Well..., I placed a new and colorful map of Africa on the African-American 
Lesson Plan page, all of the countries are labeled!

I also spruced up the A.A. Lesson Plans page with 
some Kente Strips

For the teacher on the go, here are this week's "5 
Quick Pick Lesson Plans". Just add water and stir...


5 QUICK PICK LESSON PLANS



Creepy Class Creatures-Math-Grades k-3


Life Cycles of Pacific Salmon-Science-Grades 
4-6


Beautiful Butterflies-Art-Grades k-3


Where We Came From-Social Studies-Grades 
k-3


Global Issues-Language Arts-Grades 4-6



By the way, if you are looking for technology lesson 
plans, try


Nasa


Science 
lesson plans 


Getting Started: Kids & 
The Internet


Scavenger Hunt-Students accumulate points 
for the quality of data that is gathered from the 
internet.



For those teachers and others who are looking to 
further improve there education, there's Distance 
Learning through CASO's 
Internet University, check it out and let me know 
the particulars.

Well. bye for now! 

Huxtable.

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In the meantime read this very important message:

The 8 Mainstays of Effective Teaching

1. Encourage and accept student autonomy, initiation,
   and leadership.
2. Whenever possible, use raw data and primary 
   sources, along with manipulative, interactive, and
   physical materials.
3. Allow student thinking to drive lessons. Shift 
   instructional strategies or alter content based on
   student responses.
4. Ask students for theories about concepts before 
   sharing your understanding of those concepts.
5. Encourage students to engage in dialogue, both 
   with the teacher and with one another.
6. Seek elaboration of students' initial responses.
7. Encourage student inquiry by asking thoughtful, 
   open-ended questions and encouraging students to 
   ask questions of others.
8. Allow wait time after posing questions.