November 2004 Newsletter

Edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

All Saints Day November 1
Election Day (U.S) November 2
Dia de los Muertos (Mexico) November 2
Veteran’s Day (U.S.) November 11
Remembrance Day (Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand) November 11
Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) November 25
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In This Issue:

* THE CANADIAN TEACHER (TEACHERS)
* THE PRINCIPALS’ PARTNERSHIP (TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS)
* COMIC CREATOR (GR. 3-8)
* NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES FOR INTERACTIVE
MATHEMATICS (PRE K-GR. 12)
* THE ARTIST’S TOOLKIT MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS (GR. 4-8)
* ADA LÓPEZ-ISA'S EDUCATIONAL WEB (GR. 1)
SITIO EDUCATIVO DE ADA LÓPEZ-ISA
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THE PRINCIPALS’ PARTNERSHIP (TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS)
http://principalspartnership.com/

Here’s a totally free website that helps high school leaders with their leadership needs!  A lot of great resources can be found here.
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COMIC CREATOR (GR. 3-8)
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

Students can easily choose their own template of 1 panel up to 6 panels,
backgrounds, characters, dialogue balloons, and props.  Once finished, the comic strip can be printed out.
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NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES FOR INTERACTIVE
MATHEMATICS (PRE K-GR. 12)
http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/index.html

Here’s a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or
concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction
(K-8 emphasis).  A handy chart lets you choose activities for Number and
Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability
for grades Pre-K to 12.
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THE ARTIST’S TOOLKIT MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS (GR. 4-8)
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html

Explore the principals and elements of art such as line, color, space, shape,
balance, movement and rhythm by watching an animated demonstration, finding
examples of the concept in works of art from museums and creating your own
composition.
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ADA LÓPEZ-ISA'S EDUCATIONAL WEB (GR. 1)
SITIO EDUCATIVO DE ADA LÓPEZ-ISA
http://alopezisaeducationalweb.homestead.com/

Check out how Ada López-Isa's bilingual grade one class at Ben Sheppard
Elementary School in Hialeah Florida is “soaring to new heights.”
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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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