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Please be patient while we continue to add pages to the website. We have a number of pages under construction. We plan to launch the pages throughout the Spring and Summer of 2008. Check back frequently for new resources!

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Effective Teaching Article, February 2008

  Read Like a Writer by Lisa Frase

Within every book lies a teachable moment, waiting patiently to be discovered. Classrooms and libraries have thousands of writing teachers on their bookshelves; storing their secrets between the pages. They are hidden treasures for the writer who understands the importance of reading to write.

Interview with Children's Author Jane Yolen

Award winning author Jane Yolen answered interview questions for ETS. Jane has written almost 300 books, has won numerous awards, and is considered one of the best loved children's authors.

Effective Teaching Bookstore

Now Open! We filled our bookstore with great children's literature, professional books, and teaching resources. Our bookstore is powered by Amazon for your shopping convenience. Please consider making your Amazon purchases through ETS. If you don't see what you are looking for then let us know. We have a special "Requested Items" section. If your title is available, we will add it to this section to make your shopping experience easy. Thank you for your support!

Effective Teaching E-zine

Sign up now for our FREE quarterly ezine filled with feature articles; and lesson plans for primary, intermediate, and secondary! We also have departments featuring Teachable Books, Classroom Tips & Tricks, Educational Website Reviews, and Technology Connections. The Effective Teaching Ezine will be published beginning 2008 in January, April, July, and October, and will be delivered directly to your email box. First issue scheduled for delivery in April, 2008. Due to technical difficulties, if you signed up for our ezine prior to 1/19/08 we did not receive your information. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you will sign up through Yahoo Groups.

ETS's One Stop Science Shop is

Now Open! In addition to opening a bookstore, we've also opened a store just for science. We searched for picture books (fiction and nonfiction), videos, teacher resources, and science kits to help you teach your science units. We placed items in the store by science topic to help you in your search. If you want to teach weather, simply visit our shop and click on the weather category. We have eighteen science topic categories, plus a special "Requested Items" category for adding your special requests. Visit our store today. It's powered by Amazon for a great shopping experience!

Wanted: Teacher / Writers 

Are you a teacher who writes? We are looking for teachers to write articles for our website. If you would like to share your experience then contact us with your proposal. Please visit our About Us page for more information on book manuscript submissions.

Wanted: Recipes from the Teacher's Lounge 

Does your school participate in a potluck or goody day? Do you have a great recipe that is requested over and over again? We are putting together a recipe ebook that will be available as a free download from our website. If you have a great recipe to share then email your first and last name, school name, grade level, and state to ETS. Don't forget to include the recipe!

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