Carnival of Educators v. 2: Here's to teachers

November 3, 12:11 PMEducation Headlines ExaminerAndrea Hermitt

This is the second Carnival of Educators.  If you are looking to host, there are many open opportunities right now.  Please contact ahermitt@gmail.com for more information. 

With that said, Welcome to the November 3, 2009 edition of carnival of educators.  This week's theme is Here's to Teachers.

HOMAGE TO TEACHERS: This first post pays homage to teachers, according to Henry Adams.  Greg Laden presents The Irony of Henry Adams: The most misunderstood quote evah! : Greg Laden's Blog posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

PRESCHOOL:Our kids first touch with teachers is in the preschool classroom. It seems that more and more parents are working very hard to make sure kids ace preschool.  Here's to the child's first teacher... the parent.  Jeremy presents Update: Baby Einstein DVDs to be refunded posted at Advances in the History of Psychology, saying, "The recent offer from Disney to refund the money of those who purchased Baby Einstein DVDs begs the question: what do parents and teachers have to do to encourage giftedness?"   One Family presents One Family's Blog: How to ace kindergarten screening (assessment test) at private schools? posted at One Family's Blog.

FUNNY: My mother became a teacher and at the point her personality changed drastically.  Where she was once quite serious she became funny.  Here's to teachers with a sense of humor.  Madeleine Begun Kane presents Musical Accord (Spoof Contract) posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog, saying, "music education"

TYPES OF TEACHERS: Teachers come in many Forms.  Here's to homeschooling parents and tutors. Ahermitt presents Homeschool 101: Hiring in-home instructors at Atlanta Homeschooling Examiner. Andrea Presents When you can't teach it all yourself at Notes from a Homeschooling Mom.

PROBLEM SOLVING:  The best teachers help students to solve problems, not to memorize answers.  Here's to teachers who encourage problem solving! Denise presents Algebra: A Problem in Translation posted at Let's play math!, saying, "Algebra 1 word problems are primarily an exercise in translation, and the intermediate step of word algebra can help a confused student make the necessary translation from the words of his story problem to the equations he knows how to solve."

TECHNOLOGY: Technology holds and important place in education these days.  Here's to teachers who know how to make the most of it.   Mathew Needleman presents Misunderstanding Mr. Winkle posted at Open Court Resources.com Blog addresses this issue.  Larry Ferlazzo presents “Lean In” posted at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites Of The Day For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL. TIC presents Educational Technology and 21st Century Literacy Standards are Creating Super-Mavens posted at Technology In Class, saying, "explains the emergence of super-mavens in the classroom". TIC presents The Failure of Teacher-Centered Teaching in A Serious Man posted at Technology In Class, saying, "A call for student-centered teaching"  Andrea Presents One of the nations largest textbook publishers is going digital at Education Headlines Examiner.

COLLEGE: Here's to Teachers who want to send kids to college just as much as parents.  Here are some entries to help.  Joanne Jacobs presents Send more kids to college posted at Joanne Jacobs.  Kaitlyn cole presents 100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School posted at Online Colleges.net.   Jennifer Meyer presents 10 Truly Free Colleges That Don’t Charge Tuition posted at College Stats.org. OnlineCollege presents What are the Different Types of College Degrees? posted at Universities and Colleges.  Maureen Fitzsimmons presents How to: Find Free College Video Lectures Online posted at Best Online Universities.com. JoeDale presents Online PhD Degree Programs posted at Online PhD Degree Programs, saying, "In search of the perfect Online PhD Degree? Compare accredited universities offering online doctorate degrees now."   Angela Martin presents 100 Educational Twitter Feeds for Journalism Students posted at Online Colleges.org. Barbara Williams presents 50 Eye-Opening Women’s Studies Blogs posted at Online Degree Programs.org. Rose King presents 101 FREE Tools to Design Your Own Degree posted at Online Classes.org.Elisha Knackwood presents 50 Essential Open Courseware Classes & Research Papers to Learn About HIV & AIDS posted at Online Nurse Practicioner Programs.

MISC:  Here's a little miscellaneous education news:
hall monitor presents School prints sex chat phone number on shirts posted at DetentionSlip.org, saying, "Here's a good one about school t-shirts that accidentally advertised a sex chat line." This one is more about writing as a career, but many students are interested in Journalism, so I am putting it through. Tiffany Colter presents A Cyber Chat About Ghostwriting With Tiffany Colter posted at A Break From The Norm, saying, "An interview with Writing Career Coach Tiffany Colter about gostwriting."

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