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This article is about how 2 colleague in Manhattan NY discovered using Books or Mentor Texts to teach writing. We always read for comprehension but never read for writing, In this article they explain how teachers can effectively use books in the classroom to teach writing. Using the authors as teachers.

I love this book, I was not aware they had an entire writing book focused on Mentor Texts. This book would be a great guide for new teachers using Mentor Texts. It emphasizes the "your turn" model to get the students engaged in reading for writing.

On this site you will find what a Mentor Text is, top picks for mentor texts, suggestions for applying the texts to your writing and many more. It tells you how to classify your Mentor Texts for times when your focosuing on one single skill.

This Journal has a special emphasizes on teaching Nonfiction Writing to students in the 3rd Grade. I think it is good to see how Mentor Texts are being used across the country. With the new Staar Test in Texas and 4th grade have to write Expository Essays this would be a good way to get a jump start on teaching Writing.

This article is about how to properly use educational multimedia. It discusses the guidelines necessary to using it, the limitations, and what sorts of permission is required in order to use it in the classroom. 

This article discusses the use of images in and educational institution. It discusses fair use limitations and the guidelines that must be followed when using images in the classroom. 

A description of multiple tips and methods to reduce speaking anxiety.

Explains the psychological process of speaker anxiety.

This Article goes into detail about how to break down the the copyright and fair use laws so not to misinterpreted. 

Tips for managing anxiety before, during, and after public speaking.

Explains ways to use the extra energy caused by speech anxiety in productive ways.

Offers the UMP(Understand, Manage, Plan) method of anxiety reduction.

This offers information on frequently asked questions dealing with copyright and fair use laws. It breaks down the questions by categories. Videos, software, internet, etc. 

This is one of the very first articles I came across when looking for my information. It also breaks things down and demonstrates what should be focused on and why. Numbers again play a major part in this article and this article also introduces how youtube can be used. I know that many college coaches now use skype to talk to prospective athletes if they live far.

Numbers play a major part particularly in this article that was written about Athletic scholarships. The numbers that are spoken about here are not a players statistics but instead how many athletes are actually trying to earn an athletic scholarship and the chances of them getting one. It talks about how to get one and all the things that are needed. The more information gathered on this topic the more you can get rid of all the little errors many prospective athletes make.

This article lists all the benefits of attending a private school versus attending a public one.

I really enjoyed this article and definitely agree that students benefit from a private school education. I taught private Kindergarten for two years. The curriculum I taught was on a 1st and 2nd grade level and with the small student-teacher ratio (I had 10 kids max), I was able to work with students one on one and focus on each students weakness area to improve it. Also, at the end of the year, the students had benchmark tests they took and scored well above the percentile compared to other students their same age in the areas of math, reading, social awareness, etc. If financially feasible, I think students especially younger ones greatly benefit from private school. Great selection of article.

NAEP looked at students in private and public school in the 4th and 8th grade and compared the two with and without taking into accout socioeconomic differences.

Once again, this article explains inquiry based learning. In addition, it discusses the "art of the question". In other words, it explains how teachers must learn how to ask the right questions.

I was interested in reading this article because we are having discussions about our approach to teaching. It seems to be coming up often that teaching is no longer " the sage on the stage". We are in the process to becoming more "guides" to student learning. Questioning is an important part. We need good questioning in order to have our students access the higher order thinking skills.

This article foucuses on the advantages of state funded Pre K in Georgia compared to other states and the outcome of students who attend Pre-K. The article suggests students do well later in their school careers and have as much advantages as any private programs.