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WELCOME!
There's an old adage
about the month of March that states if it "comes in like a lion,
it goes out like a lamb". It refers to the weather, but you are
about to begin a month filled with exciting opportunities for you
and your students. Member Matters is here to help you. So, whether
you are preparing for Tax Day, honoring Women's History, engaging
students in Read Across America, getting ready for FCAT, celebrating
St. Patrick's Day and National School Breakfast week, or
anticipating the first day of spring, Member Matters has something
for you. Take a moment to relax and enjoy.
If you like what you read, be sure to forward it on to friends and potential members to let them know what they're missing!
One World - Connecting
Communities, Cultures, and Classrooms: Fostering
Cultural Understanding! This
free, NEA-endorsed, 10-lesson education program is designed to help
4th-6th graders understand and appreciate diversity. The program --
an interdisciplinary, multi-tiered curriculum for educators,
students, and families -- fills a void, giving teacher and parent
materials not previously available
to help them address critical issues surrounding cultural
understanding.
< SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Find free copies of all materials,
as well as online interactive challenges for
students. All materials are reproducible and designed to be
downloaded and printed from the Internet, and all lessons are based
on national standards.
Click here to learn more.
Click here to learn more.
Get
Your Passport Ready For A World of Breakfast! The
month of March brings us St. Patrick’s Day and spring. It also
brings National School Breakfast Week, the week of March 5-9. This
year’s theme is "A World of School Breakfasts." The week is a chance
for students across the country to sample the breakfast foods their
peers around the world eat every day. This also is a great way to
engage students in nutrition and geography lessons.
Check out the newly launched
NSBW 2007
web site that includes official
NSBW '07 menus, activit y sheets, logos, a press release, and
toolkit to help you prepare your special events and promotions in
your school.
Teacher and ESP BLOGS can be helpful for sharing ideas and gaining insight.
Works4Me: practical
classroom tips from real experts -- your colleagues! Marching
to the Beat - From Marsha
Strong, a Pre K/Varying Exceptionalities teacher at MetroWest
Elementary School in Orlando, Florida:
"To increase auditory skills, I use a small wood drum to beat slowly and then more quickly. The children march to the beat until they are running. It's great not only for auditory skill development, but also as a gross motor game." Get More Tips here and meet other teachers and share classroom tips on our online discussion board.
Tax Information You May Find Beneficial: Tax time is just around the corner, and we want to make sure that you are aware of a few tax-related programs that may be beneficial to you: the Earned Income Credit, the Saver’s Tax Credit and the IRS Free File program. The Earned Income Credit is a tax credit for people who earn less than $38,348 a year. A tax credit usually means more money in your pocket because it reduces your tax obligation. You may even get a refund. Download this IRS document to see if you qualify. The Saver's Credit is a nonrefundable and permanent tax credit available to eligible taxpayers who earn $50,000 or less and make salary-deferral contributions to their employer-sponsored 401(k), 403(b), SIMPLE, SEP or governmental 457 plan, and/or make contributions to their traditional and/or Roth IRAs. The credit is 10 percent to 50 percent of the individual's eligible contribution of up to $2,000, which means it cannot be more than $1,000. Learn more about the Saver’s Tax Credit. Taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $52,000 or less can have their taxes prepared free through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File program on the IRS Web site .
"To increase auditory skills, I use a small wood drum to beat slowly and then more quickly. The children march to the beat until they are running. It's great not only for auditory skill development, but also as a gross motor game." Get More Tips here and meet other teachers and share classroom tips on our online discussion board.
Tax Information You May Find Beneficial: Tax time is just around the corner, and we want to make sure that you are aware of a few tax-related programs that may be beneficial to you: the Earned Income Credit, the Saver’s Tax Credit and the IRS Free File program. The Earned Income Credit is a tax credit for people who earn less than $38,348 a year. A tax credit usually means more money in your pocket because it reduces your tax obligation. You may even get a refund. Download this IRS document to see if you qualify. The Saver's Credit is a nonrefundable and permanent tax credit available to eligible taxpayers who earn $50,000 or less and make salary-deferral contributions to their employer-sponsored 401(k), 403(b), SIMPLE, SEP or governmental 457 plan, and/or make contributions to their traditional and/or Roth IRAs. The credit is 10 percent to 50 percent of the individual's eligible contribution of up to $2,000, which means it cannot be more than $1,000. Learn more about the Saver’s Tax Credit. Taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $52,000 or less can have their taxes prepared free through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File program on the IRS Web site .
Adding Balance to the Teacher Compensation Debate: When it comes to hard-to-staff schools, it's difficult to find the right answers unless you ask the right questions. For example: what can traditional schools learn from their private and charter counterparts when it comes to using teacher compensation as a tool for attracting and retaining high-quality educators? Take a moment to review the new report from the Center for American Progresson "Teac her Compensation in Charter and Private Schools". The report examines innovative alternatives, including approaches built on union-district cooperation in places like Dade County, Fla.
Congratulations to the December winner of the NEAMB website
giveaway. Jennifer Hunsinger, third grade teacher at
Palmetto Elementary School in Orlando.
Click here to learn more.
Inspired Teaching Starts Here! To encourage you to start your Continuing Teacher Education courses right now, we'll pay the online rEsource fee for your first course. Enroll now & save $75. Apply to University of Phoenix and start your first course between April 3 and May 29, 2007, and we'll pay your online rEsource fee. It's a savings of up to $75! To register or learn more, contact an enrollment counselor by calling 800-238-4308 or visit us online. Applications for admissions must be received by Wednesday, May 23, 2007. This offer is only available for the Online Continuing Teacher Education courses. This offer does not apply to MAED or Doctoral programs. This offer is only available for first time Online Cont inuing Teacher Education students.
Invest in Your Financial Future: Starting March 2007, get FREE online financial planning and investing seminars to help members achieve a secure financial future. Learn how to: Prepare yourself to become financially fit, plan a financial strategy based on your goals, build your financial assets using sound, and investment principles.
Inspired Teaching Starts Here! To encourage you to start your Continuing Teacher Education courses right now, we'll pay the online rEsource fee for your first course. Enroll now & save $75. Apply to University of Phoenix and start your first course between April 3 and May 29, 2007, and we'll pay your online rEsource fee. It's a savings of up to $75! To register or learn more, contact an enrollment counselor by calling 800-238-4308 or visit us online. Applications for admissions must be received by Wednesday, May 23, 2007. This offer is only available for the Online Continuing Teacher Education courses. This offer does not apply to MAED or Doctoral programs. This offer is only available for first time Online Cont inuing Teacher Education students.
Invest in Your Financial Future: Starting March 2007, get FREE online financial planning and investing seminars to help members achieve a secure financial future. Learn how to: Prepare yourself to become financially fit, plan a financial strategy based on your goals, build your financial assets using sound, and investment principles.
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Florida Education Association
213 Adams St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 - 850.201.2800 - Fax: 850.222.1840
2006 Florida Education Association