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Today We Walked-The Oklahoma Edition

by Paula Kay GlassApril 2, 2018April 2, 2018

Today we walked out in Oklahoma. Not out of selfishness or resentment. Not out of discourse for our jobs. Not out of spite. [bctt tweet=”We walked out – for our kids. ” username=””] We walked out because we do not have adequate supplies for our classrooms. We do not have a curriculum for our students. […]

Adult Learning

One Future of K-12 Education: From the Factory to a Personalized Model

by George CassuttoMarch 23, 2018

From the Factory to a Personalized Model If you’re old enough, try to think back to the way teaching and learning was designed 40 or 50 years ago. The teacher was the “sage on the stage.” He or she had the subject information in their mind, and it was up to the teacher to make […]

Electives & Special Areas

Using Popular Music in the Secondary Classroom

by George CassuttoMarch 2, 2018March 3, 2018

Teachers born between 1950 and 1980 makeup both the baby-boom generation and those known as “Generation X.” The music with which they grew up is a reflection of the historical periods that produced it – Vietnam, the Cold War, the Fall of Communism, September 11, 2001, and the events that followed. Teachers of social studies […]

Electives & Special Areas

Black History Month and PBL: Ideas for Educators

by George CassuttoFebruary 4, 2018February 4, 2018

As we enter February, 2018, schools across America will engage in activities celebrating Black History Month in the United States. There is a strong current in secondary education today where the goal is to move classroom activities away from teacher-centered activities toward “project-based learning” or PBL. This trend has specific criteria that ensure rigorous learning […]

Instruction & Curriculum

Don’t Be Tooled by Your Technology

by Dan McConnellJanuary 14, 2018January 7, 2018

Technology can be a tool, but also a trap The tools technology has brought to education can come with conveniences and learning opportunities. For example, many classrooms in my district, if not most, now have a SMART Board. I didn’t even know what a SMART Board was until just a few years ago. Now my district […]

Instruction & Curriculum

The Second Quarter Blues

by Laura BrownDecember 17, 2017December 20, 2017

The weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year are often cited as the most wonderful time of the year… except when they are the worst. In schools that begin around Labor Day, the Second Quarter – or second grading period – typically stretches from November to January. Due to holidays, concerts, sporting events, interruptions, and the […]

Teacher Leaders

The Writing Gap: Why a Renaissance in Writing Instruction is Imperative

by Laura BrownDecember 10, 2017December 9, 2017

“Appositive?” “What is an appositive?” “Is that even a word?” These were snippets of conversations overheard in a teacher’s book study at Liverpool High School, a large, suburban school north of Syracuse, NY. The assembled teachers, from a variety of disciplines including World Languages, English, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics and Special Education, comprise a group studying […]

Instruction & Curriculum

5 Strategies to Help Shy Students Succeed in Classroom Discussions

by LauraNovember 12, 2017November 12, 2017

In my early years of teaching, I spent much of my time and energy focused on classroom management. Included in this was teaching students how to have a productive classroom discussion. I would plan mini-lessons about appropriate interjections, how to respond to someone who disagrees with your viewpoint (without being aggressively loud and using profanity), […]