The space shuttle program may be discontinued, but that isn’t stopping NASA from plowing ahead with other space exploration initiatives. Case in...
Today~ I thought I would give some of my substituting friends some fun ideas!
We have all heard the quote: "Substitute teaching is highly regarded...
It’s no secret that Apple held its World Wide Developers’ Conference in California today. Among the impressive lineup of hardware and software...
Heree are some popular review activities I found successful to use in the classroom.REVIEW ACTIVITIES TO USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM1. HISTO: A vocabulary...
EAT YOUR WAY THROUGH HISTORY!As a classroom teacher I always tried to incorporate art~ music and yes....foods of different cultures into units of...
Are you a RAD teacher?No~ not a cool teacher or a Radical person who catches waves on their surfboard.Rather~ RAD stands for reflect~ adjust~ deliver...
Two giants of the Internet want to make sure you can still get to them after July 9.
Google and Facebook are actively scanning the computers of...
The letter started off by stating You have no idea the impact you have had on my childs life during this short school year.Wow~ I paused after...
Students that are engaged in learning are more likely to enjoy learning and will~ in turn~ be more open to retaining your lesson. Fun educational...
In a story by Paul Barnwell of TeacherMagazine.org posted on Education Week May 30, 2012, the self-described tech-leaning teacher derided the use...
Apple and its iPad have the lion’s share of the educational market locked up, but Amazon and its Kindle Fire are giving administrators reason to...
Today~ I pulled out a super soaker squirt gun and blasted my students in the middle of class. Oh yes~ I calmly removed it from a bin where I had been...
Proving that even Pulitzer Prize winners are embracing social media, decorated author Jennifer Egan is publishing her next short story via Twitter...
A 16-year-old German high school student has written a paper that purports to have solved two mysteries that were beyond the intellect of the great...
Weve all been there before. Its just weeks or days before summer vacation. The students have mentally checked out~ and maybe you have as well. The...
Probably the most important factor in a school management system is the staff that will be expected to implement it. If the teachers do not come...
With the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge~ I thought I would share a webquest on our National Landmarks. http://gailhennessey.com/index....
Do you give parting comments to your students at the end of the school year? On the last day of the school year~ I would give a letter to each of the...
Tired of being forced to eat what she felt were nutritionally sub-par meals at school, a 9-year-old student took to her blog in an effort to draw...
I heard the kids singing it while riding a bus back from a field trip to Kennedy Space Center.So lets set the world on fireWe can burn brighter than...