Educators

Social Networking as a Tool for Teacher and Student Learning

Students and teachers alike are very familiar with social networking sites. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter help people get…

8 years ago

6 Essential Skills for Students in Today’s Global Economy

The world has become smaller and more competitive By Farid Gasim Are students ready to compete on a global level?…

8 years ago

Q&A: Teaching Students to Appreciate, Enjoy, and Save the Environment

Environmental education with elementary school teacher Kendra Heffelbower Kendra Heffelbower is a teacher at C.W. Harris Elementary School in Washington,…

8 years ago

Using Video as a Reflection

Transforming traditional teacher PD with video coaching by Adam Geller In today’s high-stakes environment of teacher evaluation, there is an…

8 years ago

Cognitive Skills and Reading

In the first article in this series, we characterized cognitive skills as the mental processes our brains use to take…

8 years ago

Fostering Purpose to Boost Student Motivation

Even armed with the latest tools and the best of intentions, teachers struggle by Dr. Kendall Cotton Bronk Are you…

8 years ago

The Dyslexic Prom Queen

Slipping through the gender cracks in secret by Ellen Hurst Once upon a time there lived a beautiful prom queen.…

8 years ago

“Rigor” and “Hard” Are Not The Same Thing

How to challenge your students with their thinking by Todd Stanley I have had a lot of conversations in my…

8 years ago

Teachers and Social Media – Five Tips That Might Save Your Job

Educators, more than anyone else, have to stop and THINK by Howard Pitler, Ed.D. Social media poses specific challenges for…

8 years ago

The Deep End: Advocacy: We should all be doing it

While at the Women in Education Institute sponsored by Corwin Press, I did a keynote about “playing in the deep…

8 years ago