in their fun filled song and dance show on Saturday night.  Congratulations Young Americans!  If you have a student or child that would benefit from inspiring drama, dance and song, check out their website at: http://www.youngamericans.org/home.html

I’ve finally had the chance to catch up on my backlog of book and software reviews.  Over the next few days, I will be sending out a special review supplement of the Busy Educator’s Newsletter.
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Completely Revised and Updated 2ND Edition (Foreword by Dr. Harry Wong)
LONDON, Ontario Canada ISBN 0-9683310-1-7 200 pages
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In This Issue:
* PRESS RELEASE FROM EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
* PLUMB DESIGN'S VISUAL THESAURUS
* JEFFERSON'S WEST
* MARINE RESERVES: HOW DO YOU FIT IN?
A DIGITAL LAB FROM JASON XIV: FROM SHORE TO SEA
* SCIENCE @ NASA
* SPACEWANDER VIRTUAL SPACE TRIP!
* THE MIRACLE OF LIFE SANDRA’S BIOLOGY PAGE
* PENCIL FLAG
* KINDER~THEMES 
* ALMOST HEAVEN KINDERGARTEN
* MRS. TURNER'S GRADE 1 CLASS
* THE WALTER JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER
* BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
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PRESS RELEASE FROM EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
http://www.enc.org/focus/urban/

(Editor’s Note:  I was very impressed by this free resource.  I spent a number of
hours reading the October issue and forwarded articles to my principal and vice-
principal, who were also very impressed.  It’s well worth checking out!)

Contact: Carolyn Hamilton
chamilton@enc.org

Annette Thorson
athorson@enc.org

Math and Science Teaching Successes in Urban Classrooms Featured in ENC Focus (Columbus, Ohio).   Math and science teaching can be every bit as successful in urban classrooms as in other settings according to the practicing educators writing in the October 2002 issue of ENC Focus. The will to “teach all
children well,” voiced in an interview with Kay Toliver, veteran East Harlem
teacher, is the key to the magazine's theme, Success in the Urban Classroom.
Ruby Payne, a former teacher now recognized as an authority on poverty's
effect on schooling, discusses the hidden, middle-class rules of school that
hinder communication between teachers and the children of generational
poverty. Other articles detail urban teachers' work in their classrooms, from
math lessons to science projects to parent groups. Partnerships with nonprofit
agencies and higher education are the subject of several articles.

The free quarterly magazine, produced by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse in Columbus, Ohio, is mailed to more than 120,000 print
subscribers. The full content appears online at:
http://www.enc.org/focus/urban/

About ENC--
Created to serve the nation's preK-grade 12 mathematics and science educators,
ENC identifies curriculum resources, creates professional development
materials, and disseminates information and products to improve teaching and
learning. More than 22,000 science and mathematics resources are cataloged and described in ENC's searchable online database. The quarterly magazine ENC Focus examines issues of importance to classroom teachers and is available at no cost as a print subscription and an online publication. ENC works with professional education groups and government agencies to improve mathematics and science education at all levels. Find information about ENC products and services at www.enc.org
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PLUMB DESIGN'S VISUAL THESAURUS
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp

This is truly an amazing resource for any teacher teaching students vocabulary. 
You will be hooked and your students will be hooked on the visual
interrelationships of words.  Click on the launch button and be prepared to sit back and be amazed by the combination of visual art and vocabulary!
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JEFFERSON'S WEST
http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest/

Head west with Lewis & Clark in this interactive role-playing game. As you
journey westward, you can stop along the way and explore, collecting plants and
animals and trading with Indians for cultural objects. What you collect and send
back to Thomas Jefferson will shape his view of these new lands. (This is a demo version of this game, allowing you to travel upriver to the first stop. The complete game is part of Colonial Williamsburg's Electronic Field Trip program.)

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MARINE RESERVES: HOW DO YOU FIT IN?
A DIGITAL LAB FROM JASON XIV: FROM SHORE TO SEA
http://www.jason.org/digital_labs/CINMS/

The Channels Islands off the California coast are rich in ecological diversity.
They also play an important role in the local economy, since they support
commercial and recreational fishing and diving industries. This digital lab lets
you join a group working to establish new marine reserves in the Channel Islands.

Creating a marine reserve that will sustain the natural ecology of the Channel
Islands without hurting the human community is not easy. It's like solving a puzzle
but so far, no one has figured out a solution that everyone can accept. Are you up
for the challenge?

This digital lab is part of the JASON Project's latest expedition, JASON
XIV: From Shore to Sea. JASON has made this digital lab freely accessible
for the 2002-03 school year. Subscribe to JASON for access to so much more:
the award-winning curriculum, videos and gated online community, plus the
live two-week Expedition Broadcast. Learn more about JASON XIV:
http://www.jasonproject.org/jason14/home
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SCIENCE @ NASA
http://science.nasa.gov/OurSites.htm

Sallee Hull, paraeducator and fellow Busy Educator subscriber highly
recommends science @ nasa. The NASA site contains links and information
for anyone interested in astronomy and  a listing of NASA science sites.

Thank you Sallee for sending in this wonderful resource.
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SPACEWANDER VIRTUAL SPACE TRIP
http://www.spacewander.com

Fly to Mars! Explore deep space! SpaceWander's award-winning virtual space
trip features real NASA images. Visitors land on Mars, fly by Jupiter, and then
travel out of the solar system to distant galaxies!

SpaceWander.com is free and fun for all ages. Kid-safe versions are available
for purchase. SpaceWander also includes a reference library, educator links and
lesson plans, and a space store with the best space books, posters, telescopes, and
even space food!
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THE MIRACLE OF LIFE SANDRA’S BIOLOGY PAGE
http://home.istar.ca/~smhaley

This high school resource contains a detailed list of resources for teachers and
students.  For teachers there are links to on-line textbooks and courses, lesson
plans and activities, quizzes and tests, biology graphics, images and animations,
designing interactive quizzes and a whole lot more!
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PENCIL FLAG
www.PencilFlag.com

Pencil Flag began with the events of September 11th. The idea was to create a
memorial flag that could be accessible to children, one that could be downloaded
for free from computers and attached to a pencil. Since then the site has grown to
include a variety of flags that feature a host of quirky characters from from
“Firecracker Fran” to a “Getwellosaurus,” to “Fun Flags,” “Holiday Flags,”
“Occasion Flags” and “Specialty Flags.”  One of the most popular is “The Love
Garden”pencil flag, created with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in mind.

Supplies needed: scissors, glue, and lots of pencils. 
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KINDER~THEMES 
http://www.kinderthemes.com/

Kinder~Themes features nine months of thematic unit ideas, songs, poems, and
literature links.   In addition, arts and craft recipes, a yearly curriculum plan, and
a thematic unit update mailing list are offered on this 60+ page site.  Kinder~Themes was designed for Pre-K-2 teachers, homeshoolers, new
teachers, and college students. 
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ALMOST HEAVEN KINDERGARTEN
http://www.geocities.com/jankwv

Almost Heaven Kindergarten is a website that features pictures and activities
from the kindergarten class at Scarbro Elementary in southern West Virginia. 
Since its birth in February, 2002 it has received almost 3000 hits. There are
special pages for children, parents, and educators.  The most active page has been the section for Discovery Bottles, a lesson posted on www.teachers.net in 1999. The site includes pages for literacy activities such as writing workshop and
popcorn words.
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MRS. TURNER'S GRADE 1 CLASS
http://turnerarmorel.homestead.com/home.html

Mrs. Jackie Turner from Armorel Elementary School in Armorel, Arkansas
is a very busy grade 1 teacher.  Among her many website links are Back to School, Class Information , Daily Schedule, Classroom Conduct, First Grade Skills, Grading Scale, Happy Birthday, Honor Roll, Meet Our Class Outstanding
Students, Internet Projects, Parent, Student and Teacher sites.
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BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
If you have a website or know of one that you feel merits the Busy
Educator's Award, please feel free to send me your suggestions.
The award is given out to websites that contain excellent content for
busy educators.
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Send us those tips, insights or websites that have helped you with your
class and students. We will share these in future updates. Please send to:
marjan@glavac.com <mailto:marjan@glavac.com>
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Mr. Marjan Glavac author “The Busy Educator's Guide To The World
Wide Web” Completely Revised and Updated 2ND Edition (Foreword by
Dr.Harry Wong) LONDON, Ontario Canada ISBN 0-9683310-1-7 200 pages
<mailto:marjan@glavac.com>
FREE subscription to The Busy Educator's Newsletter http://www.thebusyeducator.com/
“There are no boundaries for the journeys of the mind.”
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