Are You Cut Out to Teach Online?
Many K-12 students (particularly high schoolers) now experience formal education exclusively in the form of online classes. For others, completing a few online classes before their traditional high...
View ArticleTeens’ Surprising, Self-Aware Internet Savvy
From medium.com. In her article, “What Inner City Kids Know About Social Media, and Why We Should Listen,” Jacqui Cheng sheds bright light on the intersection of teens, social media and who their adult...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai’s International Fight for Education Equality
Malala Yousafzai You’ve probably heard by now of Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani who survived a gunshot to the head in the name of education equality. As jihadists took over her region and...
View ArticleIs The SAT Writing Section Helping Anyone?
Ask any high school student preparing for college about their biggest stresses, and the SAT will surely be mentioned. Generally accepted as one of the most important stepping stones on the path to...
View ArticleHow much? Teachers’ Out-of-Pocket Woes
Educators spend their salary at work. This isn’t breaking news. When teachers need extra arts and crafts basics like crayons, they reach into their own pockets. Yes, teachers need change, of both the...
View ArticlePreparing for the Unthinkable
Schools should be safe places. Institutions devoted to the education of children should never have to think about, or prepare for, a possible school shooting, stabbing or other violent action. Sadly,...
View ArticleSchool Segregation: The New Reality
Credit: Maisie Crow for The Atlantic In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, school segregation is the worst it’s been since the 1950s and it’s because of money. Though the separation present today is a far cry from...
View ArticleCelebrate Ruby Bridges with your Students
Ask your students to name their heroes. Replies will certainly vary, but a few responses will pop up over and over again – Batman, a parent, a fireman or their favorite professional athlete. Depending...
View ArticleWin a Classroom Makeover at NAEYC!
We’ll be at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference and Expo at booth #1803 this week, so if you’re there, come say hello. Why? Three reasons: 1. You can try out...
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