The Great Chocolate Experience: A K-12 Internet Project Makes Math Delicious!
"Almost everyone has some background knowledge about chocolate, and most...
Homework: A Place for Rousing Reform
Each week, an educator takes a stand or shares an aha! moment in the classroom in the...
Back-to-School Survivor Day Offers Lessons About Quality Learning
Each week, in the Education World Voice of Experience column, an...
Teacher, Alias Telementor
Opportunity is often difficult to recognize and it frequently takes the form of an interruption or additional work...
Big Projects: No Wonder Students Get Frustrated!
You've experienced this in the classroom many times: Students begin projects with a bang,...
It's Quittin' Time!
Each week, an educator takes a stand or shares an Aha! moment in the classroom in Education World's Voice of Experience...
Your Professional Development:
Let Your Fingers Do the Walking!
Many teachers are taking ownership of their own professional development. They have found...
Education Conferences: Goin' It Alone
Budget cuts are forcing many teachers into the uncomfortable position of attending educational...
Power Words: Using Positive Words to Energize Your Students
In the classroom, positive reinforcement is easier to talk about than it is to...
The Italian Adventures of an "Average, Every-Day
Teacher"
NOVEMBER 17, 2004 -- HELLO FROM ROME
I am sitting in the Global Junior Challenge...
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The ABCs of Bullying Prevention
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a new and growing form of bullying...
The Mentor as Learner: Peer Assessment Teaches Students How to Think
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Schoolyard Soil Dwellers: What's Living In Your Schoolyard?
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As a part of an...
Do You Have What It Takes to Teach in a High-Poverty School?
If better teaching causes more learning, and experienced teachers are usually...
The Gift of Time: Benefits of Teacher Sabbaticals
Each week, an educator takes a stand or shares an Aha! classroom moment in the Education World Voice of...
Downshifting: Teaching (for Understanding) in a Lower Gear
An ever-expanding curriculum and high-stakes testing drives many teachers to just "cover the...
Poetry Is for Real People Like Me
Each week, an educator takes a stand or shares an Aha! moment in the classroom in Education World's Voice of Experience...
Looking at Your Students in the Future Tense
This week, educator Brenda Dyck reflects on a night spent watching
some of her students from the...
Surprised By Reading: Confessions of a Math Teacher
Time pressures and accountability have caused many educators to look seriously at the way they use class...
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Dr. Ken Shore's
Classroom Problem Solver
Homework Strategies
Homework is a frequent source of...