Hello Friends,

Our special thoughts and prayers are with all in Southeastern U.S., who have lost so much.

In September I had the pleasure to work with the faculty of Central Washington University, http://www.cwu.edu. We focused on the ways in which language is the link to learning. Dr. Craig Hughes, a former student and now a professor, arranged this visit. Thank you, Craig. In October, I'll be going to my dear desert to share at the Western Humanities Alliance at the University of Arizona. http://wha.ucdavis.edu/ and http://www.coh.arizona.edu/.

Teacher Quality & Recruitment Grant
We are fortunate to have a new Teacher Quality and Recruitment Grant. See http://www.joanwink.com/newsletter/2005/modbee093005.pdf

Steve Krashen and Cartoonist Tommy Tomorrow remind us that to make English the official language makes as much sense as declaring the sun our official source of energy. According to the last census, 99% of the population of the US speaks English. http://www.azusausd.k12.ca.us/bilingual/Krashen.html
http://www.sdkrashen.com/main.php3

A couple of new must-reads.

Rolstad, K., Mahoney, K., Glass, G. V. (2005).
• The big picture: A meta-analysis of program effectiveness research on English language learners. Educational Policy, 19, 572-594 http://www.public.asu.edu/~krolstad/big_picture.pdf

Mahoney, K., MacSwan, J., & Thompson, M. (2005).
• The condition of English Language Learners in Arizona: 2005. In D. Garcia & A. Molnar (Eds.), The Condition of PreK-12 Education in Arizona, 2005. Tempe, AZ: Education Policy Research Laboratory, Arizona State University. http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/AEPI/Report/EPSL-0509-110-AEPI.pdf

New WinkLinks
New links are posted at WinkLinks, http://www.joanwink.com/links.php. The ones I am sharing here reflect some of the topics I have been writing about and some of the topics we have studied in my classes.
Enjoy.

The Teaching Profession
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
A very complete picture of the nature of the work, working conditions, professional development, earnings, related occupations.

New Jersey Workforce Learning Link
www.njn.net/workforce/teaching.html
This link provides a good national overview.

California State Standards for the Teaching Profession
www.ctc.ca.gov/reports/cstprepost.pdf
www.sfsu.edu/~seconded/castandards1.html

The CENTER for the Future of Teaching and Learning
www.crfl.org

Why Teach?

Ten Reasons to Teach
www.yesican.gov/publications/tenreasons/

National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse
RNT Top 5 Reasons to Teach
rnt.org/channels/clearinghouse/audience/paraeducators/1d1_para_top5.htm

Teachers Count
www.teacherscount.org/wannateach/why.shtml

How Much Do Teachers Earn?
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics. (2005). Occupation outlook handbook. Retrieved September 27, 2005, from www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm#earnings Median annual earnings of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $39,810 to $44,340 in 2002; the lowest 10 percent earned $24,960 to $29,850; the top 10 percent earned $62,890 to $68,530. Median earnings for preschool teachers were $19,270.

Banned Books
www.turlockjournal.com/articles/2005/09/28/neighbors/neighbors1.txt