April 2013, NEA News
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NEA TODAY EXPRESS
April 2013
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Three Bad Ideas for Education
Parents and teachers want educators to be truly professional and their profession to be highly selective, yet these so-called reforms do the opposite.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6a6a6c540852c83b48f1a04c9c543758746dd1dc0359ef205ad2720929f19062f
How Do Your Student Assessments Measure Up?
Rate your students' tests at a new website designed to share educators' expertise.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6fb14799a797cb2f7f3ec3f9124eec04be26b011c20339e7e31a98675a772bd0e
How to Get All Your Students to Participate
The author of best-seller 'Quiet' offers tips to engage the introverts in your classroom.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd63c20a939143ab4ebf8786b84f375736ec471984ba266fba8886633d179616780
'We Need to Fulfill This Promise to Our Students'
Katie Lyles was a sophomore at Columbine High School when two gunmen massacred students and staff. Now, she's
an educator working to end gun violence.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd66aab1848aa4615bc915bdb95ea3677ec8c28fd3b4f84b38dcbc960076a15c181
Raise Your Hand for Student Success
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel introduces the next step in educator-led school reform.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6fb53c7514cd770002daa8526b3fb7c21ba7d7073c64e56e41400b4654bb1ad9b
School Gardens Put Learning On the Menu
Farm to School projects produce healthy results with help from parents, teachers, and education support professionals.
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Want to Celebrate National Teacher Day?
From posters to proclamations, we have what you and your community need to celebrate your day and thank a teacher on
May 7.
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Students in flipped classrooms watch video lectures at home and do homework in
class, but is it a better way to engage them?
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Resources
to bring poetry into the classroom
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Using
steampunk to encourage high school students to read
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Just
in time for Earth Day: Eco Boys and Girls curriculum resources
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Building Students' Confidence and Fluency in Math
Learn educators' tips for using games to sharpen students' math skills. What interactive methods or drills do you use to
help students master basic math facts?
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NEA TODAY EXPRESS
April 2013
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Three Bad Ideas for Education
Parents and teachers want educators to be truly professional and their profession to be highly selective, yet these so-called reforms do the opposite.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6a6a6c540852c83b48f1a04c9c543758746dd1dc0359ef205ad2720929f19062f
How Do Your Student Assessments Measure Up?
Rate your students' tests at a new website designed to share educators' expertise.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6fb14799a797cb2f7f3ec3f9124eec04be26b011c20339e7e31a98675a772bd0e
How to Get All Your Students to Participate
The author of best-seller 'Quiet' offers tips to engage the introverts in your classroom.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd63c20a939143ab4ebf8786b84f375736ec471984ba266fba8886633d179616780
'We Need to Fulfill This Promise to Our Students'
Katie Lyles was a sophomore at Columbine High School when two gunmen massacred students and staff. Now, she's
an educator working to end gun violence.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd66aab1848aa4615bc915bdb95ea3677ec8c28fd3b4f84b38dcbc960076a15c181
Raise Your Hand for Student Success
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel introduces the next step in educator-led school reform.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6fb53c7514cd770002daa8526b3fb7c21ba7d7073c64e56e41400b4654bb1ad9b
School Gardens Put Learning On the Menu
Farm to School projects produce healthy results with help from parents, teachers, and education support professionals.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd63a12ccca39cac2a15240dbad59d64cbdcd607043b53f1e9ee7de729cb2ded8bf
Want to Celebrate National Teacher Day?
From posters to proclamations, we have what you and your community need to celebrate your day and thank a teacher on
May 7.
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6e3f1ed649658efffc390cd3e570a8cbab7c8841f5b6990dba8d92f5e6cace0ee
Students in flipped classrooms watch video lectures at home and do homework in
class, but is it a better way to engage them?
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6a51a28b3510e31fce77ca9fa9ffc887999603c7b49b66c6a1e44bc08bfc77af4
Resources
to bring poetry into the classroom
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd64ed76cdaf1a8eeb763de0c7cb3a8f3a01bb5c31968244b64e4560e05db4ff64c
Using
steampunk to encourage high school students to read
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd64382730a27ea124d5e0ffa73c2b7b8de2cf2496246c912f7374274d9e3e0c8e1
Just
in time for Earth Day: Eco Boys and Girls curriculum resources
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd6f686d4babff42b28f95348a8f7e4994270f789696ded83c7313156c95577b544
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WORKS4ME -- Ideas and Tips By Teachers, for Teachers
Building Students' Confidence and Fluency in Math
Learn educators' tips for using games to sharpen students' math skills. What interactive methods or drills do you use to
help students master basic math facts?
http://click.email.nea.org/?qs=61a2b1218ef23fd60b34706236578596f1b29f05cc8ef98871e14160a90d97c11617ac8d1c1547b5
Browse through hundreds of teacher-tested tips
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