December 2010 Newsletter

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

• "BE AN INSPIRING TEACHER!"
• CALENDAR EVENTS
• TOMATOSPHERE (USA AND CANADIAN TEACHERS, STUDENTS GR. 3,6,9)
• YOUNGZINE (TEACHERS, GR. 3-9)
• 50 FANTASTIC RESOURCES FOR NEW TEACHERS
• STUDENT HANDOUTS (TEACHERS, GR. 7-12)
• THE NEWS FROM MRS. HUGHES (TEACHERS, GR. 3)
• 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

Chanukah begins December 1
Winter Solstice December 21
Christmas December 25
Kwanza Begins December 26
Boxing Day (Canada, UK, Australia, NZ) December 26
New Year’s Eve December 31

TOMATOSPHERE (USA AND CANADIAN TEACHERS, STUDENTS GR. 3,6,9)

Tomatosphere is a curriculum-driven REAL science project for grades 3, 6 and 9 for Canadian and American schools. It is FREE for teachers (except for the peat pots needed for germination of the seeds). The project provides everything the teacher needs to deliver the experiment to the classroom - background materials, student activities, curriculum connections, assessment suggestions and student graphics and videos. The project has been very successful, with more than 12 450 classes enrolled in 2010. If you register for 2011, you will receive your two sets of seeds – one that has been affected by some aspect of travel in space, and a second set which will be your control group – in the latter part of February, 2011. Each package will contain approximately 35 seeds – enough for one class.

Click Here For Tomatosphere

YOUNGZINE (TEACHERS, GR. 3-9)

Youngzine is a one-of-a-kind online news site that brings Current Events to children, aged 8-15, in an engaging, interactive and educational manner. Their mission is to inspire children about the world around them and build the next generation of globally aware citizens. Youngzine allows contributions and comments from children, and has special features for Teachers to track their class students.

Click Here For Youngzine

50 FANTASTIC RESOURCES FOR NEW TEACHERS

Here's a webpage that focuses on providing new teachers with the information and advice to avoid rookie mistakes and quickly expand their knowledge networ. It also has great tips for seasoned teachers as well.

Click Here For 50 Fantastic Resources For New Teachers

STUDENT HANDOUTS (TEACHERS, GR. 7-12)

Teacher volunteers are the driving force behind this site. They are dedicated to providing educators with 100% free teaching materials–lesson plans, worksheets, handouts, games–-everything you can imagine and then some. Everything on this site is instantly accessible and useable. There are materials for every major subject, with the primary focus on secondary education (junior and senior high school, grades 7 through 12).

Click Here for Student Handouts

THE NEWS FROM MRS. HUGHES (TEACHERS, GR. 3)

Mrs. Hughes has developed this website to enhance communication with her student's families. She does this through her links for her students, weekly and monthly newsletters, goals, class rules, spelling lists and sections for teachers.

Click Here For Mrs.Hughes Gr. 3

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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