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Welcome to the September issue of our K-12 newsletter. This newsletter is designed to help teachers, librarians and administrators stay informed about the latest changes to your subscription, while providing classroom resources and giving tips for using your subscription in a variety of settings. Don't miss our online archive (now available on proquestk12.com) for access to past issues, and to make changes to your newsletter options.
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Labour Day marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall for most Canadians. As we celebrate this day, most of us forget that the standard of living that we enjoy and our large middle class have been created by the efforts of labour unions over the last Students should be encouraged to research aspects of the history of the labour movement. This will help them understand how collective bargaining created a higher standard of living for the average worker and the largest middle class of any country in the world. Students can also learn how too much labour power and foreign competition in manufacturing led to the fall from power of unions.ProQuest Learning: Literature Activity Several famous authors helped create interest in the labour movement by highlighting the abuses of employers in the pursuit of profit over human rights for their employees. Training Our trainer, Tasha Maddison, is standing by to help you get the most out of your subscription--and learn more about our other digital learning resources! She offers a wide variety of online training sessions (check our calendar of events) each month. The training sessions cover after-school hours within several time zones. Best of all, there's no cost to participate. All you need is a computer with Internet access, a phone and one hour. Click the button to sign up:
CultureGrams can help you broaden your students' understanding of the world and its peoples. Our World Edition includes 190+ country profiles, written for junior high students and older. CultureGrams also has a Kids Edition and a States Edition, geared for upper elementary students. These editions include kid-friendly profiles of 70+ countries and all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. CultureGrams goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. 
Country:East Timor (New!)
About 90 percent of East Timorese practice Roman Catholicism. The remainder of the population consists of Protestants (5 percent), Muslims (3 percent), Buddhists, Hindus, and animists. East Timorese of all religions continue to perform animist ceremonies that honor their ancestors. In rural areas, members of a community pool a large portion of their assets to construct an uma-lulik, a traditional sacred house in which artifacts belonging to their ancestors are kept. When a person dies, family members hold a series of ceremonies to honor the deceased: the ai-funan moruk (held seven days after a funeral), ai-funan midar (held fourteen days after the funeral), and kore-metan (held on the first anniversary of the person's death, ending the mourning period). Personal Appearance Urban men and women generally wear Western-style clothing. For formal occasions, such as a church service, men wear pants and short-sleeved shirts; women wear blouses, skirts or dresses, and high-heeled shoes. Otherwise, people wear jeans and T-shirts. Ties are uncommon; a man usually wears a tie only on his wedding day. People in rural areas are more likely to wear traditional clothing. For men, this consists of a shirt with a lipa (a type of sarong). In some areas, men might also wear a cloth headwrap. Women wear a lipa and a kabaia, a long-sleeved blouse pinned together in the front. Diet Rice is the main staple in East Timor. Other staples are cassava, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, yams, taro, sago, and breadfruit. Urban people might eat bread for breakfast, but cassava and sweet potatoes are common breakfast foods in rural areas. For lunch and dinner, a typical meal consists of rice with modo-fila (stir-fried vegetables) and salad. Another common dish is feijoada (also called koto-da'an), a soup made of red kidney beans. Rural people often eat batar-da'an (stewed sweet corn with vegetables). Recreation Cockfighting is a major spectator activity. Opposing roosters, each with a razor-sharp blade tied to one leg, are pushed against one another to agitate them into fighting to the death. Betting is a critical component of the event. The owner of the winning rooster receives his betting winnings as well as the body of the losing rooster. Cockfighting is considered a man's game, so women do not participate. Fighting roosters are beloved pets for many men, particularly the elderly. To find out more about CultureGrams, connect to our website today. SIRS Decades: Primary Sources in Your Classroom 
The use of source documents offers students a direct glimpse into the past. But without context, these sources can confuse as often as illuminate. SIRS Decades places these resources into a relevant framework for understanding that enriches both the content and student understanding of the material. SIRS Decades features more than 5,000 hand-selected primary and secondary source articles highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20th-century America.
"So What?" is a unique SIRS Decades feature. This content is often found in Topic Essays, and helps students relate a historical topic to modern-day issues, encouraging critical thinking and the continued study of history with a “past meets the present” perspective. Scientific research shows that students learn best when they can relate what they are learning in school with similar issues and problems in their current world. Without this teacher support tool, many lesson plans are focused on memorizing dates, people, and events of history that have limited interest and provide only temporary learning for most students. Linking to the best of SIRS articles provides the “So What?” feature with engaging and relevant current information to make history come alive, resulting in more interest and an increase in permanent learning and understanding. Don’t miss out on over 100 “So What’s” available within SIRS Decades! Here are links to several examples. To access the material, sign up for a free trial, login, and then click on each link: The 1920s: Crime The 1940s: World War II--Returning Soldiers The 1960s: Civil Rights The 1970s: Watergate--Break-In and Cover-Up The 1990s: The Age of the Internet Find out more about SIRS Decades at our K-12 website. Each month, our SIRS® WebSelect and SIRS® Discoverer WebFind editorial teams scour the Internet for top-quality sites that help teachers teach and students learn. Although no Internet site can supplant a quality research database, these vetted resources offer unique resources that are sure to be of interest. Learning About Allergies
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