Get Published!

It's true that you - as a teacher - have a lot to share. Perhaps you have experienced an incredible workshop, taught an innovative course, read an inspiring book, or worked successfully with at-risk students. Mentor would like to invite all teachers to write an article for the newsletter and share that experience. Consider what you have to offer and begin to write it down. 
 

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Mentor editor/publisher, Fred Maybee( fred@baylite.ca )recently finished writing a book and sending the manuscript to his publisher for printing. Song writing: A Classroom Approach will be available later this year. He says the process included: 
1) attending seminars on publishing. Local bookstores like Chapters offer these workshops occasionally. 
2) finding a suitable publisher. Check publishers addresses in books that might be found on the same library shelf as your new book. Find a complete list of book publishers in your library, but make a small list so the task is not too daunting. Contact only those publishers who might say "yes". 
3) phoning these publishing companies to talk with the person who will be making the decision on your book. Find out if your concept is one they will be interested in. You will narrow down your list this way as well. 
4) preparing a query letter with sample chapters from your book, perhaps the table of contents, first chapter and last. 
5) visiting the web site of some of these publishers. They will often tell you exactly what kind of material they are looking for and what to include with your query letter. 
6) obtaining a contract from your publisher. Sign and return it to them. They will sign a copy and (eventually) return your copy. At that point, you know you are both committed to the project. 
 

Students' opportunity to travel and study in France. Nova Languages Inc. offers high school students who are currently studying French as a second language the opportunity to travel and study during the summer in Saint Malo, France.  The school has been operating since 1989, and this year we are inviting FSL teachers to join us with their students. Teachers who can sign up 10 or more students are offered a free trip to France for 36 days next summer.  The group will depart on July 1st, returning on August 5th, 2001.  The cost for this trip per student is $4,000 CD inclusive.  For further details, please visit our web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/novalang/novalang.html

An easier method for your publishing needs is to prepare a manuscript for Mentor. Teachers are waiting to hear your ideas. Here we have assembled a long list of topics that some teachers would like to hear about. Please write to us and request other topics. 

To submit an article for possible publication in Mentor, send us an email at admin@baylite.ca (please put the title of the article in the subject line). The article should focus on an aspect of teaching and be at least 50 lines long (lines of 65 characters). Add a brief bio, e-mail and Web Site addresses. 

Here are some ideas: 
     •classroom discipline 
     •working with peers 
     •whole language 
     •creative classroom projects 
     •using visual aids 
     •rainy day recess activities 
     •crafts for holidays 
     •song writing in the classroom 
     •getting support from your administration 
     •dealing with red tape 
     •Tribes course 
     •True Colours 
     •Co-operative Learning 
     •extracurricular scheduling to avoid conflicts 
     •Christmas concert theme ideas 
     •appropriate language in the classroom 
     •successful fund raising ideas 
     •special guests in your school 
     •teaching summer school 
     •teaching adults 
     •first aid 
     •the IPP 
     •accommodating students 
     •making integration work 
     •social events for teachers in your school 
     •new technologies 
     •Peer Mediation 
     •choosing reading partners 

There is no end to the number or nature of topics you could contribute to Mentor. 

In submitting an article to Mentor, you also acknowledge that this article is owned by you, and therefore can be published. Your article may be edited. If your article is published by us, you will receive a tremendous amount of visibility. 

For more information about submitting your article go now to www.baylite.ca/mentor/msubmit.html

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