DEGREE IMPACT develops applications that help teachers calculate and understand the financial advantages of earning advanced degrees.

We develop powerful one-of-a-kind salary tools that:

• Show teachers how their salary compares to teachers in other states
based on their degree and years of experience

• Compare districts within states

• Show teachers how an advanced degree will impact their salary and pension

Normally these results take hours, but the information is available in seconds – with a detailed analysis based on your school district’s salary schedule, the level of degree pursued, the number of years it will take to earn the degree and the number of years you plan to continue teaching. Everyone knows the cost of obtaining a degree is expensive. With DEGREE IMPACT, teachers can see what the degree pays.

Educators get FREE access to all applications. There is NEVER a charge. Our applications run online, so there is no software to download or install.

Visit DegreeImpact.com and get free access to our one-of-kind family of tools

There are of course many technical challenges when planning missions to the Moon and beyond, but there is another important question: what should the astronauts have for dinner?

A new ESA educational video Feeding our Future – Nutrition on Earth and in Space examines food as a vital part of life on Earth and in space. It shows why we need food in the first place and what it represents in our culture and daily living.

Check it out here

Hi teachers and students, today I got a e-mail from Stevan at timesaversforteachers.com. He sent me a 30 page pdf that he wants me to share with you for FREE, and we allways like when we get free materials to share .

So here is a quick sum of what is in the pdf: homework completion, substitute teacher instruction, single lesson plan, weekly lesson plans, I.E.P. Questionnaire, classroom incident report, class list, homework record, student/teacher contract, free computer time pass, tracking sheet, parent contract, incident report, 100 ideas for writing, homework not done, prefixes, class participation award, multiplication table, fraction and many more.

If you like what you find in this pdf, you can allways go to timesaversforteachers.com and find more excting materials for just a few bucks.

You can download the pdf here.

Hi teachers, a few days ago I received a e-mail from Tracy at dreambox.com about teachers tools.

"Hello my name is Tracy Beach and I represent Dreambox Learning (http://www.dreambox.com).
DreamBox offers engaging kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade math games that provide an in-depth math curriculum and completely individualized learning. Our online math games are full of math adventures — DreamBox is serious learning that’s seriously fun!
Not only does Dreambox Learning care about kids education we also care about those who educate them. Dreambox developed many great Teachers Tools (http://www.dreambox.com/teachertools) so teachers and educators a like can use free of charge."

I wanted to share a new educational resource from the Midwest Dairy Council – it is a curriculum of educational tools designed to help students better understand the importance of healthy snacking from both a health and economic perspective.

This curriculum includes downloadable “Make Change” lesson plans, appropriate for any lessons focusing on health, family and consumer science (FACS), or general classroom discussion. The lesson plans and accompanying tools are located inside the “Educator’s Resource Center” at http://dairymakessense.com/educator/.

Here, you’ll find posters, a PowerPoint presentation, lesson plans and interactive “cow-culator” activity, hand-outs, charts, recipes, and nutrition guides, all available free of charge (and all of these resources have been teacher-reviewed.)

Educators can also apply for a $500 school grant from Midwest Dairy Council to help empower students to take action for their health and improve their school environment. Fifteen $500 grants will be distributed. The grants are only available to schools in the Midwest Dairy region, which includes IA, ND, SD, MN, IL, MO, AR, KS, and eastern OK.