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Weekly Newsletter August 13, 2014 Keyboarding Without Tears™ The Keyboarding Without Tears curriculum teaches pre-keyboarding and keyboarding in grades K-5 with engaging lessons and activities that are based on how children learn best. Try Sample Lessons → Daily editing builds students' skills! With Every-Day Edit exercises, challenge students to find and fix 10 errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation or grammar. Awesome August Topics: Ederle Swims English Channel Hiroshima Bombing Eastern Earthquake Education News EdWorld Brings You News That Matters to Educators We scour the Internet and read publications inside and outside the field of education, highlighting news of interest to teachers and administrators. IQ Doesn’t Predict Success: These Skills Do What qualities and skills best predict student success later in life? Research has a few surprises in store. Tech Site Names Eight Essential Apps for Back to School  Students will need the best apps to help them with homework, classwork, studying and basic skills. Get great ideas here.   Lesson Planning Ebola Outbreak: Discussion Guide Health experts have declared the Ebola epidemic an international health emergency. Help students understand the disease's impact on the global community. Activities for the First Week of School: 6-12 Grab five engaging icebreakers to use in middle- and high-school classrooms at the start of the new school year. Back-to-School Writing Printables Choose one of these fun writing activities to break the ice and get to know your grade 1-6 students during the first days of school. Search for more lesson plans by subject and explore our Lesson Plans of the Day.   Early Childhood Here I Am Need a fun icebreaker for younger learners? Poems for Early Childhood: Cooking in the Classroom Enjoy a fun rhyme about favorite foods. Let’s Sing Encourage children to introduce themselves! See more Early Childhood content here.   Professional Development Common Core Success: Word Problems Math examples such as word and multiplication problems illustrate instructional shifts required by the standards. Going Green: Back-to-School Activities Start teaching environmentally friendly practices at the beginning of the school year, and watch students’ skills grow! Back to School: Icebreakers for Diverse Classrooms These get-to-know you activities are perfect for classrooms with a lot of racial/ethnic and other forms of diversity. Don’t miss our Prof. Dev. Columns and Classroom Management Tips.   Technology Six Interactive Apps for Back-to-School Time Use these to liven up instruction or differentiate for students who need extra practice. Improving Your School Web Site Your site is often the first contact families have with the school. Make the most of this PR opportunity. Your Tech PD Plan: Gathering Staff Input Learn why a needs assessment survey is a key first step in staff tech training.   Administrators Schools Find Many Ways to Say ‘Welcome Back’ Our “Principal Files” team shares many ideas for welcoming students. Does Your School’s Atmosphere Shout ‘Welcome’? Principals describe ways in which they have created welcoming climates in their schools. Is Your School’s Culture Toxic or Positive? Learn how to foster a culture in which the school community believes it can reach its goals. Browse administrator columns in our archive. Could You Be Our Next Teacher of the Day? Share your successes in the classroom, plus a few interesting facts that make you unique. Click here to submit yourself for consideration, and be sure to check out all of our honorees!Every month, Teachers of the Day from that month are entered in a prize drawing. The winning Teacher of the Month receives a $100 school-supply gift card. At the end of the calendar year, one lucky Teacher of the Year wins a $250 school-supply gift card.   The EdWorld Exchange Sell original curricular materials such as lesson plans, worksheets, templates, teaching guides and more! Simply upload your files and set the prices. The sales transaction takes place on the platform, and we provide immediate downloads to buyers. It’s that easy! School Funding Center Need funding for your school? Find grant money fast with the most comprehensive grant database available. Check out ourFREE Trial today! This Week's Featured Grant: Grant Name: Technology Grants For Rural Schools Funded By: Foundation for Rural Education and Development Description: Technology Grants for Rural Schools program was created to help meet the growing need for innovative technology in the classroom. Average Amount: $1,000.00 - $5,000.00 Telephone: 202-659-5990 ext. 231 E-mail: fred@opastco.org Website: Foundation for Rural Education and Development Eligibility: Public School Program Areas: General Education, STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Math), Technology Deadline: 11/15/2014 For more grant opportunities, check out the School Funding Center Blog. Take Our User Survey Your feedback on EducationWorld.com helps us provide the best possible resources for educators. Complete the quick survey, and you'll be entered in a monthly drawing for a $100 school-supply gift card! Schoolnotes.com On this FREE platform, post homework, create and share flashcards, keep a calendar of events and upload documents, images and URLs. Students and parents receive notification when you update your SchoolNotes page.