A challenger in the tablet wars has come up short. Microsoft’s Surface has failed to deliver on the firm’s conservative sales goal during the device’s first three months on the market.
The Surface registered nearly 750,000 units sold in its first quarter of availability, below the target of just over 1 million, according to iSuppli via CNet. In addition, a number of Surfaces have reportedly been returned by consumers.
To put the sales figures in perspective, during the most recent quarter, Apple sold over 22 million iPads.
Consumers may be wondering whether the device is headed the way of the Zune, a digital music player that's no longer produced.
Common Core standards. District initiatives. Testing and more testing. Challenging curriculum and enrichment.
In our daily hustle and bustle, when is there time to address the social-emotional aspect of gifted education?
That’s been a question I have struggled with ever since I began teaching gifted children about six years ago.
I’ve read dozens of articles and books on the topic and tried all kinds of clever ways to expose my students to perfectionism, sensitivity,...
Very Cool: Oldest Time Capsule in USA dates back to 1795! (Bell Ringer) 
Perhaps, you can use this in your classrooms:
Using the News as a Bell Ringer Activity:
While fixing a leak,...

"If you simply want to have the most toys at the end of life, you might get away with Bad or Compromised Grit. But if you pursue goals beyond self-aggrandizement, as the aforementioned heroes have done, then you can do well both for yourself and for the world." -- Howard Gardner
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The main Washington, D.C. Gaylord Convention Center exhibit hall proved to be an effective delivery and visitation mechanism for the various publishing, corporate, scholarship, presentations,...
Today, a person who is very tight with money, is often called a scrooge, after, the main character in A Christmas Carol. Did you know that several other words and phrases were coined by Charles Dickens?

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"It requires tremendous emotional intelligence, self-understanding, wisdom, maturity, and confidence to maintain a minimal interventionist attitude while offering non-judgmental support and encouragement. Teachers and students are the real stars of any great...

Have kids draw/color a picture of a Christmas Tree. Exchange drawings with other students to write descriptive words on the back of the drawing. Encourage students to write descriptive phrases and not just one word. Using the comments, have the students write a "Day in the Life...
According to a recent report released by ACT, student interest in STEM – science, technology, engineering, and math – continues to grow. In its latest study of ACT test takers, nearly 900,000 students, or half of the total sample, demonstrated an interest in STEM subjects.
Certainly, even a small uptick in students’ interest in STEM is a positive trend. As a nation, we know that STEM literacy is a non-negotiable in both college and career readiness. We also know that it is quickly...

"A major factor of our success has been improved management at every level. We had good, focused attention from the chief minister and a really good team of officials in Lahore." -- Sir Michael Barber
I had the pleasure of talking to Sir Michael Barber (Chief Education...