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Engaging Parents From School To Home

by Paula Kay GlassApril 21, 2015November 1, 2016

The school to home link is very important to me. Many people view today’s education as starting and stopping in the classroom. Learning is an ongoing process and needs to continue from the classroom to home and back again. But parents tell me all the time that they don’t know how to ‘teach’ their children, […]

Current Events in Education, Elementary School, Featured, Interviews, Kindergarten, Middle School, Stellar Educator of the Week

Inspirational Educator: Joshua Katz, TEDx Talks' "Toxic Testing Terminator"

by Jake MillerApril 16, 2015November 1, 2016

Every plaguing problem needs a caped crusader. When it comes to the burdensome culture of standardized assessment, teachers have found one in Joshua Katz (@jakatz87), the “Toxic Testing Terminator.” It’s been about one year since Katz delivered his TEDx Talk on “The Toxic Culture of Education.” In between then and now he’s run for political […]

Current Events in Education, Featured, Social Studies

Lincoln's Assassination, 150 Year Later

by Jake MillerApril 14, 2015November 1, 2016

The Shot & The Plot: Sesquicentennial of Lincoln’s Assassination It was 150 years ago this month when a single gunshot from a Derringer pistol changed the course of American history. On April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth interrupted a performance of “My American Cousin” to assassinate the President of the United States. The actor and […]

Current Events in Education, Featured

Teaching and the Fear of a Mistake

by Alice TrosclairApril 13, 2015November 1, 2016

Teaching. No other profession is so closely watched for mistakes. Of course, I realize why- we are in charge of America’s future and it is a very important job. Public school teachers have an extra reason for being held accountable: we are paid with the public’s tax money. Teachers take their roles very seriously and we […]

Current Events in Education, Featured, High School, Opinion, Technology

Why Schools Should Teach Social Media Etiquette

by Jake MillerApril 13, 2015November 1, 2016

The most arduous day of my education career was a day centered on Facebook. I was completing my principal practicum, and just before my hours were finished, a student made a death threat on that social medium. I spent the day calling an array of high school students to my principal’s office, where I took […]

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Advice for New ESOL Teachers: Communicating with Home

by Jon HardyApril 9, 2015November 1, 2016

By: Jon Hardy Dealing with parents is a very intimidating part of being a new teacher and the normal hurdles are intensified with parents who don’t speak English, or who are learning English themselves. These families may need teachers to put in extra effort to reach out to students but be unsure how to ask […]

Current Events in Education, Elementary School, Kindergarten, The Student Teacher Diaries

Student Teaching Diaries: Is This For a Grade?

by Lori H RiceApril 8, 2015November 1, 2016

When students enter preschool and kindergarten they are excited by learning. They explore and engage in activities for the sake of what is happening. Teachers set up experiences and lessons that develop skills and provide learning for students. As students progress through elementary school, however, they begin to see the association of work for “a […]

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Teachers Need #Edcamps

by Whitney KaulbachApril 1, 2015November 1, 2016

Yesterday marks another celebratory moment at our public school. Our administration approved hosting a second annual inservice edcamp organized by our school tech integrationist. He scheduled workshops designed and run by educational expertise right here on our campus and helped host requested workshops for specific professional development. No outsiders involved, no forced learning. Personalized learning (PLP) works from the […]