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Explore the coolest teaching resources on the Web.
From the Math Machine
Send in the Trolls is a fun Web site for teaching about probability. (Grades 2-6)
From the Science Machine
Use Microbe Zoo to explore biology. (Grades 3-12)
From the Reading Machine
Word Confusion reinforces vocabulary and homophones. (Grades 3-12)
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November is a busy month for all of us, I know. But some things are worth making time for.
I received an e-mail this week from the people at My Teacher, My Hero announcing that anyone who uploads a teacher-tribute video to the My Teacher, My Hero site during the month of November will earn a $25 Giving Card from DonorsChoose.org. It's a nice partnership between two worthwhile sites. If you're not familiar with My Teacher, My Hero or DonorsChoose, they're both worth a visit.
What else is going on this week? Find out at my StarrPoints blog.
What Teaching Matthew Taught Me
When I stopped seeking Matthew out to say a friendly hello in the morning, the students stopped too. When I snapped commands at him, they snapped too. I was treated to a painful refresher lesson about the strength of modeling.
Teacher Feature
Thanksgiving Favorites
Vallye Blanton's Thanksgiving activities improve attendance and performance.
Wire Side Chat
Okay, Grammar Still Isn't Fun, But Everyone Can Master It
Veteran English teacher Marian Anders wants people to know that when it comes to grammar, making the right choice needn't be an ordeal.
Strategy of the Week
Word Walls
Word walls, teachers say, promote literacy by providing a print-rich environment and creating in students an excitement about words. Learn how to create and use a word wall in your classroom.
Ken Shore: The ABCs of Bullying Prevention
Cyberbullying Victims
Cyberbullying -- sending humiliating or threatening messages or images through a computer or cell phone -- is a new and growing form of bullying that has emerged with the advent of technology.
Ms. Powell's Tips for Organizing Your Classroom
Storing Big Books
Dowel rods help organize big books and books on tape.
Classroom Management Article of the Week
Reward Systems That Work
Learn what to give and when and how you can encourage students to improve. Included: 35 reasonable rewards.
From Our Classroom Tips Library
Classroom Management: Homework Help
Behavior Management: Tardiness, Preparedness, Success
Motivating Kids: Encourage Competition
Book Report Makeover: Character Trait Venn Diagram
Homework Tips: Homework Teams
Best Idea Ever: Closure
Testing Tips: The Long and Short of It
 Joe Martin: The Teacher Motivator
A Little Change Will Do You Good
I believe we have three choices when it comes to responding to change: We either can get up (do something about it and learn from it), give up (throw in the towel), or shut up (accept it for what it is).
Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching
Dealing With Backtalk
When students confront you verbally, everything they are doing -- the challenge, the upset, the talk itself -- seems calculated to get you to do one thing -- to speak! Could there be a method to their madness?
Eric Baylin's Songs to Brighten a Teacher's Day
The Evaluation Song
No matter how many years we’ve been in the classroom, the prospect of a supervisor coming to observe can trigger all our fears of inadequacy: “I’m still not good enough.” A good time for singing!
Meet other members of Education World's Professional Development columnist team.
Kids Can W.R.I.T.E.
How do you help students overcome their fear of the blank page? How can you make writing an exercise in personal expression, not drudgery? One key to better writing is better writing assignments -- and the Internet has them.
Letters to Home
Alicia Harman's letter-writing lesson opens lines of communication.
Up-to-Date Aesop
Rewrite an Aesop fable in a modern setting. (Grades K-12)
Save the Library
Students write letters to save a library from closure. (Grades 3-8)
Writing Bugs
Each Person Is His Own Judge
What does this Native American proverb mean to you?
What's a Friend?
What three qualities do you look for in a friend?
Reading Feature
The Pilgrims Revisited
As another Thanksgiving approaches, are you looking for new ways to present the same old stories? Look no further!
Cathy Puett Miller
The Read-Aloud Experience
How do we move students from learning reading skills to becoming engaged, thinking readers? We immerse them in the experience by reading aloud.
Reader's Theater
A Turkey Takes a Stand
As the holiday season nears, Trevor Turkey makes a shocking proposal. He calls for a new law that would take turkey off the Thanksgiving menu -- and put an end to a beloved (by almost all!) national tradition.
Best Books for Teaching About...
The Five Senses
Oceans
More from Our Professional Development Channel
This ten-part series from the Department of Education explores the components of a successful strategy for educating children with ADHD.
Part 9
Behavioral Intervention Techniques for Children With ADHD
The purpose of behavioral interventions is to assist students in displaying the behaviors that are most conducive to their own learning and that of classmates.
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Wendy Petti's Math Cats 
