Table of Contents
Kappa Delta Pi Record, Winter 2008

For the Record    55
by Joyce Lynn Garrett

Working Smarter, Not Harder: Reaching the Tough to Teach
Part II: Content Integration  56
by Sylvia Rockwell
With comprehensive planning, teachers can organize concepts and skills within and across content areas to facilitate efficient and effective lesson development over a week, quarter, semester, or year.

Character Education: It’s a Joint Responsibility                  62
by Diana Brannon
Instilling positive character traits in children requires teachers, parents, and administrators to work together.

Resisting ‘Crash Diet’ Staff Development          66
by Nancy Fichtman Dana and Diane Yendol-Hoppey
One form of staff development—teacher research—can help shape the era of NCLB, rather than be shaped by it.

Finding a Teaching Position: Strategies for Success   72
by Thomas A. Kersten
To increase your marketability, get familiar with the outlook for teaching as well as strategies you can employ.

Science Instruction: An Endangered Species     76
by Greg Conderman and C. Sheldon Woods
In light of America’s recent scientific decline, teaching elementary science should be an imperative.

Using Poetry throughout the Curriculum         81
by Polly Collins
Incorporating poetry across content areas provides students with opportunities to make connections.

Call for Manuscripts 50

In My View
From Tarpaper Shack to a Transformed Classroom: A Teacher’s Journey   52
by Robin Hasslen

Research Reports
Developing an Ethic of Care in the Classroom  85
by Paula F. Caldwell and Stephanie A. Sholtis

Electronic Classroom
Podcasting: Just the Basics    90
by Kelly Gatewood

Book Reviews
Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens            94
Reviewed by Valeri R. Helterbran

Teaching City Kids     95
Reviewed by Paula K. Greene

Telling Stories
Two Students Who Taught Me Well           96
by Charlene Jewell True