“We are confident that the graduates that leave us are well placed to enter into highly paid, highly skilled jobs that employers are looking to...
“We added “Artificial Intelligence” to “Robotics & STEM” this year because it is an important and timely topic for young people to learn about...
The first time my students saw a big name author come to our school, even the most reluctant readers charged through their reading, scribbled...
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, has said that the key to transforming the world for the better would be to teach compassion in the...
Halloween Fun Facts
1. Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia. Fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia.(Yikes...
“In inner-city communities with a high concentration of poverty and violence, untreated trauma continues to marginalize an already historically...
“Although the immediate focus of the Salamanca conference was on what was termed special needs education, its conclusion was that the aim must be...
“Learning core academic concepts through dance and theater taps into many students’ urges to move around. This approach allows for creativity,...
“Digital tools are changing almost daily, teachers and students are learning these new technologies together, which provides a hands-on,...
Leif Eriksson Day is October 9th. What do YOU know about the Vikings?
Did You Know?
1. Those horned helmets, you often see with Vikings did...
Using the News in Your Classroom:
You may have heard the word IMPEACHMENT being used in the news. Some people are talking about impeachment and...
The Ron Clark Academy, or RCA, is a renowned private school in Atlanta, Georgia, started by famed teacher Ron Clark and co-founder Kim Bearden....
Roughly 12 years ago, I visited the Ron Clark Academy (RCA), an internationally known, private school in Atlanta, Georgia, that models the...
“Teachers and parents are the facilitators in the child-driven learning process. The teacher is a catalyst, nurturing, and at times provoking,...
“Day to day, staff utilize technological advances and tools to educate and guide students.” – Leah O’Reilly
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the...
Teachers, you may find this of interest to use with students to introduce them to the Supreme Court,the highest court in our country.
Oyez, Oyez......
Technology has allowed education to become a global tool more than ever before. The backbone of education, teachers, are at the forefront,...
Each year, Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th. This is the date, in 1787, when delegates to the Constitutional Convention, signed...
With the return of school, the issue of cell phones in the classroom is again being discussed. Most kids own cell phones. It is estimated that...
I really resonate with the idea of finding one’s “signature pedagogy.” With so many teaching strategies, approaches, models, and programs available,...