Election Day: Dozens of lesson ideas for teaching about the 2008 elections.

Celebrate Dictionary Day: Commemorate Noah Webster’s birthday (October 16) with these activities.

Math Games With Joanne and Jane: This week: “Place Value Snap” teaches math facts.

Vocab-u-lous! Build a fab vocab: Halloween words.

From the Math Machine: A fun tool for teaching addition, subtraction, or multiplication.

Learning Game of the Week: Review knowledge as you run the bases in “Play Ball” game.

Recognizing the Stars on Your Staff: Ed World’s “Principal Files” principals offer ideas for recognizing those who go above and beyond.

Diane Hodges’ Looking Forward to Monday Morning: Staff meeting fun.

The Principal Poet: Mr. Ivan presents this week’s poem: “Taking Tests On Mondays.”

Pete Hall: Pete Hall issues a word of defense for all our charismatic colleagues out there: charisma is not a personality deficit. Nor is ego.

Pawlas on PR: Invite teachers to use you as a “Motivator” of student excellence.

Exceptional Event: Student-led conferences.

Education Humor With Regina Barreca: Sometimes a privilege doesn’t make you feel fortunate. It makes you feel scared.

Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 48: An insider’s look at the stress in students’ lives.

More Time to Learn: Schools with longer days show gains; authors say it’s time to rework the school schedule.

Year- Round Safety: The National Fire Protection Association’s Risk Watch site has lots of safety information for kids.

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Save We Must
Gone are the days when pensions and Social Security could guarantee you a comfortable retirement. Financial planners discuss how to establish financial foundations and then start building savings for retirement or other life plans.

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