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Welcome to the February 15, 2008 edition of a teacher’s life blog carnival. This is the third edition of the carnival and boasts some great submissions from educators from around the blogosphere!
Gedaly Guberek presents Finishing The Thought posted at The Bard Blog, saying, “About reading Shakespeare’s verse, and making sense of it”
GrrlScientist presents New Evolution Journal Now Available — FREE! posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “[announcement] This new journal is specifically focused on promoting the teaching of evolution and its target audience is scientists teachers, and students in K-16 schools.”
Larry Ferlazzo presents Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… » Teacher Book Wizard posted at Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites Of The Day For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL.
Eric Koshinsky presents Descriptive Photos in the CALL Lab - One idea, Many Language Lessons posted at Teachers Call.
Check out these resources on best practices for creating an excellent learning environment.
Mathew Needleman presents Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » Teaching Teamwork posted at Open Court Resources.com Blog.
Alvaro Fernandez presents Musical training as mental exercise for cognitive performance posted at SharpBrains, saying, “A great essay by Megan, a high school student, as part of her Psychology class in Red Land High School (West Shore School District, PA).”
Colleen Palat presents Handling the Student with Difficult Behaviors | posted at Colleen Palat, saying, “Learn methods to handling to student with difficult behaviors.”
Colleen Palat presents 10 effective study habits | posted at Colleen Palat, saying, “Learn the top 10 most effective study habits of successful students.”
Educators sharing thoughts on teaching
Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. presents Dead Men Teaching posted at youreducationmatters.com/blog.
Colleen Palat presents How Tutoring Can Be Your Solution To Overcrowded Classes | posted at Colleen Palat, saying, “How tutoring can help your students excel in school.”
CC presents High Elbows posted at If Only I Had Super Powers…., saying, “Avoiding germs at school while still maintaining a friendly environment”
Eric Koshinsky presents Computer Mediated Communication & Teaching Grammar posted at Teachers Call.
Colleen Palat presents Avoiding Tutor Burnout | posted at Colleen Palat, saying, “Learn how to avoid teacher and tutor burnout.”
Thoughts on our students.
Daniel Lafleche presents Sell Sheet Sampler: Fascinating clip from documentary ‘Shredded’ posted at Film and Video Marketplace Blog, saying, “5-minute clip that provides a unusual glimpse into the problem of body-image for teenage males, and warns about steroid use.”
Raymond presents My Super Sweet 16 - Messing Up and Spoiling Kids For The Next Generation posted at Money Blue Book, saying, “Teach them the value of money and the wisdom of frugality!”
Our own DJ Morris presents a critical essay on our students in Teaching The Next Generation - Children or Fools.
Interesting submissions on higher education
Joe Hungler presents College is Free! posted at Uncle Joe’s Leadership Blog, saying, “More and more colleges are offering free tuition to poor students. How can we ensure that they are prepared to take advantage of these policies.”
Phil B. presents Is College Worth It? « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “There are more useless diplomas and jobless degrees than ever before.”
NIGHT SCHOOL! These submissions may not speak specifically to teaching but provide information educators can use in their classrooms or their own lives!
Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. presents Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis? posted at Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis.
Kenton Newby presents 10 Ways Article Writing Can Stack the Deck in Your Favor posted at KentonNewby.com.
Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer, saying, “This is not necessarily a fitting post for your carnival. Once the project starts, each day I will recognize a fellow blogger that “Helped”"
Kingsley Tagbo presents Training for Computer Programmers posted at HOW TO LEARN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FAST OR GET A JOB EASILY.
Rich Vosler presents How to get more belief in yourself posted at Sales Training Tips.
DotLobby presents Goal Theory - How Friends and Family Can Help posted at DotNLP, saying, “A goal theory is simply a rule or presumption that aims to help you achieve whatever you desire…”
Nick Pernisco presents “Doodle 4 Google” Logo Competition posted at Understand Media Blog.
John Crenshaw presents The Biggest Scam Your Bank Gets Away With Everyday posted at Truthful Lending dot Com, saying, “This little known scam accounts for a huge portion of fees paid to banks every year and is going on right under your nose. The worst part is, it’s completely legal.”
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of a teacher’s life blog carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. Don’t forget to use our growing library of lesson plans!
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October 24th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Just a note to say that the Teacher Book Wizard is terrific for finding books to go with my teaching units. When I want a selection of books about a subject on different levels for my book baskets I go there to the quick search and have rarely been disappointed with the results.