
Lead America Hey Educators and Parents! Looking for a different kind of summer job? Check this out! http://bit.ly/lajob

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On par with child molestation, possession of child pornography is the professional death penalty for any educator. But NEA and Virginia Education Association member Ting-Yi Oei suffered that devastating accusation and—$167,000 later—lived to tell the tale.

Richard Lakin "The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book." Download your Complimentary E-Copy of Teaching as an Act of Love http://bit.ly/4oMxft

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At a press conference on Capitol Hill, Lily Eskelsen, NEA Vice President, speaks against the US Senates plan to tax healthcare benefits. Why wouldnt you look first to millionaires to do their fair share before you ask a third grade teacher to carry the load. ...

David Check out many new education-themed products at Rock-it Science! Also, stop by www.cafepress.com/rebersrealm for many more!
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Dan McGinley III
I am a teacehr in NJ and an author - here is a link to view my children's book for FREE - If you search CreatureSpell Book Club and become a fan you can follow the story week by week. Please forward it to any friends on facebook, especially those with children in elementary and middle school. ENJOY
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Every day, teachers witness the impact of childhood hunger. Through Hunger in America’s Classrooms: Share Our Strength’s Teacher Report, we are sharing their unique perspective on this often invisible American crisis.

Oregon Education Association  Several articles emerging that argue frequent online posts have made students more careful and practiced at writing. What are your thoughts? Thanks to National Education Association for the story link.
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Schoolchildren should be encouraged to write blogs and use social networking sites like Facebook to improve literacy levels, experts say.

December 7 at 7:45pm

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Children who kept blogs or had profiles on social networking sites were more
likely to enjoy writing and believe themselves to be good at it, it found in
a survey.
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Schoolchildren should be encouraged to write blogs and use social networking sites like Facebook to improve literacy levels, experts say.

Anthony Cody The Teachers' Letters to Obama project on Facebook has been gathering letters to send to Obama and Duncan sharing the perspective of teachers on education policy. Please come, read the letters, and add your own voice to the chorus asking for real change.
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Andy
This
video was made by Ethan Matsuda, who won a CTA Peace and Justice Caucus
Youth Activism four years ago when he was in second grade, for his
book, The North Pole is Melting, about Global Warming. The next year he
wrote The Easter Bunny Breaks His Leg (and has no health insurance). Please watch it and share widely!Pl...e...ase
take a moment and watch this video from an 11 year old to our president
about the sad state of public education. If you care as much as we do,
please forward to as many people as possible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygXW1QnV2 pE
Feel free to contact me for his books or more information

National Education Association Children between the ages of 9-13, as well as those with underlying health conditions, have been particularly vulnerable to the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. Therefore, reaching children with preventive messages continues to be a priority for CDC.
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Molly Priedeman
K-3 EDUCATORS: PARTICIPATE IN PAID STUDY ABOUT A READING WEB SITE!
Goodman Research Group, Inc. of Cambridge, MA is conducting a research study about an online reading resource for teachers and parents that will take place in January 2010. We are looking for teachers or reading specialists who work with kindergartener...s, first, second, and/or third graders. Participation will include looking over an online reading resource, using it as reference for a few weeks, and then completing a follow-up survey online. The study will begin in early January. Access to the internet is required. Participants will be given a $50 Amazon.com gift card as a token of our appreciation for full participation in the study.
To determine your eligibility for the study, please fill out a brief survey by clicking on the following link:
http://www.grgsurveys.com/cgi-bin/rws5.p l?FORM=RR8Screener
Please share this link with colleagues who may be interested in participating!
NOTE: You do not need to live in Massachusetts to participate!
Please contact Molly Priedeman at 866-577-4277 or at priedeman@grginc.com with any questions. Thank you for your time!
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We will only use your email to contact you if you are selected to participate and then to send you the study’s instructions and follow-up survey.

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"Plain and simple, the status quo is not acceptable. We cannot continue to do in America what weve been doing to students for the last 20, 30, 50 years. The world has changed and we need a different system."

National Education Association Pleased to Tweet You: Making a case for Twitter in the classroom. Are you using Twitter in your classroom? Thinking about it?
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