Includes bibliographical references.

The process of effective classroom management / Chris Anderson -- Developing collaboration with peers / Amy Stump -- Successful classroom-management strategies / Julie M. Pepperman -- Taking ownership / Truman M. Savery -- Parent involvement: heroes among us / Judy McEntegart -- Internet safety / Sherry Crofut -- Lights, camera, action! / Steven M. Jacobs -- Using technology to teach language arts and social studies / Donald Fought -- Bridging nations with problem-based learning / Rebekah Hammack -- Students create podcasts / Brian C. Querry -- Short-cycle assessments / Darrell Yater -- Science energy lesson including differentiation and inclusion / Michalle McCallister -- Creating booklets explaining energy transformation / Bonnie Garrett -- Creating a thriving prairie / Tony Carmichael -- Building scientific relationships and inquiry skills using toys / Susan Leeds -- It is rocket science / Thomas J. Bennett -- Teaching students about cells / Tammie Schrader -- The sustainable green vehicle / Steven M. Jacobs -- Coordinate plane aerobics / Genia Webb -- How long will it take? / Lisa Wood -- The hallway crush: how full is full? / Sarah L. Crose -- Maze madness / Amy Maxey -- Scale and drawing relationships / Eric Melnyczenko -- Story stew / Alicia Deel -- Teaching reading, writing, and differentiation / Judy McEntegart -- Tall tales / Samantha Schwasinger -- Service-learning research project / Rebecca Stallings -- Comparing formal and informal language / Sherry Crofut -- Teaching descriptive writing using song lyrics / Samantha Schwasinger -- Historical character party / Dale Baumwoll -- America's dust bowl / Elizabeth Rees Gilbert -- Medieval Italy / Judy Lindauer -- The workforce / Dale Baumwoll -- War! / Steven M. Jacobs -- The Mayflower compact / Spencer Bolejack -- Graveyard of the Atlantic / Spencer Bolejack -- Successful music through the use of standards and assessment / Denese Odegaard -- Comics: integrating language arts, math, and social studies with art / Amy K. Dean -- Edible color wheels: a new way to introduce color theory / Gayle Gruber Hegerich -- Chinese zodiac: what animal are you? / Gayle Gruber Hegerich -- Feel it today: warm-up and conditioning routine / Kathleen F. Engle -- Spider web and human knot / Erin Sweeney.