Educators

Do We Actually Know What Formative Assessment Is?

We caught up with regular edCircuit contributor, Howard Pitler, at the ASCD annual conference to discuss what is and is…

10 years ago

How One Educator is Designing Classes Around Games

In this episode, Jonathan Cassie shares his journey as a history, English, Latin, and game designer teacher at Dallas, Los…

10 years ago

New School Year Invites Principals to be Instructional Leaders

Check out this interview with ASCD author and educator Pete Hall as the season begins to shift to Friday night…

10 years ago

VH1 “Keys + Kids” Grant Transforms Music Program

In this episode, 2014 VH1 Keys + Kids grant winner Lisa Costantino shares her journey as a music teacher at Washington Elementary…

10 years ago

Giving Small Town Music Programs a Chance

In this episode, Timothy Hofmann, Principal of Parkway Montessori Middle School, shares the significance of being the recipient of the 2016…

10 years ago

How Important is Play to Childhood Learning? Research Shows it’s Indispensable

edCircuit Opinion: When I was younger, I often would gather with my neighborhood friends, head into the backyard, and spend…

10 years ago

Why Professional Development Should Be Embraced in the Education Sector

The word sabbatical brings to mind connotations of higher education. It’s unheard of for K-12 teachers to take time a…

10 years ago

Kids Who Code: Why Schools Should Make Basic Coding Mandatory

Current lesson plans allow students to, memorize the subject matter instead of honing their computational thinking skills.

10 years ago

Show Me The Money: Lack of Financial Literacy Education in Schools Leads to Poor Personal Finance

Take a walk down memory lane with me. Imagine you’re entering the good ole’ college days again - your freshman…

10 years ago