الدورية الإسبوعية لعالم التربيةEducation World Weekly Newsletter Vol. 13 &14

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<H3>Best Books for School Leaders

Being a Successful Principal: Riding the Wave of Change Without Drowning
This collection of insights, anecdotes, gifts, and guidance on shared leadership in schools is written by principals for principals -- the book, the authors say, "we wish we could have had when we began or careers as administrators." It's a book of theory evolved into day-to-day practice, with subjects that include trusting in yourself and others; learning to change; handling change without being swept away; assessing students, staff, and schools; the administrator as mediator; and standing your ground while maintaining your relationships.
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Ed Heads: News from Around the Education World
Education World shares education headlines in the news. What Teachers Have Learned
After experts discuss the value of education degrees, teachers offer their views on whether teacher prep programs are necessary, or if subject-matter expertise and life experience matter more.

Schools Prepare for the Worst as Flu Looms
As Minnesota's schools prepare to open, administrators are shoring up their defenses against a new round of swine flu outbreaks. And those preparations are getting creative.

Kids Learn to 'Cowboy Up'
In Arizona, the Cowboys and Kids program is teaching school kids about the rodeo and how they can use the cowboy philosophy in their daily life to make positive choices and build character.

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Virtual 3-D Lab Aims to Stimulate Learning
Students at a Baltimore County high school this fall will explore Mount St. Helens in a vehicle that can morph from an aircraft to a car to a boat to learn how the area has changed since the volcano's 1980 eruption.

Time for Class, Teach; Take Out the Tongue Stud
Teachers in one Maryland district attended a fashion show of appropriate -- and inappropriate -- ways to dress. Each employee received an "Expectations for Professional Attire" pamphlet too.

Advantages of Full Day Kindergarten Questioned
Officials in Utah are weighing the value of full-day kindergarten and whether to continue a $30 million initiative to offer it all day. Utah does not require children to attend kindergarten, even for half a day.

At Aiea Intermediate School, Engagement Is Key
Educators at a Hawaii middle school adopted the attitude that every student could succeed regardless of background; an attitude they say has led them to have some of the highest test scores in the state.

Study Finds Online Education Beats the Classroom
A recent report conducted for the Department of Education reached a most intriguing conclusion: "On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction."

Gates Foundation Seeks Education's Magic Pill
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded its most recent grants to districts that will help the foundation quantify what exactly makes a teacher effective and how to tie that to student achievement.

Fewer Male Teachers in K-12 Classrooms
In Illinois, the percentage of male teachers is declining. In Chicago, for example, there are five female teachers for every male teacher. Many educators believe this trend impacts the way kids learn.

See more education news headlines in our EDscoops Archive.

From Our "School Issues" Features Archive
School Issues Articles
Explore our archive of articles and columnist entries from recent months.
Fit To Be Taught
Check out news brief about how you can help grow healthy kids who learn better.
Turnaround Tales
Read about schools that have raised scores and transformed student achievement.
Read About It
Delve deep into our article archive via important keywords and topics.
Lessons from Our Nation's Schools
Teaming Up to Achieve
Ed World spent a year with the staff of a school in need of improvement.
In a Sub's Shoes
Education World news editor Ellen Delisio spent a year as a substitute teacher.
What Ever It Takes
Ed World spends a year with the seventh grade team at Bennet Middle School.
See more "Lessons from Our Nations Schools"

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SITE REVIEWS
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This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.
Science Interactive Body
Explore the human body interactively.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2005/r0505-27.shtml
Visual Fractions
Making fractions come to life with Web technology.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2005/r0405-04.shtml
Draw On
Fun online drawing tool that can be used collaboratively.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2005/r0405-25.shtml

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NEW! FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."
Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years
This book from Teachers College Press applies the project approach to teaching, which has traditionally been associated with the middle grades, to early childhood education. This can not only energize and focus early childhood lessons, but also lay a foundation for inquisitive thought that students can benefit from for the rest of their school years, even for the rest of their lives.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.
Teaching Science for Understanding: A Practical Guide for Middle and High School Teachers
We all know that the United States has to "play catch-up" with science and math teaching, compared to other countries, and this book is a serious attempt to contribute positively to that effort. Science may be especially susceptible to passive, direct-instruction styles, and this author instead advocates active, inquiry-based learning. A unique feature of this book is a set of excerpts from popular science textbooks along with suggestions for making the content contained in those books come alive for students.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.
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