November 2004
Newsletter
Edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.
All Saints Day November 1
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Dia de los Muertos (Mexico) November 2
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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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