April 2010 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April 2010 issue of The Busy Educator's Newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

• "BE AN INSPIRING TEACHER!"
• CALENDAR EVENTS
• LEARNINGKEYS.COM (TEACHERS, PARENTS, K-12)
• LOST GENERATION YOUTUBE VIDEO (TEACHERS, GR. 5-12)
• FREE CLASSIC AUDIO BOOKS (TEACHERS, GR. 6-12)
• EPOS'S CHRONICLES(TEACHERS, PARENTS, GR. 6- 12)
• GREGORY'S GATORS (TEACHERS, PARENTS, GR. 4)
• SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• BEADS BY U

Be An Inspiring Teacher

“Create Your Ideal Classroom, Motivate Your Students, And Maintain A Work Life Balance"

"In one word, this course was practical!" B. Carriere,
Grade 4/5 Teacher

A Wonderful Resource For Staff PD

Click Here To Discover More About How To Be An Inspiring Teacher

Calendar Events

Good Friday April 2
Easter Sunday April 4
Easter Monday April 5

LEARNINGKEYS.COM (TEACHERS, PARENTS,K-12)

Learningkeys.com offers no cost  math lessons, math problems, and automated tutoring in math. This site is suitable for use by teachers, tutors and students.

Click Here For LearningKeys.com

LOST GENERATION YOU TUBE VIDEO (TEACHERS, GR. 5-12)

Here's a brilliant video by a 20 year old for a contest sponsored by the AARP, (American Association of Retired Persons) titled"u @ 50". Watch what happens at the 48 second mark!

Click here for Lost Generation You Tube Video.

FREE CLASSIC AUDIO BOOKS (TEACHERS, GR. 6-12)

Here's just a small sampling of some of the classic audio books you can download and listen from this site:

• Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare 
• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
• Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan     
• Treasure Island  by  R. L. Stevenson  
• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll  
• White Fang by Jack London  
• The Four Million by O. Henry     
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Click Here For Free Classic Audio Books

EPOS'S CHRONICLES(TEACHERS, PARENTS, GR. 6- 12)

'Epo’s Chronicles is a weekly webcomic that takes place in the distant future. It is about a sentient spaceship called Epo, and its humanoid companion, Alkina.

Epo’s Chronicles is being developed by the Sonoma State University Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) group. The primary goal of Epo’s Chronicles is to teach space science in an engaging format. Accompanying each episode are explanatory notes and glossary entries to help explain the science subjects discussed each week. Additional resources such as web links with lesson plans, and multimedia clips are also frequently available.

Click Here For Epo's Chronicles

GREGORY'S GATORS (TEACHERS, PARENTS, GR. 4)

4th grade teacher Kim Gregory FROM Bell's Crossing Elementary School, Simpsonville, South Carolina shares her class website and the activities of Gregory's Gators.

Click Here Gregory's Gator's

Beads By U

You create your own style...now you can create jewelry to match it. And you don't need to spend hours practising - just watch the DVD and start creating! All of the designs featured in the Beads By U DVD are fun and easy to make. They're fast too - you'll finish a project within half an hour...perfect for when you want to wear it right away!

Click Here To Find Out More Beads By U

http://www.beadsbyu.com/

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