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Tell us if you think the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is working.  Why is it working?  Is it closing the Achievement Gap? If it isn’t helping the education system, what are the options?  We would like to hear from you!

Maryland wins Race to the Top funding – http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bs-md-win-race-to-the-top-20100824,0,238026.storyMaryland
Maryland will receive $250 million.  How do you think the money should be  spent?

Valuable tips for educators this year in Teachers.net.  Dont’ miss these other articles:
Ten Tips to Deal with Difficult Parents Effectively
Five Tips to help Children Develop their Natural Gifts
Practical Tips for  Teaching Elementary Writing
Word Wall Tips

Teachers.net has some fun articles about the history of the pencil, and space toilets. These are considered general articles written by Tim Newlin of TimTim.com.  Enjoy!
Chinese Royalty and Cedar Wood, The History of the Pencil
Space Toilets
Digital Pens & Touchscreens
A World of Zippers
The Dance of the Honeybees

“Leadership is not about telling someone what to do; it’s about teaching them to think. Meet Roxanne Forr, M.S. ‘96, principal of Cecil Elementary, a Blue Ribbon School in Baltimore.  Read more…

Happy Earth Day? How are you celebrating? Check out the New York Times’ list of 10 ways to “go green” – including SOE alum Shelly Wojewodzki’s “Go Paperless” challenge. Nearly 1,500 teachers from Vietnam to Kenya to the UK to Missouri to Venezuela have all taken the pledge to go paperless for Earth Day.

 Ten Ways [...]

“It’s the hardest, most rewarding job you will ever have.” Meet Baltimore City teacher and Johns Hopkins student, Hugo Cigarro, in this You Tube video.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuO6bzqM8lc
Have you had similar experiences as a teacher?

This posting was submitted by a student.
In an address at the TASH convention in Baltimore (a Towson-based national organization that advocates for full inclusion for people with disabilities) and later in an interview, Brown forcefully advocates for what he calls “authentic instruction” for young people with major disabilities.
While parents fought a long hard battle to [...]

The SOE Department of Teacher Development and Leadership’s certificates in literacy education have been approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).  
Emergent Literacy Education
Adviser: A. Jonathan Eakle, 410-516-9755
This 15-credit graduate certificate program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of classroom teachers in the implementation of effective reading instruction for students of preschool age [...]

The faculty at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington, MD is looking
for graduate students in education who are interested in working with
teachers in a volunteer capacity for grades K – 8.  Ideally, the
volunteers would work three or more hours a day, two or more days a week. 
If you would like additional information regarding this volunteer [...]