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- Electronic Portfolios in the K-12 Classroom
- Learn what electronic portfolios are and discover how they can help you and benefit your students.
- 2nd Graders Write Letters Against Green Beans
- When cafeteria food doesn't agree with their discerning palettes, this NEA member's students take action.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Full-day kindergarten.
- Back-to-School Letters Build Communication
- Many teachers introduce themselves to parents and students before school starts.
- Get Real: Math in Everyday Life
- How many times have your students asked "When are we ever going to use this in real life?" You'll find the answer here!
- Schools Find Many Ways to Say "Welcome Back"
- A team of principals shares ideas for holding your school's open house.
- Back-to-School Guide for Beginning Teachers
- This compilation of online resources shows you where to find classroom-friendly materials to expand your teaching foundation.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Recruiting & retaining a highly qualified, diverse teaching workforce.
- Planning for Your First Day at School
- On the first day of school, the secret to success is in the planning, not the pedagogy. Our checklist can help!
- Teacher for a Day
- NEA Member Fonnie Godwin lets each of her eighth graders become a teacher for a day.
- Online Art Videos Instruct & Inspire
- Making movies to teach art concepts has transformed this NEA member's teaching and the way her students learn.
- Summer Reading Lists Abound on the Web
- A survey of some of the best children's summer reading lists on the Web.
- Podcast Powerhouse
- Fifth graders in NEA member Nancy Beebe's class enhance their oral reading and fluency skills through podcasts.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Home visits.
- Focus On: Learning About Each Other
- NEA series helps educators know their students.
- Kickball, Calisthenics, and Composition?
- To help boost writing skills and opportunities for practice, assignments are surfacing in a variety courses, even P.E.
- Middle Schoolers Use Their Smarts to Help Others
- NEA member Warren Phillips' "gifted and talented" students learn while helping others.
- Applying Differentiated Instruction
- There's more to it than dividing students into groups; the key is putting them into groups based on what you know about them.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Homework.
- Status of Blacks in Education
- Report in NEA series on underserved groups.
- Web 2.0 Breathes New Life into Old Projects
- Revamp old lessons & projects with new Web 2.0 tools.
- Study of Literary Characters 'Transforms' Student Writing
- An activity that challenges students to think carefully about character traits in literature.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Parental involvement in education.
- Sports Math Scores Points with Students and Teachers
- Grab students' interest with a site that teams math with sports -- and everyone comes out a winner.
- Saving Kids from Stress
- Fierce competition to get into top colleges is leading many students to compromise their health and values. Here's how some educators are coping.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Academic ability grouping.
- She "Un-Blinds" Them with Science
- In NEA member Nancy Karpyk's kindergarten classroom, scientific discovery rules.
- Improve Comprehension Through Active Reading
- Ideas for keeping students involved in their reading, and helping them improve their concentration and comprehension.
- Valentine Battleship
- An elementary school teacher integrates timely subjects and topics with regular classroom activities.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Out-of-field teaching.
- Making Parents Part of the "In"-volved Crowd
- Parents can be invaluable partners in their children's education, but many take themselves out of the equation because of mistrust, misunderstanding, the demands of work and home, or other factors.
- Sites to See: Math Homework Help
- Students (and parents who may wish to help them with homework!) can find expert advice in just a few clicks.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Cooperative learning.
- More Schools Turn To Extended Days
- Adding time to the school day and year has helped some schools improve their test scores and flesh out their curriculum.
- Teaching Study Skills: Ideas That Work
- Discover how teachers in the trenches are introducing students to better ways of studying effectively.
- Ten Holiday Web Sites You Won't Want to Miss!
- Celebrate the holidays with ten Web sites that no elf could do without!
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Year-round education.
- Letters to Santa
- One teacher's students participate in an annual American Red Cross holiday project.
- Eek! Comics in the Classroom!
- Resources for finding and teaching classroom-appropriate comics and graphic novels.
- How to Teach Handwriting
- Make handwriting instruction part of every school day.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Block scheduling.
- Homework: A Place for Rousing Reform
- A veteran teacher explains how she came to a new understanding about the value and relevance of homework assignments.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Project-based learning.
- How to Read Aloud
- Tips for modeling fluent reading and improving your students' ability to understand written text
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Hard-to-staff schools.
- Writing Sonnets
- Students of this junior high teacher are among the most-often published poets in the country.
- Technology Gets "Real" With Multimedia Projects
- Technology students go global with homemade videos.
- New Teacher Tools
- Whether you're a new teacher fresh out of college or coming to the profession as a second career, we have the tools to help you get settled into your new job.
- Organize a "Literature Day" (and Night!) at Your School
- After teachers organized this event, students read over 4,500 books.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Single-gender education.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Alternative routes to teacher certification.
- Principals Give Advice to First-Year Teachers
- Principals were also first-year teachers once; here they give their best advice to the next crop of new teachers.
- Test-Stressed Out
- Give students in your school the practical tools they need to do their best in math, writing, and more.
- Blogging? It's Elementary, My Dear Watson!
- Students as young as kindergarten write blogs. Find out how they do it, what topics they (and their teachers!) cover, and more.
- Schools and Online Social Networking
- The risks and benefits of social networking Web sites, plus a comprehensive approach to addressing student Internet access.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- E-learning for educators.
- Using Teacher Listservs to Collaborate
- Learn more about the collaborative power of listservs and how to join in the fun and learning!
- Multiculturalism and Diversity
- Curriculum Aids for K-12 Educators.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Recruitment and retention.
- Web 2.0 Tools
- What is Web 2.0, and will it find its way into classrooms as transformative new teaching tools or as mere entertainment?
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- An NEA venue for best pedagogical practices.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Teaching and learning.
- Grow a Garden of Opportunity
- Classroom gardens can bring life to lessons in science, history, math -- even poetry!
- Canteloupe Instead of Cupcakes? Believe It!
- March is Nutrition Month, but this teacher believes healthy eating is a year-long endeavor.
- Teaching Research Spotlight
- Teacher working conditions.
- Focus On: Learning About Each Other's Culture
- NEA series helps education employees better serve students.
- Kids Fill the Gap in Women's History!
- Award-winning student website show how to beef up your curriculum for Women's History Month.
- Stayin' Alive, Part II
- If I can just make it until Spring Break.
- Meeting With the Parents
- Tips for administrators, teachers and parents for making the most of parent-teacher conferences.
- Handling Disruptive Students
- A delicate dance for any teacher.
- Character Education, ELL, & Math
- What Works Clearinghouse reports.
- 'Sophomores' Give Advice to 'Freshmen'
- Second-year teachers reflect on first-year success and give advice to new teachers.
- Back-to-School Survival Kit
- Ingredients for teacher and student "survival kits" provide a welcome start to the new year.
- Social Skills Kids Need to Succeed
- Why we should teach manners & etiquette in school.
- 30 Questions to Ask During the First Days of School
- Make your life easier by learning school procedures early on.
- Advice for New Special Education Teachers
- Surviving the first few months of school.
- Help for the First Month of Teaching
- Top clicks for new teachers.
- C.A.R.E.: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps
- NEA produces new guide for educators.
- How Are You Handling Stress?
- Tips for establishing a daily routine to help you address your stress.
- Focus On: Closing the Achievement Gaps for Six Groups
- NEA Series identifies barriers to learning - and resources to break them down.
- Maintaining a Safe Environment
- In middle schools.
- 6 Steps to Successful Co-Teaching
- Helping special and regular education teachers work together.
- Stayin' Alive
- Handling holiday stress.
- Teaching Two-Year-Olds the Five Senses
- Tips for Pre-K teachers.
- When You Have to Be Absent
- Preparing for the substitute teacher.
- Teaching That Emphasizes Active Engagement
- Improving learning for middle school students.
- School Buildings
- Silent partners supporting education.
- 13 Ways to Beat the First-Day Jitters
- Some steps to take before school begins.
- Creating a Professional Image
- Ideas to improve teacher-parent-student relations.
- Create a Substitute Information File
- Provide these items for your substitute teachers.
- Your Professional Papers
- A checklist of papers to file in a safe place.
- Brain Development in Young Adolescents
- Good news for middle school teachers.
- 33 Ways to Start the First Year Off Right
- A little planning pays big dividends.
- Lesson Plans and Learning Materials
- Top clicks for new teachers.
- Not Everyone Can Do It!
- Who should be middle school teachers?
- Transition to Middle School
- Are swirlies for real?
- Add Teacher Research to Your Professional Development
- Here is how it could change your practice.
- Squirming Comes Naturally to Middle School Students
- Physical changes trigger behavioral changes.
- Can't Stop Talking
- Social needs of students in the middle.
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