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NEA: Today's Teacher Issues What is the portrait of today's teacher in the United States? The National Education Association has outlined the characteristics and issues facing the profession. teaching • changes • nea • teacher education • teacher shortage
Have the NEA Save Dr. Laura A modest proposal to have the NEA fund Dr. Laura's planned television show. nea • jane alexandar • dr. laura
NEA Dropout Plan The National Education Association has developed 12 action steps to address the dropout crises in the United States. nea announces dropout plan • nea 12 step plan • how to prevent dropouts • make school more relevant • graduation centers
Give the Holiday Gift of Reading Reading comprehension skills may have declined, but giving books during the holidays has the dual potential of increasing future reading levels and being an ideal gift. national endowment of the arts reading report • to read or not to read • nea • american reading levels • giving books
2003 NEA Holiday Comics Special, by Jef Mallett, Creator of Frazz Touching holiday stories are a seasonal mainstay, but a sincere holiday story fashioned in an “operatic, rhyming poem” comic strip series? Now that’s something see. This year, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) has kept up the tradition begun in 1937 by offering Jef Mallett the opportunity to create the annual comics Christmas special. He met the challenge with “A Mall and the Right Visitor,” which began on December 1 and ends on Christmas Day. (Please see link below.) nea holiday special • jef mallett • frazz • united media • mrs. olsen
2004 NEA Holiday Special: Spotting Santa by Spot the Frog creator Mark Heath The joyous, festive, heartwarming season has come ‘round again. It is time to announce this year’s NEA Holiday Special, beginning November 29th and running until Chrismas Day, (drum roll, please). Ta da! Presenting … <b> "Spotting Santa", by <i>Spot the Frog</i> creator Mark Heath! </b> spot the frog • spotting santa • mark heath • nea holiday special • united media features syndicate
Teacher Salaries Cut By Inflation Inflation was 3.9 percent in 2007. Teacher salaries increased by 2.9 percent on average. If this trend continues, teachers will be receiving pay cuts each year. teacher salaries shrinking • cost of living greater than teacher raises • male teachers declining • per student funding • average teacher salaries
Desperate Efforts of Anti-Choice Forces The NEA and other anti-choice forces run to the courts to keep lower-income students trapped in schools they would rather not be in. nea • vouchers • zelman v. simmons-harris
NCLB & the NEA The National Education Association held its annual convention this week and the main topic was the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law - and how to change it... nclb • nea • reauthorization • education • special education
NEA Supports Obama The National Education Association has voted to endorse the Democratic candidate since 1976. But, this year it was with much less fanfare. nea lukewarm about obama • obama education issues • school vouchers • obama merit pay • mccain vouchers
Appreciating Teachers With many Teacher Appreciation Day/Week events coming up in the next few months, this article gives a little of the history of Teacher Appreciation Day, and some links to those who deserve appreciation for their work with children. teacher appreciation • national teacher day • teachers • helen keller • maria montessori
Read Across America Set to coincide with the birthday of the beloved children's author, Dr. Seuss, Read Across America Day will be celerated on March 2, 2001. Checkout this article to see many reading and Reading Across America ideas that can be used for your own celebration in March, or at any other time during the year. read across america • reading • dr. seuss • books • national education association
eBay Leaves Homeschoolers Hanging The internet auction site bans the sale of teacher's textbooks. homeschool • ebay • homeschooling texts • teacher's texts • homeschool and nea
Teachers and Drug Abuse Hawaii teachers may be facing close scrutiny if proposed legislation passes. Public school teachers may face mandatory testing for drug use because of recent problems. drug abuse • meth • cocaine • teachers • nea
Teachers' Time on Task Middle-school teachers in the United States are teaching for hundreds of hours more than their international colleagues. But what is being taught and why? middle school • teachers • teaching time • eighth-grade • students
The Voucher Left and a New Proposal Matthew Miller in an <i>Atlantic Monthly </i> article describes the little known "voucher Left" and offers a new voucher proposal. school choice • voucher • miller
Declining US Reading Rates A recent NEA report shows Americans are reading less with frightening consequences reading rates • declining reading rates • literacy rates • declining literacy rates • publishing jobs
Photos of & by American Icons Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography, an Eastman House traveling photography exhibit includes original photos by master photographers. ansel adams • eastman house • seeing ourselves • photography icons • marilyn monroe
Bill Meddick, Creator of Monty The comic strip Monty was not developed in a flash of inspiration or as a singular effort at designing a cartoon. Bill Meddick advanced his cartooning career by drawing a strip aimed at promoting Robotman toy merchandise. The comic evolved in a twisted fashion, with all of the original robot and alien characters erased and the human nerd Monty now as the lead. Puzzling, isn’t it? robotman • monty • bill meddick • cartoon • cartoonist
Dr. Seuss: Celebrate the Seussentennial What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss book? If you are a child, were a child, or know a child, you MUST know the beloved works of Dr. Seuss. dr. seuss • children's book • the 500 hats fo bartholomew cubbins • the lorax • how the grinch stole christmas
Teacher Behaviors After School What would you think if you saw your child's teacher on MySpace saying and doing questionable things? It is not happening in school. Should this matter? free speech • first ammendment • myspace • privacy • inapprioriate behaviors
Tough Teacher Vindicated Would you change students grades if ordered by administration to do so? This teacher refused and lost her job. nea • changing grades • teacher resigns • teacher sues • paula payne
Read Yourself to Another World Gives a few "Great" book titles that children would enjoy reading during the summer. reading • books • boredom • teacher • authors
American Education Week Just as the Emmys give Hollywood a chance to honor their own, public school employees have AEW as a chance to recognize all hard-working public school employees. american education week • teacher appreciation • staff appreciation • administrator appreciation • school board appreciation
Top 100 Comics in City Newspapers Top 100 Comics in City Newspapers top 100 comics • newspapers • comic strips
Chip Sansom, Creator of The Born Loser For cartoonist Chip Sansom, <i>The Born Loser</I> has been more like the “born winner” to him. Chip apprenticed with his father, Art Sansom, originator of the comic strip, and slipped full-time into the creative seat after the senior Sansom died in 1991. <i>The Born Loser</I> cartoon is enjoyed around the world, proving that “everyman” humour is universally understood. the born loser • chip sansom • arthur sansom • cartoons • cartooning
Elections in Greece: Joining Euro with Simitis The general elections in Greece have confirmed the government of Costas Simitis. The prime minister's Socialist party PASOK has won an absolute majority, but the Conservative opposition ND has come a lot closer. Under Simitis' leadership Greece has made large progress in many fields. In foreign affairs the relations with Turkey and Macedonia have improved and the country has finally learnt to keep at distance its traditional ally Serbia. Concerning the economy inflation and debt have been reduced, growth has been steady and the stock market has soared. Simitis has reached these results focussing all efforts on the country´s struggle for joining the euro zone, an ambition that could soon be accomplished. Thanks to the prime minister's sober and steady style Greek democracy has finally left behind large part of the embarrassing scandals and muck that characterized the government of his predecessor Andreas Papandreou. Democracy has returned to where it started and it starts looking quite respectable. simitis • costas • karamanlis • greece • hellas
Charter Schools in Washington FOCUS and charter schools in Washington, DC. focus • charter schools • robert crane
What about charter schools?
This article defines charter schools and separates it from the voucher system. Examples are given of successful charter schools while discussing some of the problems and solutions. charter schools • vouchers • public education • communities and education • education reform
Future Look of Education Thomas Frey envisions education to be a vast selection of courseware topics available economically to everyone of all ages and about all topics. future trends in education • predicting educational trends • courseware • nea • grants
Interview with Colleen J. McElroy Award-winning author and poet, Colleen J. McElroy, discusses her travels as a writer and her new work. colleen mcelroy • poetry • african american • fiction • travel
What is Outsider Art? How is it different from Folk Art? Why is it Important? folk art • outsider art • what is outsider art • james hampton • altar
Parental Involvement and Education Parental involvement is a vital ingredient in a child's education. Without this key aspect, children are less likely to succeed academically. parental involvement • pta • learning at home • school events • school policies
Special Report: Freedom of Artistic Expression and (Neo-)Conservative Politics Do Not Mix Art and politics are more closely interwoven than may be initially believed. This article takes a look at censorship of he visual arts and why the outcome of 2 November will affect what we will be "allowed" to view. censorship • politics • bush
The Big Read In the last six months, The Big Read initiative by the NEA has created a list of books that many communities around the country were reading together. big read • national endowment for the arts • to kill a mockingbird • great gatsby • a lesson before dying
Havana, Cuba: Vedado Neighborhood Plaza de la Revolución, an 11-acre square on a slight hill in Havana, is surrounded by government ministries. It's a 30-minute walk up Calle Paseo from the Malecon. vedado havana cuba • revolution square • plaza de la revolución • josé martí memorial • calle paseo
Karen Finley's Not as Crazy as You Think A book review of <I>A Different Kind of Intimacy</i> by the performance artist Karen Finley.
Preventing Dropouts Massachusetts, Iowa and Hawaii have programs tying in real-world experiences with education. The plans are working. dropout prevention programs • mentoring • dropout solutions • project coffee • project connect
Read Across America Day Each March many schools around the country celebrate Read Across America Day on or about March 2. This celebration honors both reading and the birthday of Dr. Seuss. read across america day • reading celebration • celebrate reading • dr. seuss • the cat in the hat
Review Copy Basics Do you want to get your hands on the latest releases before the general public? Do you write for a website or blog? If so, you qualify to receive free review copies. how to request review copies • what are review copies • who qualifies to receive review copies • getting free books • freelance writing perks
Robert B. Laughlin - Fractional Quantum Hall Effect Robert B. Laughlin shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theoretical framework explaining fractional quantum Hall effect. robert b laughlin • fractional quantum hall effect • stanford • bell labs • lawrence livermore national laboratory
Santorini, Shaped by Its Volcano 3500 years ago, a massive volcanic explosion on this Cycladic island wiped out the Minoan civilisation and shaped the future of the island in many unexpected ways. santorini greece • santorini travel • greek travel • volcanic island • minoan civilisation
Teacher/Parent Conferences (Teacher Tips) Parent/Teacher conferences are supposed to be encouraged. However, sometimes, teachers avoid them like they're the plague. I will do practically everything else to resolve an unfortunate situation before I set one up. It's like the absolute last straw with me. I guess some of the reasons some teachers don't pursue Parent/Teacher conferences more is: parent • teacher • situations • behaviour • attitudes
Virtual Learning High schools go virtual. Students can now supplement in-class work with online course work. Find out who's doing it and what benefits are offered. education • online • internet • learning • high school
Martinus Veltman - Particle Physics and Gauge Theories Martinus Veltman shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1999 for his work in building the mathematical model that predicted the properties of sub-atomic particles. martinus veltman • particle physics • fermi • brookhaven • cern
We are Not Safe So – what do we do to prepare ourselves? There have been countless articles and television spots on what to do to get ready for the worst. Many families have already done their basic preparation, but what about our schools? homeland security • terrorism • disaster • planning • schools
Where to Send Your Newspaper Comic Strip Idea The name and addresses of the editors at the big comic strip syndicates
A Parent's First-Day-of-School Primer Stop worrying, start coping and get busy! Your child's first day of school can be a new adventure for kindergarten parents, too. first day of school • kindergarten • back to school • new school year • child education
A Primer of Grant Resources for Writers Lists of grant resources available to writers grants • grant • resources • resource • writer
Multiple Intelligences - An Interview With Howard Gardner I recently caught the last half of an interview with Howard Gardner on the Pamelin Wallin show. Gardner, the Harvard psychologist who revolutionized our thinking with his theory of multiple intelligences in the early 80s, is now taking on the future of education. In his latest book, “The Disciplined Mind,” he offers new teaching strategies for the technological age, and argues for what he calls “education for understanding.” While this latest work was not created to specifically address isues in Special Education, anyone who has worked with children with special needs will find themselves nodding their heads in agreement with most anything Howard Gardner has to say. The following interview is reprinted here with the permission of the NEA. howard • gardner • pamela • wallin • multiple intelligences |
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