Treasure Chest of Thoughts

Thanks to Mr. Ben at Teach Eng, I will soon own a copy of The Poisonwood Bible, this one for my classroom.

His post gives this link from Harper Academic to a survey, which upon completing asks you to select a book from a list of five or six.  For one minute of your time, you may earn a free book!  Cool!

Thanks, Mr. Ben and Harper Academic!

My mentee, English teacher Ms. Insell, received her results from her Praxis III…she passed with wonderful scores!  Time to celebrate!

Here in Arkansas, while in college, pre-teachers must pass the Praxis I (measures basic academic skills) and Praxis II (measures general and subject-specific knowledge and teaching skills) and then be assessed (usually) during their first year of teacher with an in-class assessment, the Praxis III.

If you are a mentor and teach in Arkansas, then I would highly recommend your applying for and becoming a Praxis III assessor, for, of course, these two programs simply go hand-in-hand, resulting in a much more supportive mentor.

Threaded into press releases concerning Obama and Duncan’s thoughts on education is the repetition of establishing more mentoring programs for new teachers…nice to live in Arkansas and be on the forefront of an educational topic!

REMINDER Ms. Insell:  Dinner on Monday to celebrate!