British newspaper The Guardian has put together some terrific tips for using current technologies to teach languages. In an article by Emma Durry,...
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year to someone deemed to have made an important contribution to world peace. A petition has started to...
The conversation went something like this:Student:So how is nuclear energy used in everyday life?Expert:Have you ever had an X-Ray taken?StudentMy...
Does that big approaching snowstorm have you worried? Too much rain in your area lately? What about earthquakes~ fires~ tornadoes and mudslides? If...
I love my profession. I love when teachers step up and ban together to help each other out~ regardless of the situation. Now is one of those times....
The folks at All Things D are issuing a warning to those who may be quick on the social media trigger.
The site warns of spurious--or outright...
A True TestWhat is a true measure of our students success?In this world of standardized testing~ does our current system of evaluation in education...
Election Day is just around the corner, and as voters go to the polls to cast their ballots, in many states, they vote on more than just candidates....
Time is something teachers have very little of. Each year we are asked to do more with less. This year is no different and throw in the Common Core...
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Title: Digital Storytelling Guide for Educators~ by Midge Frazel. ISTE~ 2010.
Description: Midge Frazel brings the craft of...
Who can you trust about educational technology?So asked Richard Rose in Septembers issue of School Administrator. He argues that research on...
Should the annual classic~ It's the Great Pumpkin~ Charlie Brown~" be shelved? Does it advocate... bullying? That's the thought of Buzz Bishop. The...
Every year, the folks at SplashData release a list of the worst, most ineffective, potentially dangerous passwords employed by people to "protect"...
Implementation of the Common Core Standards is a huge project. Each week we are realizing the need for different assessments. This week~ I tackled a...
When it comes to teaching~ often times~ I think we have it backwards.We think that the students are expected to sit there and be interested in what...
An educator's time is valuable. When you spend time on our community~ it should be time well spent. That's why we're asking you to take five minutes...
France's President Francois Hollande has announced he'd like to ban it in France.Why the ban? Hollande doesn't think it is fair that some kids have...
Finding ways to develop oneself professionally can be daunting for any educator. In a profession as significant as teaching~ success in the classroom...
Do you want to make a student or the whole class feel like a rock star?Just get them some press.Kids love to see themselves in the newspaper. I guess...