Teaching is a very stressful profession. I have personally experienced the demands of being a teacher and observed colleagues also deal with the...
During the past year, we’ve discussed and debated the pros and cons of using technology in the learning journey. Whether we like it or not, kids...
I believe that words, communication, literature and the arts, can promote peace, tolerance and harmony, and bring about a change.” — Ada Aharoni...
During 2018, why not resolve to reach all learners in the classroom, despite where they fall in terms of academic ability?
Included in that...
Here are some fun and interesting facts about snow!
1. One inch of water is about six inches of wet snow or 12 inches of fluffy snow.
2....
I often dream about what I would change in education if I could wave a magic wand. I try to work towards those changes in the real world--but...
“Music is the 100% best medicine for sadness and it helps people find more faith in life. And while feeling sad is a very natural thing, for me as...
Did you know that people actually thought that the airplane would have no real purpose? WOW...were they wrong! On December 17, 1903, less...
Looking for a possible Interactive Notebook Activity to use with kids just before the holidays(or the week you return in the new year)?
NEW YEAR’S...
I promised to follow up my last blog about demographics with a start to the process of writing your narrative. This is the heart and soul of your...
Okay, there's no way around it, there are parts of the grant application process that are just plain boring. Last time, I finished a discussion about...
With this being the time of year for the story, A Christmas Carol, it's a great opportunity to learn about its author, Charles Dickens. One of the...
“New and more innovative knowledge maps are now needed to help us navigate the complexities of our expanding landscape of knowledge.” —...
1. In 2017, a Norway Spruce tree from State College, PA, was selected as the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. It is 75 ft. tall.
2. The...
As teachers, we should carefully examine what we consider important in classrooms. For instance, what language, customs, mannerisms, and social...
In this world, we all live in a community. Some communities run better than others. Some people like their community, and some may want to move...
Don’t try to innovate if you’re not prepared to make mistakes.
Steve Jobs once said that “about half of what separates the...
I have discovered a simple, yet effective way to remain inspired as a teacher. It costs nothing, does not take much time, and always works.
Before I...
Girls outperformed boys in every country. “Girls show more positive attitudes towards relationships, meaning that they tend to be more...
Singularity. It’s discussed by futurists and by scientists. Then there are the rest of us grappling to get our heads around the “reality...