As a classroom teacher, you probably know the feeling. You have that student in class that finishes his or her work early, asks lots of questions, gets bored easily and maybe even points out mistakes that others make, including yourself. As you struggle to help the lower-performing students, you wonder what you can do with this child.

What you may have is a gifted child on your hands.

And without the proper training and strategies, that child could join...

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...