May/June 2007
Teacher Magazine, Vol. 18, Issue 06
IT Infrastructure & Management
Opinion
Reverting to Type
Being tech-savvy starts with learning keyboard skills.
Teaching
Call of Duty
There's a program that funnels men into math, science, and special ed teaching positions at high-needs schools. Should it matter that they're all from the military?
School Climate & Safety
Schlepping and Learning
Classroomless? A former teacher's invention might be just the thing.
Teaching
Opinion
Take This Job and Love It—Middle Grades
It is with no shame whatsoever that I admit that my career move from language arts classroom to library media center was, among other things, a very practical one.
Teaching
Opinion
Take This Job and Love It—High School
Being a high school teacher means regularly engaging with soon-to-be adults just as their awareness of who they might become emerges.
School Climate & Safety
Fueling Change
An Alabama science teacher changes his school's oil. To biodiesel.
Education
Opinion
Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids & Their Teachers
As schools scramble to meet the standards associated with No Child Left Behind, it’s good to know there are still individuals who take the time to appreciate the qualities of accomplished students.
Education
Opinion
Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms
In Widening the Circle, Mara Sapon-Shevin, a professor of education at Syracuse University, makes a compelling case that inclusion helps everyone in a school.
Education
Opinion
Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America’s Schools
Pledging Allegiance may be this year’s most important education book, not simply because of its star-studded list of contributors, but for the way they examine the meaning and teachability of patriotism in post-9/11 America.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher
Want to be treated like a professional? Fire your principal.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Yeah, but What’s Writing For?
No-holds-barred writing connects an educator with her students.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Classroom Essentials: What Would You Not Want to Teach Without?
Individual whiteboards. I’m a first-year teacher, so I don’t have many supplies. I kept asking for individual whiteboards because I had seen other teachers use them, but there wasn’t ever any money. Somebody told me whiteboards are made of the same stuff they use in bathrooms and in some kitchens. So I bought a 4-by-8-foot sheet of tile board at Lowe’s for $10.97. They cut it into 32 12-by-12-inch boards, which is more than enough for my class.
Teaching
Opinion
Take This Job and Love It—Elementary
I always wanted to teach in a high school, but, along the way, teaching young students became my passion.
Equity & Diversity
An Inside Job
No hovering administrators. No high-stakes tests. No pestering parents. Barb Hagen teaches murderers and sex offenders, and she loves her work.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Gaming to Learn
In response to “Game On” [Classroom Tech, March/April]: The military and other industries have used gaming to effectively teach higher-level thinking skills and decisionmaking for years. Games are ideal for engaging and teaching students if the games’ content is appropriate.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Bribe Away
If school gets our students ready for the real world, why shouldn't we bribe them?
IT Infrastructure & Management
Hands-Free Calling
Automated voice messaging helps teachers keep parents in the loop.
Student Well-Being
Digging In
Dozens of groups offer assistance to teachers interested in starting school gardens.
School & District Management
Why Teachers Quit
A new survey reveals why former teachers quit the profession.
Assessment
Cheat Sheet
Trading the cheating techniques of yesteryear for more sophisticated methods.
Mathematics
Taking Anxiety Out of the Equation
Teachers can help students break through their math anxiety.
