Take A Classroom Selfie & Share It With Us We want to see inside your classroom. Not necessarily an image with your face in it. You probably have a lovely face, but we want to see the classroom itself. If your face is part of it and you love your face, send away. It may be…
Project Zeitgeist Asks Students, “What Did 2013 Look Like Through Your Eyes?” From a press release– (December 6, 2013 – Arlington, VA) PBS NewsHour Extra is calling on middle and high school students across the country to share their view of the most important events of 2013 in an online digital media contest. The #MyZeitgeist competition…
Nothing endures like love. So when a 96 year-old man, recently widowed from his wife of 73 years, read about a songwriting contest, in lieu of his complete lack of experience he felt moved to respond. The heart-breaking–and heart-warming–result, published on twentytwowords.com, can be seen below. Love wins.
Healthy eating isn’t just an issue for kids–it’s an issue for adults, too, and critical, because we provide the example.
Enlightening Students On Energy Conservation Rising energy prices is a big ticket not only for households, but also for educational institutions. According to U.S Department of Energy, the highest expense of schools is energy. This means that a combined effort is required, and it’s important for teachers to start teaching their students on how to…
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies & Educational Technology Teacher I fed them edamame. We were having a contest to wrap up the end of unit on Japan. One student informed me he didn’t like vegetables. Was I feeding him a vegetable? Another student said that she didn’t like vegetables before, but she did now–she was glad she…
How To Reduce Student Testing Anxiety Tests aren’t going away anytime soon, and as the stakes increase, when the time for tests rolls around everybody in the classroom can get a little edgy. Teachers need all the help they can find to prepare students to take tests seriously without making them anxious or overwrought. Here…
How Does Technology Improve Learning? This is a contributed post by Jenna Smith It doesn’t matter what you want to learn, whether it’s how to play the piano, solve advanced calculus problems, or cook gourmet French food, technology can help you do it. A simple example of this is biologcal dissection. Twenty years ago, all…
Pursuing college education is now more expensive than before, which means that the academic degree that is being pursued can be considered as a career investment. With the rising cost of education, selecting a worthwhile major almost a necessity. The courses that students pursue have variable economic value and subsequent employability chances. If your students…
Although most teachers are given loose parameters for their curriculum, including certain areas that must be mastered in time for testing, there is some leeway within these criteria for educators to create their own, unique lesson plans. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to come up with creative lessons and activities that are both fun and…
Included are classics like Evernote, Pages, and Dropbox, and apps that might be new to you, including CloudOn, Stickyboard, and GeniusScan.
Chris Langan was profiled in Malcolm Gladwell’s book as “the world’s smartest man.” The former bouncer has an IQ measure between 195 and 210.
Choosing To Become A Special Education Editor’s Note: This is a sponsored post from online teacher certification programs at St. Joseph’s Online University Program Special education teachers, when asked, often state that getting their special education degree to work in this field is a personal calling as much as it is their career. Many aspiring special education…
Facebook is–based on number of users–the most popular social network on the planet. But it’s not for everyone. Its central functions are short updates, pictures and “likes” that, while similar twitter, somehow combine to form a formidable passive-aggressive mix that can often play out humorously, as the image below from college humor demonstrates. Image attribution…