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Managing Stress as an Educator
posted by: Larisa | May 31, 2012, 09:06 am   


You leave your house, coffee in hand, and it starts to rain outside.  You don’t have an umbrella.  You rush to your car, and, in a dash to save your freshly graded papers from rain damage, you put your coffee cup on the top of your car as you unlock the door.  You hop in the car, start the ignition, and, just as you pull away, you hear the clunk of your coffee cup hitting the sidewalk.  It’s going to be one of those days.

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Teacher Mobile Device Use on the Rise
posted by: Larisa | May 30, 2012, 09:32 am   


According to a report released by education nonprofit Project Tomorrow, teachers are more likely to use personal mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet computers, than the general public.  While 64% of principals and 54% of teachers have regular personal access to mobile devices, only 40% of the general public has access to personal mobile devices according to the data.

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Bookmark the New AAE Charter Blog
posted by: Alix | May 29, 2012, 09:05 am   

As you know, AAE recently launched a new website for the charter school community: www.aaecharters.org. The new website is geared toward charter school teachers, administrators, education reform leaders, associations, and interested parties searching for timely updates and research on issues affecting the public charter school community. Continue Reading...
 
Member Mention: Florida Educator Attends Reading Conference with AAEF Scholarship
posted by: Larisa | May 25, 2012, 01:19 pm   


Ms. Dina Casabianca, a teacher at John F. Turner Elementary School in Palm Bay, Florida, was awarded a $500 scholarship by the AAE Foundation to attend a conference this spring.  The funds were used to attend the International Reading Association Annual Conference, which allowed Ms. Casabianca to network with other educators and learn about new technologies designed to help students “read their hearts out.”

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Online Resources for Music Teachers
posted by: Larisa | May 24, 2012, 10:02 am   

Being a good music educator requires more than just teaching the notes on a page.  Music is a subject that is likely to be labeled as “old school” because – let’s face it – playing the violin does not involve a username or password.  In this age of MP3 players and online radio, music educators are finding great ways to engage music students by bringing technology into the classroom.  Music educators have a wealth of information available to them on the internet to help keep the music classroom on the “cutting edge.”
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