Professional Development

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Weekly Newsletter January 28, 2015

Earn an Online Teaching Degree WGU’s competency-based approach lets you leverage your experience and education while balancing life, family and school. Get the support of a dedicated mentor to take you all the way to graduation and beyond. The university offers teacher licensure programs as well as master’s programs for already-licensed teachers. Explore the possibilities at WGU Teachers College. Daily editing builds students' skills! With Every-Day Edit exercises, challenge students to find and fix 10 errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation or grammar. In 2015 we're adding new examples for your students, starting with these three: Groundhog Day Susan B. Anthony Grand Central Terminal Lesson Planning Project Based Learning Resources for Teachers Education World offers six resources educators can turn to when implementing project based learning in the classroom. Seven Lesson Ideas for Valentine's Day From making Valentine's cards to doing math activities, there are plenty of ways teachers can share the holiday with their students. 5 Valentine’s Day Crafts Your Students Will Love Education World rounds up five fun art crafts for the Valentine's Day theme. Projects are simple, creative and good for the elementary grade level. Search for more lesson plans and mini-lessons by subject and explore our recently added lessons. Don't forget we have useful graphic organizers and more in our Tools & Templates section! Professional Development Librarians Share Best Practices for Teaching Inquiry-Based Learning When it comes to effectively teaching inquiry-based learning, an educator's best bet is to pair up with their school librarians, according to Paige Jaeger, a former school librarian and co-author of Think Tank Library: Brain-Based Learning Plans for New Standards. Educator: Seven Tips on Building Positive Relationships Veteran Teacher Paul Barnwell provides educators seven tips on how to build positive relationships with other teachers in their school. Principal Offers Five Keys to Successful STEM Implementation Partnerships, increasing digital access and focusing on interdisciplinary lessons are just a few of the strategies to making sure STEM is working in your school. Don’t miss our Prof. Dev. Columns and Classroom Management Tips. Early Childhood Groundhog Day Predict and Graph Give each child an index card and talk with children about what they think will happen on Groundhog Day. Have the children predict what they think will happen on Groundhog Day and draw a picture on the card to show it. Measure Me! Invite children to draw full-body outlines of themselves. Then let children use different tools of measurement to measure the length of their actual legs, arms, torso, and so on. Help children write those measurements on the correlating body parts in their pictures. Giggle Break Hold a special time each week for a "Giggle Break." Begin by telling the children a few jokes such as "knock-knock jokes." Then invite children to tell a favorite riddle or funny story. See more Early Childhood content here or search for content onEducationWorld.com that meets your needs. Technology App Review: Gadgetarium With the Gadgetarium App children and adults can learn some very important information about some of the world's earliest gadgets while introducing some that we use today. Acer's Durable Chromebooks Aim to Help Students' Hectic Lifestyles Acer has created two Chromebooks to compete with the everday wear and tear that may come from a students hectic lifestyle. The C740 and the C910 will be durable against falls and the pressure that can be caused by super packed bookbags. Using Google as a Research Tool Enjoy this latest episode of the Tech Educator Podcast. Administrators Administrator Shares Insight on Using Facebook to Communicate With Parents A Wisconsin principal explores how schools are turning to Facebook to connect with families and the community.   Common Core, EdTech Top Priorities in Districts, Survey Finds Recent findings from two large-scale surveys reveal that schools are prioritizing education technology in their classrooms. Experts Offer Four Ways to Ease the Teaching-Hiring Process Finding and maintaining an effective teaching staff can be tough, but there are plenty of methods administrators can take in order to ease the teaching-hiring process. Education News You May Have Missed School Sports Cost Too Much for Some Families, Survey Finds Are sports affordable in schools? A recent survey finds that for some families, they aren't, so more and more students are opting out of school-based sports activities.   New SAT Sample Questions Pose Disadvantages for Educators, Students The College Board has released sample questions from the updated SAT college-entrance exam, and some educators say the changes could put students at a disadvantage. Organization Encourages Schools to Increase Food-Safety Education An organization called the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention has called upon U.S. schools to increase food-safety education in the classroom.   New Quick Key Mobile 'Pro' App Extends Digital Grading Opportunities A Pro version of the popular mobile app is now available. The tool helps teachers improve student performance "without teaching to the test." Take our survey to let us know what you think! Get School Supplies for a Great 2015 Our friends at S&S Worldwide are offering an exclusive deal for Education World readers!  You can save 30% and get complimentary shipping on orders over $25. S&S has a wide selection of classroom supplies andeducational games.  Use offer code E4164 when ordering. (Certain restrictions apply).  Offer expires 1/31/15.