July 2011 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the July 2011 issue of The Busy Educator's Newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

• "BE AN INSPIRING TEACHER!"
• CALENDAR EVENTS
• ALL WRITE WITH ME (TEACHERS, Gr. 4-6)
• MERIDIAN: A MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES JOURNAL (TEACHERS K-12)
• THE AUTISM MOVIE (TEACHERS AND PARENTS)
• HOW STUDENTS USE TECHNOLOGY TO CHEAT AND HOW THEIR TEACHERS CATCH THEM (TEACHERS, GR. 6-12)
• MRS. FULLILOVE'S FIFTH GRADE (FIFTH GRADE TEACHERS)
• 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

Canada Day July 1
Independence Day July 4
Fete de la Bastille (France) July 14

ALL WRITE WITH ME (TEACHERS, Gr. 4-6)

Diane Owens is a published children’s author who has developed this on-line writing program/community to assist and motivate young writers (grades 4-6) in a safe, encouraging environment. The site reinforces the 6+1 Trait Writing Model by providing tips, techniques and activities to spark effective creative writing. Students can upload their original stories to the site, comment on others’ work and create stories with students from other schools. No registration or personal information is required to use the site.

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MERIDIAN: A MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES JOURNAL (TEACHERS K-12)

The summer issue of Meridian features the following articles:

Handheld Computers in the Elementary Classroom: Students and Parents Share Their Thoughts
Jennifer Alexiou-Ray & Vivian H. Wright

Teaching in Blended K-12 Classrooms: Problems and Potential
Jill M. Olthouse

Middle School and Technology Usage: A Case Study
Terrance Wolfe

How STEM Education Improves Learning
Kristy M. Meyrick

Teachers’ Interactions in an Online Graduate Course on Moodle: A Social Network Analysis Perspective
Chinese Translation by Meixun Zheng

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THE AUTISM MOVIE (TEACHERS AND PARENTS)

Take a few moments and watch this inspirational movie on autism.

Click Here For The Autism Movie

HOW STUDENTS USE TECHNOLOGY TO CHEAT AND HOW THEIR TEACHERS CATCH THEM (TEACHERS, GR. 6-12)

This article by Jill Duffy from PC Magazine was an eye opener for me!

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MRS. FULLILOVE'S FIFTH GRADE (FIFTH GRADE TEACHERS)

There are many resources here that will help you stay organized, informed, and successful in grade 5. Some of the most important tools are the ActivInspire flipcharts that have been created for almost every unit. The ActivInspire flipcharts will be useful tools when studying for tests and quizzes this year so make sure that you take advantage of them. Come learn something new!

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