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Dear [member_name_first],
Summer time is officially here. The warm weather is in full swing, and the longest days of the year are among us. School children are finishing up the school year and getting ready for summer vacation.
June 14th is Flag Day. Help your students understand the meaning of Flag Day and what our flag represents with these lesson plans at atozteachstuff.com.
Father’s Day, celebrated on June 21st this year, is another important day to commemorate. Go to teachervision.com for for Father’s Day resources to help your students show how much their father or legal guardian means to them.
The last day of school usually falls in June. To some students the last day of school can seem as though it is a waste of time. Whether it seems like a waste of time or not, there simply has to be a last day of school. Go to theapple.com to get some fun ideas to make the last day of school an exciting and memorable day.
How to Protect Your Child's Mental Health
 Mental health problems often can be prevented if children get the help they need early on from parents and schools, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. "This was news to me," says Kenneth Warner, chairman of the group that wrote the report and dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. "There are many options for literally preventing episodes of mental illness and others for substantially reducing the adverse consequences."
With 14 to 20 percent of children suffering a mental illness, that's very good news. The IOM estimates that mental disorders, which include depression, anxiety, conduct disorder, and substance abuse, cost the United States about $247 billion annually. "We have consistent scientific evidence that parents, along with the other important people in their children's lives, can use to help shape the positive behaviors of children," says David Shern, president and CEO of Mental Health America, an advocacy group.
Quite a few programs work, the IOM group found, ranging from Early Head Start programs for 3-year-olds to long-term interventions, from kindergarten through 10th grade, designed to reduce aggression and conduct disorder in children and teens. One of the programs evaluated successfully reduced aggressive behavior by one quarter to one third; another raised academic performance of children by 10 percent.
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Web Resources for Teachers
TeachersContinuingEducationUnits.com - Need CEUs? Check this website out for all the information you need on workshops, conferences, and courses that provide ceu's for teachers.
TeachersProfessionalLearningUnits.com - Need PLUs? Go to this website and find all the latest workshops, conferences, and courses that will help you meet your professional development requirements.
TeacherClockHours.com - Need clock hours? This is the resource where you can find everything you need to know about workshops, conferences, and courses that provide clock hour credit for teachers.
Need graduate or undergraduate credit and want to take your courses in the comfort of your own home? Check out the universities section of our website to see a list of all our partners who offer the kind of credit you need in your state. Just select the university you want to go through and find a list of all the courses offered, type of credit offered, and total cost per course.
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - Did you know that VESi courses transfer into the MAT program through Morningside College? This is by far the most economical Master's Degree we have found for educators. Learn more about the MAT options available, or see a list of VESi courses offered through Morningside College.
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