The Commission on Equity and Excellence had a Congressional mandate to provide advice to Secretary Duncan on the disparities in meaningful...
Geometric ShapesShapes seem like such a simple concept for students to grasp.Common Core is asking students to not only name~ but describeshapes by...
At school~ there seems to be a committee for everything.Improvement~ remediation~ reading~ leadership~ and the list goes on.What you dont often find...
We have access to a lot of good sound research and information in todays information age. Education practitioners~ those working in schools and...
This week~ my students are working on related addition and subtraction facts. While several have really gotten the hang of it~ I still have a group...
Today~February 12 is Abraham Lincoln's actual birthday.President Abraham Lincoln was president through the four years of the Civil War(1861-1865) He...
A historical account is always better when it comes directly from someone who experienced it, and scientists at USC have come up with a way to...
Ive heard it said that if you really want to learn something~ teach it to others.This concept has really hit home for me~ now that I have begun...
Wondering how many of you feel the same way.When it comes to dealing with adults~ I usually can get very tongue-tied and feel very self conscious. I...
Math stations are well under way in my class. Prior to sending the students off to stations~ I teach a mini-lesson. My mini-lesson focus this week is...
Most of us have had Jane in our class. Shes focused. She learns fast~ finishes her work early.Shes a good sport~ willing to help other students in...
Are you an expert classroom decorator? Want to show off a little? With Groundhog Day~ the Super Bowl~ Mardi Gras~ Valentine's Day and Presidents Day...
A challenger in the tablet wars has come up short. Microsoft’s Surface has failed to deliver on the firm’s conservative sales goal during the...
Telling time with the human floor clock was such a success in my classroom~ that other teachers have asked me about it.Read more about it here. I...
I recently read a speech by billionaire investor Warren Buffett~ where he spoke about performance versus potential. Im paraphrasing here but he said...
Groundhog Day is Saturday~ February 2nd.Groundhog Day is Saturday~February 2nd. Its a time when people look to a groundhog to find out whether or not...
In a case of a little mistake turning into a major kerfuffle, the Chicago Public Schools system was left apologizing to families for sending an...
Almost every teacher I know teaches a reading workshop. Students rotate through various stations (centers) and literacy activities~ including small...
The student was stuck. Until now~ he had been breezing through his project~ making progress~ enjoying each moment.Until now.His teacher asked him to...
In a case of life imitating art, the European Space Agency is working on an experiment designed to launch a projectile into space and collide with...