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Nominations are now open for Yes I Can! Awards
CEC’s Yes I Can! Awards honor students with disabilities who have excelled. Awards are given in nine categories, and every student nominated receives a certificate of achievement. Nominations are due Oct. 22. Find out more.CLICK HERE

As we know, the Internet is a great place to find information on anything that sparks your curiosity. Likewise, the web is a great resource for students, but they need to know how to evaluate what they find and discern the good from the bad. That’s where we come in as teachers. And to help us help our students, Microsoft offers us a free 37 page ebook titled Developing Critical Thinking Through Web Research Skills. The ebook presents strategies for teaching Internet search skills and strategies for evaluating information. The ebook also links to many additional resources for teaching web search strategies. There are strategies and resources appropriate for students from in early elementary grades through high school included in the ebook. As you might expect, the ebook is heavy on references to Bing and other Microsoft products, but overall it is a good resource worth your time to download and read.

• While you can’t protect your kids from everything, you can help them recognize and effectively deal with bullying of all types, including cyber bullying over the web. If someone is trying to bully your children, tell them to stand up for themselves politely, not to bully back and to tell an adult as soon as possible. (2 sources)    Click here and CLICK HERE

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program, new in 2010, brings selected national sites to this popular circulating coin.  Fifty-six different designs make up this series (one for each state, the District of Columbia, and each of five US territories).

For educators, the United States Mint offers free lesson plans (for grades K through 12) based on the new quarter designs.  What a great opportunity to connect history with the coins in the very pockets of your students! All information: CLICK HERE

Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program (deadline October 15; Opportunities to teach abroad for full-time K-12 American teachers with at least three years of teaching experience)

All details: CLICK HERE

This is an excellent song and should be heard by all…

To hear song and get more information CLICK HERE

The Yes I Can! Awards were established to honor children and youth with disabilities who have excelled. Thousands of children and youth have been recognized since the program’s inception in 1982. Each year, CEC selects approximately 27 winners for their outstanding achievements in one of nine categories: Read the rest…

Enter the BookJams Digital Book Report Contest Today - Have your students pick their favorite book or a book from your lesson plan and create a digital book report. Make grammar rap video, a presentation on symbolism, a play about conflict starring Hester Prynne to Harry Potter, or whatever you dream up! Visit DigitalBookReport.com for more info! CLICK HERE

National Grant Program:  Applications Now Being Accepted

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is pleased to announce our 2011 National Grant competition.  The Foundation’s grant-making program seeks to develop or expand projects designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children.  A total of approximately $650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000. Read the rest…

DISNEY.COM INVITES KIDS TO ROCK OUT ONLINE WITH THIRD ANNUAL

‘U ROCK’ EVENT

Video Upload Promotion will Showcase Aspiring Rockers and Offer a Chance to Meet the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato and All Star Weekend

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