Lesson Planning
Quickies!: Ten quick activities for rewarding students, filling time.

Black History: Great lessons for Black History Month -- or any other month.

Icebreakers: More than 75 getting-to-know-you activities!

Book Reports: 25 activities put an end to boring book reports.

Heroes: Celebrate heroes in the classroom with ten lesson plans.



Curriculum Book Ideas!: Project combines reading, geography, phys ed.

Seating Arrangements That Work: Tips from Fred Jones and classroom teachers.

Writing: Cause-and-effect writing builds critical thinkers, strong writers across the grades.

Student-Led Conferences: Increase parent attendance, engage students.

Publish Student Work: New tool provides keepsake books, raises funds.



Technology Templates for Teachers: Templates for certificates, charts, perm slips, flash cards, more.

One-Computer Classroom: Strategies turn one computer into a dynamic teaching tool.

Tech Activities: Ed World's Tech Team shares their favorite tech integration activities.

Keyboarding: When to teach keyboarding? Why? How?

Best Software: Ed World's Tech Team selects best software in the education world!




School Issues Teacher Mortality: Mortality from autoimmune diseases twice as high for teachers.

On the Road: Ed World finds common elements in three diverse and effective schools.

Sick Schools: Schools + landfills might = health problems.

On the Road Again: Ed World visits two Native American schools on a mission.

Stress Relief: Experts offer stress-reduction advice for educators.



Administrators Open House: Create an Open House that meets parents' needs, increases attendance.

Advice for Principals: Veteran principals offer tips for success.

Mission Statements: Tips for creating meaningful missions, keeping them alive.

Evaluating Teachers: A system that's working in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Best Books: Principals share the professional books that inspire them most.




A Look Back at 2001
'Twas the end of the year,
And all through the site
Ed World's editors pored
To pick out highlights.
Our lists of best stuff
We did edit and tweak
To show you what made
This great year so unique!
Click here to read the rest of this year-end message from editor in chief Gary Hopkins.





Mondays: Wire Side Chats
Classroom Management: Psychologist offers tips for handling the explosive child.
Secretary Paige: Education World goes one-on-one with the Secretary of Ed.
Jonathan Kozol: Kozol reflects on his latest book, Ordinary Resurrections.
Click here to read more Wire Side Chats.

Tuesdays: StarrPoints
Lesson Learned at Gunpoint!: A court judge teaches columnist Linda Starr about reading proficiency.
Help Wanted!: Young college grads compare two jobs. Who'd want to be a teacher?
Real Teachers ... : Observations on the supposedly "cushy" lives of real teachers.

Click here to read more StarrPoints.

Wednesdays: SchoolDoodles
9-11: Kids asked Why?
Vouchers: Do they tear down schools?
Testing: One result of the push for testing!


Thursdays: Teacher-Mentor Journals
First-year teacher Kimberly Johnson and her mentor teacher, Laurie Stenejhem, share the teacher-mentor experience in alternating-week journal entries.
Click here to share their experience.

Fridays: Voice of Experience
Homework: Teacher Brenda Dyck battles the homework beast -- and survives!
Sabbaticals: Teacher Kathleen Modenbach reflects on the value of teacher sabbaticals.
Ban Bake Sales!: Teacher Richard Henderson rails against school fund raisers.

Click here to read more Voices of Experience.





Best Reviews of 2001: Educator Hazel Jobe has taken a second look at more than 200 Web sites she reviewed this year. See the 20 sites she calls the Best of 2001!




don Quijote: The Web site for people who are serious about learning Spanish!

Educational Publishing Center: Publish your class's book!

The Sept 12 Initiative: Students Write for a Better World.
InnerLink: Linking students with top scientists.

Online Training and Education: Resources for you and your students.



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