Classroom Toolkit Newsletter

NCLB Bites the Young: Swapping KiddieLand for High-Stakes, Test-Savvy Kindergarten Expectations

Don't let sloth overcome our five year olds. If we hold high expectations for them, we can rid our schools of productivity-wasting, no-payback activities such as nap time, story time, art, music and recess. Maybe the dipping of tiny digits in finger paint smells like the onset of brain rot to the NCLB Police.

Learned Helplessness: A Habit we Don't Want for Ourselves (or Our Students)

Situations exist. How we interpret situations determines our reaction to these situations. Our interpretation also determines our mood, and long-term, determines our beliefs.

Treating (Teaching) Children "Equally" is Unfair

You hear these statements all the time…

Self-Talk: Don't Loose an Unfair Argument with Yourself

Self-talk can be a positive affirmation, encouragement, even self-correction in response to mistakes. All these functions of self-talk result in positive benefits for yourself.

Free Online "How-To" Articles: Free Writing Format, Free Posting

Motivate Your Students to Read How-to Articles, and motivate your students to Write structured "How-to" Articles with the online service, eHow™

Free Fractal Creation Software

Did you ever want to create colorful designs that you could use without cost?

Improv Wisdom

Author: Madson, Patricia Ryan

ISBN: 1-4000-8188-2
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005

Publisher: Bell Tower: NY
Pages: 157
Cost: $16.00 USD (List)

Available: Amazon at as low as $11.36 (new) - $7.68 (new) at eBay(TM)

Subtitle: Just Show Up

Classroom Toolkit Site Strategy: 2006 in Review

Classroom Toolkit completed our first full year online. Here is a review of our successes and our challenges.

"Curriki:" A Goofy Name for a Valuable New Open Source Teaching Resource

The Open Source Movement has a new player with deep pockets (i.e., lots of money) and a wish to leave an legacy in the world of education.