January 2006 Newsletter

Edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

A happy and prosperous 2006 New Year to all.  This is the 8th year of publication of the Busy Educator’s Newsletter on the Internet.  Thank you for all your support throughout the years.  It’s really appreciated!

New Year’s Day January 1
Martin Luther King Day (USA) January 16
Robbie Burns Day (UK Scotland & England) January 25
Australia Day (Australia) January 26

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In This Issue:

• MARJAN GLAVAC RECOMMENDS (TEACHERS)
• NEH SUMMER SEMINARS AND INSTITUTES (TEACHERS K-12)
• KID’S STUFF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (K-12)
• USA MATHEMATICAL TALENT SEARCH (GR. 6-12)
• CDX ETEXTBOOK (STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF AUTOMOTIVE STUDIES)
• RAPTORS IN THE CITY (GR. 3-6)
• U-505 ON-LINE ACTIVITIES MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY (GR. 5-8)
• MRS. WHEATLEY'S FOURTH GRADE

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MARJAN GLAVAC RECOMMENDS
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NEH SUMMER SEMINARS AND INSTITUTES (TEACHERS K-12)
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USA K-12 teachers are eligible for summer seminars and institutes. Check
the site for more details. The application deadline is March 1, 2006.

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KID’S STUFF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (K-12)
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Long time Busy Educator’s Newsletter subscriber and retired librarian Lewis A.
Armstrong has put together this fantastic list of sites.  Categories range include:
Multi discipline Sites, Language Arts, Social Studies, Arts, Mathematics, Science, Federal Government Sites, Skill Games, Technology, For Parents and Teachers, Miscellaneous Sites and Filtered Search Engines For Kids.

Thank you Lewis for sharing this wonderful resource.

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USA MATHEMATICAL TALENT SEARCH (GR. 6-12)
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The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) is a mathematics competition open to all U.S. middle and high school students. Problems are published on the website four times a year one month before solutions are due. Problems range in difficulty from being within the reach of most high school students to challenging the best students in the nation. Students may use any materials -- books, calculators, computers -- but all work must be their own. This year's special topic is "expected value."

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CDX ETEXTBOOK (STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF AUTOMOTIVE STUDIES)
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CDX eTextbook is a combination textbook and encyclopedia for students and instructors.  It is FR-EE for you to use – anyway you want to.

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RAPTORS IN THE CITY (GR. 3-6)
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How do you catch a glimpse of the fastest creature on earth?  Go online!  "Raptors in the City" is a real-time,  inquiry-based science and technology program that stars the peregrine falcon. 

The online portion of Raptors in the City guides children through nesting season (roughly February to June) as they watch the still rare falcons live via cameras mounted on a skyscraper.  The curriculum supports one semester of study, and the students learn environmental, biological, and technological lessons, as well as research skills, tied to national science and technology standards.  Curriculum materials and books for falcon study are available at low cost.  It's easy - no software to install. 

Nesting season (and the Raptors in the City program) begins in February 2006.

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U-505 ON-LINE ACTIVITIES MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY (GR. 5-8)
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At the height of World War II, the U.S. Navy captured a German U-boat submarine
prowling off the waters of Africa. The American efforts to capture the U-505, and the German struggle to prevail, illuminate the human experience of duty, courage, and survival during wartime. The on-line activities include two games and an interactive timeline about that fateful day.

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MRS. WHEATLEY'S FOURTH GRADE
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Kentucky USA teacher Mrs. Wheatley has been very busy with her fourth grade class. Click on the Science Class link to see how her class created the phases of the moon from Oreo cookies!

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