============================================================= TeAch-nology.com's- Weekly Tips For Teachers **Issue #50** "The Web Portal For Educators!" We're up to 5293 subscribers http://www.teach-nology.com ============================================================= This newsletter is only sent to the users of TeAch-nology.com, but feel free to forward it to all your friends. ============================================================= New Additions!!! TeAch-nology.com has been very busy for the past two weeks!!! *New Work Sheets* We added over 700 worksheets! Take a look...we know you will not be disappointed! Just click on: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/ And as per your request, we have added answer sheets to most of the mathematics work sheets! *New Tutorials* Our latest tutorials include "How to Effectively Use Report Cards" and "A Teacher's Guide to USENET." 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Lesson Plan Of The Week- Sit and Be Counted- http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/m980417a.htm A Fun Graphing Activity! ============================================================= To View 17,000+ Lesson Plans, Ideas, And Worksheets Visit: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/ ============================================================= 9. Ask Our Experts- ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "Wanting to develop a behavior rubric for my self contained BD class - grades k - 3 with an age range of 6 to 10 year. Wanting something to post, but always to adapt it to a daily progress report. Was wondering if there was a way to write it so that certain behaviors receive certain grades and other receive lower grades- new to this" ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: Have you checkedour rubrics generator at www.teach-nology.com ? You can customize it to suit your needs. Good luck! ************************************************************* A question from Stephanie: I have ESL computer lab with 25 computers. I'm starting from scratch. Equipment is already in place, we go on line in August of 2001. Where can I direct my students in a web quest to discover the use of the internet? Remember these are ESL students. ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: We have over a thousand web quest that may help at: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/ ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "Dear Sir/Madam: I have a girl in the second grade who is in the Astre Program (Gifted and talented) She is the youngest in a class of 34. She is doing fine in all subject areas with the exception of math. I have hired a private tutor. This is unbelievable, but she loves math and her tutor yet, she doesn't get it. How can a person be gifted and talented and not get the simplest form of math. Are there tricks I can teach her? I need help." ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: Have you read anything on Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences? It explains"how every person is a unique blend of dynamic intelligences." Logical-mathematical intelligence may be unique to some and not to others. For more information on this topic, click on: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/methods/multi_intelligences/ Good luck! ============================================================= 10. "Our Latest Idea That Worked!" The "BUG List" By: Martha Loyless, 6th Grade Teacher: Science/Social Studies "There are many students who will never make the honor roll list, but they do try hard and show improvements from grading period to grading period. I now post the "BUG List" which is an acronym for "I Brought Up My Grade." This list is posted along with the honor roll list to encourage effort. I also put a sticker of a bug on their report card or progress report. 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