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Current event discussions are still important – and unexpected value
Often current event discussions are just an...
Five Things We Should Learn (and Teach) About the Facebook Debacle
You’ve probably noticed that Facebook has been doing a lot of...
Safety Still Key Issue in New School Year
New technology and new thinking about how to plan and how to work with students after an event.
As the school year...
Attention Issues Still Need Attention
We are probably seeing more attention concerns because we are diagnosing it better – and maybe because of their phones...
Debunking Education Memes, Part Two
If there’s one thing the Internet likes to do, it’s criticize. “Memes” are the medium du jour, and our modern...
Teaching Critical Technology Thinking
As the end-of-school bell rings, middle schoolers immediately reach into sweatshirt pockets and...
An Education World Online Course for Professional Development
Playground Supervision & Responsibility
The 5 Main Components of Supervisor...
Affordable Online Courses to Help Educators and Teachers with Professional Development Hours
Explore our online professional development courses that provide ...
An Education World Online Course for Professional Development
Teaching Coding with Confidence
Everything you wish you knew about getting coding...
An Education World Online Course for Professional Development
Including ELL Students in Literacy Instruction (K-5)
How to connect with and support...
DIY Summer Professional Development
During the school year, teachers are master balancers. In addition to the daily diet of rigorous academic content and...
Tips for Managing Your High-Needs Classroom
Let’s talk about capacity. If you look into the world-weary and sleep-deprived eyes of any educator this year,...
Everyone feels sapped this time of year, but we can all do better.
The levels of energy and attention often ebb and flow in classrooms as spring arrives and...
The Cell Phone Conundrum
Welcome to the year 2018— the world of the future— where we each have a mini computer in our pocket that can...
Quick Tips for Effective Teacher Recruitment
I have been a school administrator since 1977. In the last few years it has been getting more difficult to hire...
7 Fun & Engaging STEM activities for Kids
With an estimated 75% of jobs over the next decade predicted to demand skills linked to STEM (Science,...
A Planning Guide for your First Classroom Website
With increased school technology and constantly-connected smartphones, classroom websites are...
The “Tech Baroque” and Our Kids
From the 14th to the 17th century, Europe experienced vast innovation in the world of art, music,...
Language Learning Programs are Getting Smarter
For the past few decades, learning a language has become infinitely easier...
LightSail Education’s Reading Challenge Inspired Tens of Thousands of Students to Read Over 300,000 Digital Books
Digital books come in a variety of...