I am very excited about my new short stories for social studies and I hope teachers will find them of value!Substitute Mrs. Purpilopolis brings her...
Another short news idea for your classroom:A new national park is being considered by Congress but don't expect to visit it any time soon. That's...
We know a great deal about the high school dropout problem. From the research of Robert Balfanz and others~ we know where dropouts are likely to come...
First Grade
Squiggles.
Indecipherable~ incomprehensible;
Foreign yet familiar.
Cherub faces eyeing pages.
Filled to bursting...
This week marks the five-year anniversary of Apple's App Store, and it appears that the event is sparking a sale. While Apple has been mum on the...
As the story goes~ little Gillians school life was a mess. Poor tests scores~ shabby work~ disorganized. Worse~ she couldnt sit still. After...
A colleague of mine just told me that in September, the fifth grade will not be offering the teaching of science. I am totally shocked. The students...
Traditionally~ the term gifted was considered a noun~ rather than a verb.Being gifted was something you are~ not something you do.That theory was...
Still working to gain market share, Microsoft's most recent OS has achieved a milestone of sorts, surpassing Vista as the third most-popular...
Using the News in your ClassroomHoming pigeons are known for their abilities to return back to a destination but it sees that one particular bird...
This week, while many kids are swimming, sleeping in late, and spending too many hours on Call of Duty and other video games, there is a group of 50...
In a country where we expect free WiFi with our coffee~ why shouldn't we have it in our schools?So asked President Barack Obama recently in...
If you have read any of my previous posts~ you know I am a huge advocate of incorporating gifted best practices into mainstream education.Im going to...
The Oxford English Dictionary’s annual June update has a decidedly tech feel this year as the much ballyhooed reference title is adding the words “...
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Vivian Yees New York Times article Grouping Students by Ability Regains Favor...
Southern Word works with poet coaches and other mentors to use creativity to help develop literacy and presentation skills in students. These skills...
Summer is quickly approaching. The students are getting summer fever. Parents are making schedules of summer camps and sleepovers. Teachers are...
Ive spent the last four years of my education careerimmersed in gifted education as a practicing teacher of the gifted and a graduate student in...
IN the NEWS....Possible Bell RInger ActivityPiano~ guitar and drums are instruments...but the Eiffel Tower? Composer Joseph Bertolozzi is creating on...
In an effort to boost achievement and better prepare students for the workforce, President Obama is spearheading a program that will bring high-...