The Teacher S Calendar School Year 2007 2008

“The Teacher's Calendar is a treasure house of information. It answers so many of the never-ending first-grade questions I get every day!”-Jane Ann Robertson, 2004 Arizona Teacher of the Year For nine years, K-8 teachers, librarians, and other educators have turned to The Teacher's Calendar to capture the attention of their students. The Teacher's Calendar offers innovative classroom ideas for every day of the year, from August 1 to July 31. Each page is packed with suggestions for class activities, bulletin boards, and school calendars. Fifty sidebars highlight specific dates and provide curriculum ideas, lists of appropriate books, and related websites.

""The Teacher's Calendar" is a treasure house of information." --Jane Ann Robertson, 2004 Arizona Teacher of the Year With "The Teacher's Calendar, School Year 2007-2008," every day is an opportunity for your students to learn something new. September 15, Independence Day for five Central American countries--Create their flags and talk about their distinctive cultures. October 9, Hangul Day--Craft " initial animals" to commemorate the creation of the Korean alphabet in 1446. November 16, 100th anniversary of Oklahoma's statehood--Read about one of Oklahoma's most famous sons in "Will Rogers: An American Legend," January 24, 100th anniversary of the first Boy Scout troop--Explain how the ideals behind the Scout's Pledge can be used in everyday life. February 16, 40th anniversary of the first 911 call--Make " Call 911" magnets to place by the phone. April 30, Di a de los nin os, de los libros (Children's Day, Book Day)--Share a folk tale in both English and another language. June 25, Eric Carle's birthday--Visit eric-carle.com to learn the creative processes of the master children's books illustrator. These are just a few of the days that will inspire endless ideas for your K-8 classroom. Inside you will find hundreds of new entries, as well as 5,000 holidays and events, astronomical data, 50 Curriculum Connections and more, completely updated for the school year 2007-2008.

Because Teaching Matters provides teachers with a realistic depiction of today s classrooms while highlighting the enormous impact they have on everyday lives. The second edition presents material around a framework of five professional commitments that allows them to make sense of what it means to be a teacher. A new critical-thinking framework helps them manage the content better and retain more of what they learn. Increased coverage of diversity and technology is integrated throughout the chapters. A new chapter has also been added on the history and philosophy of education. This book will help teachers make decisions and take responsibility for the consequences of those choices.

Features 5,000 month-by-month, day-by-day listings for every day of the school year, including summer school The 2006-2007 edition features information on the 300th founding anniversary of Jamestown, the 200th birth anniversary of Henry Longfellow, the 100th anniversary of the first Mother's Day, and much more