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Join JHU Choral Society

Join JHU Choral Society!
No audition required! Join the oldest co-ed choir on campus. All levels of experience are welcome. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Mattin Center SDS Room. E-mail jhuchoralsociety@gmail.com.
http://web.jhu.edu/announcements/faculty-staff/targetpage.html?baid=31021

“What is an effective teacher, anyway” by Jan Fisher

Check out Teachers.net for some great articles for current and former educators.  Add an attribute that you think a teacher needs to be effective.
http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY08/archive/

12 Surefire Tips: How to Manage Time and Efficiency in the Classroom by Susan Fetzell

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

Space toilets, pencils, and zippers – fun articles on Teachers.net

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

Cheating in College is Widespread – but why?

NPR article discusses cheating in college.  Who is the main culprit?  Why do you think more students are  cheating?
Read more…

Cognitive Benefits of Music Reading by Setphen McClard

 
For the last few years, there has been a movement in education away from traditional subjects to a more interdisciplinary approach. The basic idea is to apply more than one discipline simultaneously. There is no doubt that cross-curricular approaches to education can be very effective when properly applied.  Read more…

U.S. President bing site for educators

If you are looking for facts concerning U.S. presidents, take a look at this bing site:
bing/U.S. Presidents
This might be a useful tool in the classroom.

With Dean Ralph Fessler retiring, President Daniels has announced that the SOE’s Interim Dean will be Dr. Mariale Hardiman

Appointment of Dr. Mariale Hardiman:  new interim dean
Dean Fessler’s retirement announcement:  Gazette September 22, 2009

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Article about NCLB and inclusion in the classroom

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 [...]