Last week, President Barack Obama traveled to Tennessee to officially unveil his “America’s College Promise” initiative. In visiting the Volunteer State, President Obama pledged to provide two years of community college free for “responsible” students, seeking to build off a similar effort the state had already launched for Tennessee residents.

In the coming weeks and months, we will undoubtedly start seeing more details on the proposal and how it will affect real students, real...

Ben Franklin’s birthday is January 17, 1706. He had lots of sayings on how to live one’s life. For example,” If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.” He also said, “ An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Learn about this famous “founding father” of our country with this webquest!

Webquest:
1. Ben Franklin was a inventor, scientist,writer,statesman and librarian. Believing we could save fuel by using natural...

Throughout the years, warriors of various cultures considered the sword merely an extension of the arm.

In other words, the two blended together, enhanced each other.

I think the same advice holds true for curriculum and technology. Rather than force technology into the classroom, it should be used more as a natural extension of learning. The technology being used-whether a program, website, or device-should allow students to explore the curriculum in more depth, with more...

Have you ever sat through a professional development training, in which you were familiar with all the information being presented? Remember the intense feelings of boredom and/or frustration (come on, be honest here), the yearning to learn something new, something challenging, something you could use in your classroom?

Many gifted children experience these feelings on a regular basis due to what Dr. Tracy Cross, executive director for the Center of Gifted Education at the College of...