Using current events in the classroom as a cross curricular activity...Perhaps~ your students might want to follow Helen Skelton's attempt to be the...
Student recognition in the classroom is a necessity to keep students working their hardest. It becomes easy to overlook the student who is always...
Space shuttles lifting off and landing on run-ways~space probes to distant worlds~ and an international space station~ all had their beginning with...
Can you name the most annoying word? For the third straight year~the winning irritating word is..."whatever". A poll conducted by Marist College...
Behavior management is typically not a widely covered topic in university teacher education classes. I suppose that is because there are so many...
Editor's Note: This week's post comes from Education World Editor Celine Provini.The recent msnbc.com story School on defensive after telling parents...
This might be another news story to discuss with young people.Alexander Graham Bell~ famed for his invention of the telephone~is in the news....
Editor's Note: Today's guest post comes from Dr. Scott Taylor~ an educator from New Jersey.
Hire character. Train skill. ~ Peter Schutz
It...
Editor's Note: Today's guest post comes from Dr. Matthew Lynch~ an assistant professor of education.
Another important factor that...
This news story might be a great discussion starter:With so many hungry people in the world~ a restaurant in Saudi Arabia has come up with an unusual...
The largest library in the world~ the Library of Congress~ is found in Washington~ DC. The current Library of Congress Librarian is James H....
Editor's Note: Today's guest post comes from Dr. Scott Taylor~ an educator from New Jersey.No one likes to think that something they started is going...
On this day of Thanksgiving~ I want to thank my first and most influential mentor~ Rafe Esquith. Esquith isanationally recognized~ fifth-gradeteacher...
Has proof of aliens visiting earth been found in Peru? A mummified body found in the city of Andahuaylillas~ Peru~ is very unusual. It has a very...
Editor's Note: Today's guest post comes from Dr. Matthew Lynch~ an assistant professor of education.
Understanding the deep-rooted importance of...
Sadly~ scientists of the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)~have announced that wild black rhinos can no longer be found in West...
Hello~I want to share this website for creating really nice slideshows in a short amount of time.The site is www.animoto.com. It allows you to create...
Parent-Teacher Conferences can be very frustrating for all involved. The parents may or may not have had a good previous experience in school and...
Editor's Note: Today's guest post comes from Dr. Scott Taylor~ an educator from New Jersey.At the time of this posting~ NCLB is overdue for...
Do you have any tips to add to my New Teaching A-Z List?A-Always exhibit an interest in what you are teaching. If you think its important ~ your...