March 2004
Newsletter
edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.
International Women’s Day March 8
St. Patrick’s Day March 17
Vernal Equinox March 20
Mothering Sunday (UK) March 21
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“The stories in Today in Literature are succinct, witty, and smart. They make
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BookTelevision. “…the most refreshing approach to the world of reading that
I know.” Over 450 unique articles to stimulate and inform for personal,
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It’s been a long, snowy and cold winter here in Ontario. My cousin sent me this link:
http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/ which made the long winter here that much
shorter!
In This Issue:
* TODAY IN LITERATURE (High School/University)
* FREE OFFERS
* MERIDIAN WINTER 2004 ISSUE
* PICTURING WOMEN
* MR. FRIEDRICH'S 3RD GRADE CLASS
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TODAY IN LITERATURE
http://www.todayinliterature.com
This is a site that really makes literature come alive. Every time I visit
this site I learn things about literature that I never learned in high school
and university literature classes.
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FREE OFFERS
From time to time, I come across a number of free offers. This site
contains a wide variety of offers from free newsletters, magazines and
catalogs to software, videos and books. Below are some that I've found
that may be of interest to educators. As with any "free" offer, read the
fine print :-)
CURRENT EVENTS SWEEPSTAKES
http://www.cesweepstakes.com
Current Events Sweepstakes is an invaluable teaching aid used by teachers
across the country. Published weekly, each issue contains questions arranged
in a “quiz show” format that involves the whole class. Covering all aspects of
current events, it is fun, competitive, and educational. One subscriber calls it
“the best product of its kind.”
Act now and get 4 free trial issues during April.
Choose from 2 options:
Current Events Sweepstakes: The regular edition, used by teachers since 1968,
features 100 questions in 10 categories aimed at high school students. To get your 4 free issues during April, go to www.cesweepstakes.com , click on the
‘Subscribe to CES’ button, choose 2nd Semester subscription, and enter Be4
for the promotion code.
Current Events Sweepstakes Junior: The newest version features 50 questions
(including some multiple choice) in 10 categories aimed at 5th through 9th graders.
To get your 4 free issues during April, go to www.cesweepstakes.com/junior.html
and follow the directions to sign up.
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FLASHMASTER GR. 3-6 FREE OFFER
http://www.flashmaster.com/
As a special offer for The Busy Educator’s Newsletter readers, Flashmaster LLC
will send a free FlashMaster ("with batteries included and no strings attached")
to the first 2000 principals of public or private K-12 schools in the United States
or Canada who request one. To receive a free FlashMaster, principals should send,
by April 30, 2004, a self-addressed mailing label, and a letter on official stationery
confirming that the school does not already own a FlashMaster to:
Flashmaster LLC
P. O. Box 9321
Jackson, WY
U.S.A. 83002
Postage will be paid by Flashmaster LLC, although Canadian schools will be
responsible for any import duties or taxes that might apply.
Note: The Busy Educator’s Newsletter has no connection to Flashmaster LLC
and assumes no responsibility or liability for this offer. Questions or concerns
should be directed to Flashmaster LLC at info@flashmaster.com
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OPERATION RESPECT DON’T LAUGH AT ME
http://www.operationrespect.org/programs.htm
The DON’T LAUGH AT ME materials include a curriculum guide,
evaluations, CD and video, for both schools and summer camps. The
school program consists of two separate curricula; one developed for
grades (2-5) and the second developed for grades (6-8).
I saw the book and video during a 3 day TRIBES workshop. A great
resource for teaching respect and anti-bullying.
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MERIDIAN WINTER 2004 ISSUE
http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian
Announcing the "latest" Issue of Meridian: A Middle School Computer
Technologies Journal published at North Carolina State University in Raleigh,
North Carolina at http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian.
Middle grade educators are constantly finding strategies to reach outside their
classrooms. This latest issue of Meridian celebrates the numerous ways technology
allows educators to expand beyond the boundaries of place and time. Articles for the
2004 edition include the following:
- Update on the Living Article
- Integrating Accessible Design into the Educational Web Design Process
Jackie Gottlieb
Features
- Middleweb: A Dynamic Internet-Based Professional Learning Community
Carolyn Faulkner-Beitzel, Marsha Ratzel, John Norton, Bill Ivey, Beverly Maddox
- Science Teachers' Interest in Online, Self-Directed Professional Development
Opportunities
David A. Slykhuis
- Meeting the Challenge: Integrating Geographic Technology into Today's
Social Studies Classroom Elizabeth Bloom and L. Jean Palmer-Moloney
- Language Arts Comes Alive as Middle School Learners Become Information
Producers Alice A. Christie
In Practice
Virtual History: Transposing Students to Another Time and Place
Cheryl Mason Bolick and Scott M. Waring
Service-Learning in Agriculture: Technology and Subject Integration are
Keys to Student Success Carolyn Moser
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PICTURING WOMEN
http://www.picturingwomen.org/
Picturing Women explores how women are figured, fashioned, turned into
portraits, and told about in words and pictorial narrative. Juxtaposing art
and artifacts from the past and present, it explores these questions:
* What constitutes female identity?
* How is it culturally constructed in images, artifacts and texts?
* What roles have these artifacts played in defining women's places in
society, how they have been pictured historically and are pictured today?
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MR. FRIEDRICH'S 3RD GRADE CLASS
http://www.hvrsd.k12.nj.us/BearTavern/Staff/Friedrich/
Mr. Friedrich's 3rd Grade Class offers parents a glimpse inside the classroom.
Each student has created a personal website featuring biographies, original poetry
and other projects. It is also used as a communication tool to share upcoming news
and display hundreds of photographs of students engaged in the learning process.
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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
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