"In the US, the main way [to impact teacher retention] is to improve the status and conditions of teaching as a profession." -- ...
Exploring the Ocean Blue:
National Week of the Oceans is March 29-April 4, 2015
Share these fun facts with your students!
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Artist Salvador Dali conceived a method for waking himself up right at the moment he fell asleep. Composer Igor Stravinsky stood on his head in the...
"Education is affected by the same trends we see in business, government and our day-to-day lives: rapid technological advances,...
As a busy teacher who imparts a sense of assignment and teacher immediacy, you likely include many contemporary articles as well as the use of...
For years, the United States has experienced a shift from a national, analog, industrial economy to a global, digital, information economy. All of...
“Even high-achieving girls, are less confident in their abilities in mathematics and science, and more anxious towards mathematics. As...
Group Hopes to Change the Face on a Twenty Dollar Bill
Use the news to develop short activities for the beginning of the class or if there is time...
If you really want to challenge your gifted kids, have them come up with a truly original idea or new perspective. A solution, a new invention, a...
Women’s History Month
Celebrated each March, this year’s theme is “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives"
Did You...
In February, I continued my conversations on global education with Lord Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Australia's Geoff Masters (CEO of Australian...
My family lives in a PARCC state. For months, we have heard from our school district about preparing for the upcoming PARCC assessment. This has been...
On Sunday February 22, 2015, Apple Distinguished Educator Jon Corippo joined the TechEducator Podcast to discuss the process of becoming an ADE. ...
(Left to right top row: Adam Steiner, Susan Bowles, Richard Wells, Todd Finley/Middle row: Vicki Davis, Lisa Currie, C. M. Rubin, Pauline...
World Book Day!
Did you know that March 5 is World Book Day? The day was established 17 years ago and was designated by...
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I learned this lesson from a colleague, and it works really well with a variety of subjects...
What are the differences between happy teachers and unhappy teachers? While I have no data, I can say after 44 years in this ever-changing, fast-...
"The use of online assessment tools is giving teachers a more fine-grained understanding of individual students’ skills, and assisting them to...
Black History Month:
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, organized a two week period in February,in 1926, to highlight contributions of African...
"Highly effective schools in Australia are not different from highly effective schools anywhere. They have a strong focus on continual improvement,...