| ETAI News |
| Letter from the Chair | Eleanor Satlow | 3 |
| Letter from the Editor | Renee Wahl | 3 |
| Winter and Spring - Conferences to Count on! | | 4 |
| The Nes Ziona Mini-Conference! | | 4 |
| Two Special Afternoon Workshops in February | | 5 |
| Feature |
Bridging Cultures in the U.S.A.
| Laura Shashua | 6 |
| Concerning the Classroom |
| Learning Cooperatively | Marjorie Rosenberg | 8 |
| Chunking Our Way Through Songs | Lindsey Shapiro-Steinb | 10 |
| A Classroom Scavenger / Treasure Hunt | Stephen Byk | 14 |
| Literature for Learning |
| Poetry From the Beginning | Susan Thornhill | 19 |
| Using The Wizard of Oz to Teach LOTS, HOTS, PLOTS and PLOTZ! | Rittie Katz | 23 |
| “I wonder if I could put a notion in his head …” | Sara Gabai | 26 |
| Higher Order Thinking Skills and Writing: “Bridging” The Gap | Karen Guth | 28 |
