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Congratulations to the winners of last month's raffle! Tonya Bartell, of Newark, DE; Lev Ben-Ezra, of Greenfield, MA; Jane Allison, of McMinnville, TN; and Jan GreenRiver, of Newark, OH,
will each receive a copy of Conflict in Context: Understanding Local to Global Security.
This month, ESR will be raffling off a copy of Connected and Respected: Lessons from the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, Grades 3-5 (Volume 2), by
Jane Harrison and Ken Breeding. This book contains proven skills and
strategies for creating caring and productive learning communities.
To enter,
email nday@esrnational.org with your
name and street address (no post office boxes, please) by November 20th. Incomplete addresses will be disqualified. Winners will
be announced in the next E-News! Good
Luck!
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Educators for Social Responsibility E-news
October 2009
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Greetings!
Welcome
to ESR's October E-News! We hope you're all settled comfortably into
your schools and classrooms after the flurry of September. So many of
you were able to take advantage of our Back to School sale; we hope the
resources are proving to be helpful. We have some more useful resources and information below. Check them out!
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| Virtual ESR Author Tour
Interested in learning more about Making Learning REAL: Reaching and Engaging All Learners in Secondary Classrooms or Getting Classroom Management RIGHT: Guided Discipline and Personalized Support in Secondary Schools?
Here's your chance to ask ESR author, Carol Miller Lieber, questions
that you might have about either of these new resources! We will be providing a link on the homepage of our website for you to submit your questions. Once the link is live, I will send out an email notification. We will have her answer your questions via the ESR Blog. |
Meet ESR Authors and Staffers!
Several of us at ESR will be on the road next month, and we would
love the chance to meet you in person! Be sure to look for us at the
following conferences:
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October Product Special
 Conflict Resolution in the Middle School
By William J. Kreidler
This guide features 28 skill-building sections to help students address
the conflicts that come with adolescence. Additions to the guide
include seven implementation models; sections on creating a classroom
for teaching conflict resolution, developing staff and parent support,
and assessing student learning; an infusion section with includes math
and science; and a section on adolescent development exploring gender
and race. Workbooks also available. Grades 6-8.
Receive FREE SHIPPING (continental US only) when you place your order before November 20th. This offer is not valid for orders placed on our Online Store! Please call our order line at
1.800.370.2515 ext. 33 to take advantage of this special offer today! |
Endgame in the Classroom
ENDGAME on
PBS MASTERPIECE
Sunday, October 25, 2009, 9 to 11pm ET
 South Africa teeters on the brink of civil war in this
real-life political thriller about the negotiations that helped lead to the end
of apartheid and the release of Nelson Mandela. Seemingly doomed to failure,
the secret talks show that peace is possible, even against a backdrop of
terrorism, spying, blackmail, and escalating unrest. Visit pbs.org/masterpiece
for more information or to download Curriculum Connections, an online resource offering ideas for how middle and high school
teachers can use Endgame in the classroom. Teachers can make connections
to related topics including revolution, peace and reconciliation, conflict
resolution, world history, and more.
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Mix it Up at Lunch Day
Teaching Tolerance: A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, is offering resources for Mix it Up at Lunch Day on November 10th, 2009. Don't let cliques and social divisions define your class for the rest of the
school year. Get Teaching Tolerance's FREE Mix It Up Organizer's Guide and register now to get your school on the Mix It Up map.
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So Sexy So Soon on Sale
Save TEN BUCKS! We just lowered the price of So Sexy So Soon hardcovers to make way for the new paperbacks.
This is an invaluable guide for parents who are fed up and confused by what their kids (or their kids' friends) do and say. Saying no to commercial culture isn't a realistic or viable option for most families. So Sexy So Soon is filled with suggestions, sample dialogues, and true stories from families dealing with these issues.
Please visit our Online Store or call our order line at 1.800.370.2515 ext. 33 to take advantage of this offer!
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ESR deeply
appreciates all that you do in your schools, classrooms, and communities to
make teaching social responsibility a core practice in education. We also rely
on the generosity of individuals like you to help us create innovative programs
and other resources for teachers and parents to foster the healthy social,
emotional, and ethical development of children and create respectful and caring
school communities. Please support ESR with a financial contribution. Thank you!
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Mission StatementEducators
for Social Responsibility works directly with educators to implement systemic
practices that create safe, caring, and equitable schools so that all
young people succeed in school and life, and help shape a safe, democratic, and
just world.
Founded in 1982, ESR is a national leader in school reform and
provides professional development, consultation, and educational resources to
adults who teach young people in preschool through high school.
Sincerely,
Nicole
Nicole Day
Educators for Social Responsibility
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