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Now is the time to start planning for next year's crop of new teachers! And DayOne's laminated card for the Beginning Teacher is jam-packed with strategies, tips, and ideas to start them off prepared. Economical, concise and accessible, this card is the best quick-summary resource for new teachers. Click for details. |
- Teachers demonstrate real-life uses for academic information
Some Vermont middle-school students are learning real-life uses for their lessons through a curriculum that focuses on practical applications, such as stonework, textiles and woodworking. "We have been looking at heat and light in physics right now," said teacher Aaron Heyerdahl. "We have talked at length about the practical applications for this in the real world, such as heat-recovery systems for a house, steam-generating systems for a boiler and hot air balloons." The Burlington Free Press (Vt.)
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- Texas legislators support tuition incentives for teachers
Texas lawmakers are hoping to attract more teachers to math and science through tuition assistance that would go to educators who pledge to work in the state's most underperforming schools. It is expected that Texas will have a shortage of more than 11,000 certified math and science teachers by 2012. Houston Chronicle
(3/24)
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| | Make life better for children with special needs
Penn State World Campus offers programs in special education designed to help you better serve your students. Graduate-level certificates are available in applied behavior analysis, special education supervision, professional development in autism, and reading instruction for special education.
Classes start soon.
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- Tracking individual students may improve education in Massachusetts
Massachusetts will track students' yearly progress on tests rather than comparing one year's class with the next, said state education commissioner Mitchell Chester. The analysis, to begin in the fall, should allow the state to better determine whether students are on track and which teaching methods are most effective. The Boston Globe (tiered subscription model)
(3/24)
- Does offering cash for good grades, behavior work?
An experimental program that began last year in Washington, D.C., rewards students for good behavior and grades with cash. The program is too new to tell whether it is working, but most students are excited by the checks -- which can be up to $100 -- that they receive every two weeks. The Washington Post
(3/22)
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How will the economic-stimulus package affect special education?
CEC is pleased to offer a Q-and-A summarizing portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that CEC believes to be of particular interest to special educators. Please note that CEC has corrected an error contained in the original Q-and-A distributed March 11. In the answer to Question 11, the term "SEA" in the first line of the second major bullet point should have read "LEA." Find out more.
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Tickets still available for CEC's 2009 Student Scholarship Fundraiser
Join CEC on the Royal Argosy and enjoy incredible views of Seattle and the company of your colleagues -- all while raising money to further the careers of special educators. This event, held the evening of Thursday, April 2, includes a 2½-hour cruise, dinner buffet, beverage and music provided by a DJ. Purchase your ticket today! Find out more.
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