Classroom Toolkit Newsletter

Teachers Packing Guns? Coming Soon to a School Near You!

An Oregon teacher is suing the school district that she works for so that she can be allowed to carry a gun to school (as a concealed weapon).

The Myth that Schools are "Under Funded": Busted!

Everyone agrees that our schools are "under funded."

But, this collective group wisdom is a myth of mythical proportions, an Urban Legend of the most pervasive kind.

Answer: Self-Esteem and Self-Concept -- Question: What are Pass-Along Strategies?

What do we mean by "Pass-Along" Self-Esteem and Self-Concept Strategies?

Word a Day - Word of the Day: Mammoth Opportunity for Learning

Almost everybody overestimates and underestimates.

For example, most people will over estimate how much work that they can do in a year, and underestimate how much work that they can accomplish in a day or a week.

Odd, yes.

Don Quijote™ .Com: Why Learn about Spanish Culture?

The statistics are impressive. The United States has the third-largest Spanish speaking population in the world. The size of the US Spanish speaking population is smaller than #1, Mexico; and almost as large as #2, Spain. Larger than the populations of 19 other nations that claim Spanish as their official language!

African American Culture: Learn it Like you would a Foreign Language

African Americans lost their demographic status as "The Minority." Now, there are more Hispanics in the US than African Americans. But, this does not decrease the importance of teachers understanding African American culture.

Teach with your Strengths:

Authors: Liesveld, Rosanne and Miller, Jo Ann with Robinson, Jennifer

ISBN: 1-59562-006-0
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005
Publisher: : Gallup Press
Pages: 203
Cost: $24.95 (List)

Available: Amazon at as low as $16.47 (new) $9.42 (used) - $9.99 at eBay(TM)

Subtitle: How Great Teachers Inspire their Students

Teacher Survival: Advice to New Teachers

Here is a summary of teacher survival strategies…

Learn from your Students: Pay Attention

When teachers think of "teacher survival," their thoughts migrate to all the attitudes, knowledge and skills that constitute "Master Teacher" levels of instructional delivery.

Adopting Linux in our Schools: A Useless Debate

A heated debate ensues whenever technology advocates attempt to convince school district folks, especially teachers, to switch to the Linux operating system.