Why Reinvent the Wheel?

Some teachers have spent hours/days/weeks creating the perfect lesson and here is a website that shows them off.  You'll have to pay for some of these great finds, but they can be well worth it.  You might even see someone you know on there. (wink wink)

Click on the picture to access this great website...

Teach For America...What do you think?

I had a conversation about this with a dear friend, just last week, about this program.  She works for a very well respected university where students are encouraged to join such a program.  We discussed how they return after a year or so and discover the difficulties in which a teacher faces every day.  Some continue on to join the profession, when it was not their initial intent to do so, while others leave with a feeling that they have made a difference. 

Click on the picture to read the article.  Click on the next picture to read about the program from their own website.  As a teacher in a Title I school, you should be aware that these programs exist, know that they are being funded by the government, be informed of this movement.  No matter what your opinions are, you should be informed. 

ELA Reporter

This great resource was shared by our fabulous county coach.  Click on the pictures to check out the Sept-Nov 2011 issues.  These issues provide us with free updates, from the state of Georgia, as to the progress of the common core standards.







September 2011 Issues



October 2011 Issue



November 2011 Issue

 

December 2011 Issue



 

 





Gift Bag Books

Check out this website.  It teaches you how to turn a gift bag into a book!