Teachers: A Contest! A Need and Evaluations Tweets of the Day 10/11/12

1. TeachHUB Lesson Plan Contest coming up
https://www.facebook.com/TeachHUB.Social

Teacher and student in Oakland, CAL

2. Calif. Program Takes Aim at 'Teacher-Diversity Gap'

 An Oakland, Calif., program emphasizes keeping mix of educators on the job

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/10/10/07diverse_ep.h32.html 

3. Teacher Evaluations In New Haven Ease Out 28 Teachers In Second Year

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/11/teacher-evaluations-in-ne_n_1956355.html

4. Autism Speaks U College Mascot Challenge! 

Peter Rabbit, the first wascally wabbit.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/10/10/autism-speaks-u-college-mascot-challenge

5. Why We Should Teach Empathy To Improve Education (And Test Scores)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2012/09/26/why-we-should-teach-empathy-to-improve-education-and-test-scores/ 

I'm very excited about this. 

6. Emma Thompson Revives Anarchist 'Peter Rabbit'

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/11/161708397/emma-thompson-revives-anarchist-peter-rabbit?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter