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posted by: Melissa
| October 26, 2012, 10:25 am
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ASCD recently released their October issue of Educational Leadership, with the title Students Who Challenge Us. Intrigued, I headed over to their site, excited to learn about better ways to deal with challenging students.
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posted by: Ruthie
| October 25, 2012, 03:58 pm
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This year, under First Lady Michele Obama's leadership and the standards of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, schools across the country are implementing the dietary guidelines established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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posted by: Ruthie
| October 23, 2012, 02:32 pm
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Out of Burbank, California emerges a true gem in the teaching profession. Rebecca Mielwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of Year, has been speaking out about education reform and her vision for the teaching profession since being awarded the prestigious title in the spring. Mielwocki, a 7th grade science teacher, recently shared her opinions and teaching philosophy in an interview with Education Week.
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posted by: Ruthie
| October 22, 2012, 05:56 pm
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Florida's controversial, new race-based student achievement goals continue to spark debate across the nation. The heated debate raises the question – how should student achievement goals be broken down?
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posted by: Melissa
| October 19, 2012, 02:07 pm
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It usually starts about now. Many of my friends post on Facebook and send emails about how I WILL NOT see them until December. Several friends will put countdowns on their Facebook pages which, once November 1st hits, they’ll update frequently and in detail. All of November, I’ll see posts like: “Wrote 1,274 words tonight, 35,862 more to go! Female protagonist is taking a turn I didn’t expect!” It gets worse when I try to invite one of these friends to the movies. The response I get is something like, “No, sorry, I have 10,000 words left and there’s only a week to go!”
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