“We want to show that refugees can contribute positively to society and should not be characterized as passive burdens dragging on public services...
Did You Know?
1. Those horned helmets, you often see with Vikings did not really exist. There weren’t any horns on their helmets.
2. In...
DiD You Know?
1. Did you know that George Washington had apple trees and liked to prune them in his spare time?
2. The “winter banana” or...
Although highlighted in this month, anti-bullying awareness should be practiced every day of the year. If you SEE bullying taking place, SPEAK UP...
Tactile foam letters are the perfect way to practice letter recognition and letter sounds as well as making words for centers, guided reading, and...
At a recent meeting of instructional supervisors, I urged them to add one, simple line to a newly revised lesson plan template required for use by...
“Giving children meaningful, quality, free play opportunities in this period of exponential brain growth is the best, most cost-effective way to...
In Florida, passing teacher certification exams—or more accurately, not passing-has become somewhat of a crisis. According to news reports, some 1,...
Oyez, Oyez...The Supreme Court begins its new session the first Monday of October. Used by the Supreme Court Marshall to call the Supreme...
Becoming a teacher can be as stressful or even more stressful than serving in the actual job.
Teacher candidates must complete rigorous coursework,...
The International Day of Peace is held every year on September 21st. Also called Peace Day, the first celebration was adopted by the United...
Each year, Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th. This is the date, in 1787, when delegates to the Constitutional Convention...
“In places like Malawi where we have a large number of learners, while inadequate teachers and resources, it helps a lot to let some children be...
“If we are talking primary school, AI is probably moving too fast currently for it to make sense to try to integrate specific hot new ideas into...
“Why do we have to learn this stuff” is a common question my students would ask me while learning about Julius Caesar and the fall of the...
I think some parallels can be drawn between identifying gifted students in the classroom and scouting for talents in sports.
For instance, baseball...
What is tolerance? Voltaire describes it as “the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each...
“Is it possible to study martial arts every day and know how to play the piano by adapting the data and skills we learned in martial arts to the...
With the new year about to begin, I’d like to share my A-Z Teaching List.
A-Always exhibit an interest in what you are teaching. If you think it’s...
Author's Note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on my experiences working as a gifted education resource teacher. I included the...