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posted by: Alix
| January 05, 2012, 03:45 pm
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AAE will once again join with other like-minded groups in signing on to National School Choice Week this January 22-28, 2012. Here at AAE, we recognize that School choice is a vital component of the education reform movement. Every education setting is a choice. AAE applauds that there are more career options than ever for teachers, allowing educators to match their vision of education with schools that share that same vision.
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posted by: Alix
| January 04, 2012, 02:38 pm
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With the push for online learning gaining traction in states across the country, educators coast to coast are capitalizing on new social media sites like Facebook and Twitter for classroom purposes. While tech-savvy educators tout these websites as innovative ways of keeping classroom activities going well after the school bell rings, safety concerns over bullying and inappropriate use of social media have been dominating headlines and after-school specials for months. As the controversy heightens, one middle school is taking the matter into their own hands by addressing the appropriate use of social media in their social studies curriculum.
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posted by: Alix
| January 03, 2012, 02:08 pm
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Let's face it, budgets are tight and after an expensive holiday season, there are no shortages of "penniless teachers" across the country. In examining the resolutions of countless teachers this new year, saving money seems to top many lists. While most educators often foot the bill for classroom projects and supplies, a new blog called Penniless Teacher, provides a one-stop-shop for classroom teachers seeking easy funding opportunities via current listings of teacher scholarships and grants, teacher contests, and teacher giveaways.
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posted by: Alix
| December 28, 2011, 08:54 pm
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Keeping parents informed has become rather easy in the 21st century. There are all kinds of tools for educators can use. I've personally tried blogs, wikis, and specifically designed web pages, but the bottom line is you just have to find what works best for your parents. My parents are email users. I have told them that the best way to contact me is through email, so they often use that first. It also means it is the quickest way I can get information out to them. My parent communications have become entirely paperless, so the forests can rest at ease. Central to my 21st century parent communication plan are the following:
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posted by: Alix
| December 21, 2011, 04:42 pm
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As a 21st century educator, chances are you are incorporating blended learning into your classroom. Whether it's through your own classroom website, other multimedia and virtual internet resources, a learning management system, a blog, or Google+, Yahoo, or Facebook groups, teachers today are creatively using technology like never before to enhance the classroom experience of their students. In a blended learning model, the face-to-face interaction between students and teachers is not replaced but is instead supplemented by some degree of online delivery of instruction. This relatively new style of teaching is growing in middle and high schools across the United States, and it isn't just for your students. Teachers, too, can take advantage of blended learning in professional development opportunities.
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