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Dear [member_name_first],
 February brings many opportunities to teach your students about various important historical events.
The third Monday in February is the annual observance of Presidents' Day. Your students should know that Presidents' Day is not just another day off from school. Make the holiday more meaningful by leading up to the days off with some informative lessons. Teacherplanet.com has excellent lesson plans to help your students better understand the meaning of the holiday.
Black History Month is also celebrated in February. Help your students explore the biographies of famous African American athletes, scientists, civil rights leaders, and more by visiting the lessonplanspage.com.
Doing the Right Thing: The Importance
of
Ethics in Educational Leadership
Ethics are an abstract concept that can be defined in many ways based upon one's perspective. One of the goals of public education is to develop the students’ sense of morality in order to help them to become good citizens who will make positive contributions to our society. Staratt states that ethics is “the study of underlying beliefs and assumptions, principles and values, that support a moral way of life” (Staratt, 2004, 2004, p. 5). He explains that educators and students need responsibility, authenticity, and presence in order to create a productive and authentic learning environment; without these virtues, schools will not succeed in their mission to prepare their students to be moral and just leaders (Staratt, 2004, p. 5). Theodore Sizer defines ethics as “consideration for one’s fellow human beings” that requires all members of a community to “think about their actions, personal and collective” in order to ensure an ethical learning community (Sizer & Faust Sizer, 1999, p. 15). Katz states that ethical educators are not solely concerned with justice but also consider an ethic of caring (Katz, Noddings, & Strike, 1999, p. 18). Justice is based upon a “false universalism” that assumes that "all persons have the same desires and needs as the ruling class,” whereas caring allows for educators to meet the unique needs of each learner (Katz, Noddings, & Strike, 1999, p. 19). Katz views ethics in education as meeting the needs of each individual. He states that there is moral pluralism to all ethical dilemmas and that “moral goods often conflict, making each situation unique and complicated” (Katz, Noddings, & Strike, 1999, p. 21). While the authors have different definitions of ethics, they share the belief that ethics must be part of the curriculum for public school students.
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Learning the digital way!
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Top 20 Must-Have Educational
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With the advent of the 2011/2012 school year, teachers who have access to mobile technology are scrambling to find the best education apps for the iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone.
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eschoolnews.com
Visit eschoolnews.com to learn
about the latest news, information, and
resources on how today's teachers are using
technology in the classroom to advance
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transfer into the MAT program through Morningside
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