Seen today hanging outside of a classroom in the hallway of an elementary school:

OCCUPY EDUCATION!

Teach to students and not to tests!

Encourage uniqueness! Encourage greatness!

This has been an amazing Fall----news-wise, weather-wise, work-wise! How is everyone's year going? What kinds of supports are you getting? What help do you need? Have you thought about applying for one of the Lesley University New Teacher Community mini-grants (sorry, just for Lesley alumni)? The application deadline is December 9th!

Check it out at http://lesley.edu/soe/ntc_mini_grant.html

Here are some more teacher resources for you! Enjoy!

NICHCY: (www.nichcy.org)

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: A central source of information on: disabilities in children, IDEA (the law authorizing special education), No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.

Education World: (www.education-world.com)

“The Educator’s Best Friend”: This diverse website features lesson plans, professional development, school administration, technology integration and other school issues.

Education.com (http://www.education.com)

Activities, printables, articles, videos

Please send along some of your favorites, too! Or, tell us what you are looking for and we’ll try to find it for you!

My favorite December poem....

DECEMBER

I heard a bird sing
In the DARK of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.

'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,'
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
-----
Oliver Herford
(1863-1935)