December 2011 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the December 2011 issue of The Busy Educator's Newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.
- CALENDAR EVENTS
- HOW ABOUT BETTER PARENTS (TEACHERS, PARENTS )
- STUDY JAMS (TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS GR. 4-8)
- FEATURED LESSONS, CRAFTS, ACTIVITIES FOR DECEMBER (TEACHERS GR. K-8)
- THE FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER LIFE (EVERYONE)
- ESSWEIN'S TECHNOLOGY MADE SIMPLE (TEACHERS
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Calendar Events
Chanukah begins December 21
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
HOW ABOUT BETTER PARENTS (TEACHERS, PARENTS)
 A very well written Op-Ed column written by New York Times writer Thomas Friedman.
"We need better parents. Parents more focused on their children’s education can also make a huge difference in a student’s achievement."
Friedman shows how parents can help their children and make teachers more effective.
Click Here How About Better Parents
STUDY JAMS (TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS GR. 4-8)
This is a HUGE site with over 200 "jams" on Science and Math topics. This is a great opportunity for parents to be involed with their children's edcuation, especially with the Christmas holidays coming up.
Here's one "jam" from the site-DIvisibility Rules, that provdes great reinforcement and review for students over the holidays. And, it's something parents can sit down with their child and learn together as well.
Click Here For Divisibility Rules
FEATURED LESSONS, CRAFTS, ACTIVITIES FOR DECEMBER (TEACHERS GR. K-8)
Some of the best December lessons from the searchable Teachers.Net lesson bank fascinating crafts activities and resources – shared by teachers like you!
Click Here For Featured Lessons, Crafts, Activities for December
THE FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER LIFE (EVERYONE)
 Want you, your students and their parents to experience stories about the positive actions and values of others? This site has all the videos, and stories you've probably seen on television public service announcements and billboards that have been popping up all over the USA.
The stories serve as inspiration for someone to do one thing a little better, and then pass on that inspiration. A few individuals living values-based lives will collectively make the world a better place.
In the spirit of the season, this website will truly inspire you to do wonderful things for you, your students and your family.
Click Here For The Foundation For A Better Life
ESSWEIN'S TECHNOLOGY MADE SIMPLE (TEACHERS)
Grade 5 teacher Daryle Esswein at Smith Elementary in Richmond Texas USA makes teaching technology simple
in his Esswein’s Technology Made Simple Blog.
Click Here For
Esswein’s Technology Made Simple Blog
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