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Use Harry Potter Trivia in Effective Reading Lesson
Plans
Why not change the format of the comprehension questioning
in your reading lesson plans to use Harry Potter novels?
This will in fact work with any novel study.
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A New Challenge for Teachers: Encouraging Girls in
Science, Math and IT Related Studies and Career
Valerie Giles©
"One
key challenge educators face is the importance of
encouraging girls to excel in math, science and computer
science studies. As technology continues to drive the
world of business, those challenged or generally
disinterested in science and math will be left behind.
In fact, that's exactly what's happening."
Although women make up
approximately 50% of the general work force in the
U.S., they only represent 9% of workers in the science
and engineering community. With such a low percentage
of female interest, the government is expecting
increased worker shortages through the first decade of
the 21st century for the information technology (IT)
industry.
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Bullying:
School Involvement is only part of the solution |
One mention of recent school tragedies and the
potential consequences of bullying become
frighteningly clear. We feel so strongly about the
importance of this issue that we are providing the
information contained here and urge you to visit and
read the resources on
Stop Bullying Now. This material is excerpted
from that site.
Recognizing the
signs of bullying
Bullying is
aggressive behavior that is intentional
and that involves
an imbalance of power or strength. Often, it is
repeated over time and can take many forms.
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