by Carol A. Josel | Jul 24, 2013 | Helpful Resources
** http://englishcompanion.ning.com ~ This site explains that it’s “where teachers go to help each other, a place to ask questions and get help . . .” ** www.usingenglish.com ~ This site offers “a large collection of English as a Second...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 23, 2013 | Making Education News
1) A recent survey showed that 71% of 4th grade teachers grouped their students by reading ability in 2009, up from 28% in 1998. In math, 61% of them grouped by ability, up from 40% in 1996. 2) Obama’s School Improvement Grant program has given up to $2 million...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 22, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “In fact, I think Common Core is going to set education back even further because you’re dictating curriculum, what people are supposed to regurgitate on some kind of an assessment that’s supposed to gauge how well kids have learned the material...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 17, 2013 | Helpful Resources
** http://quest.nasa.gov ~ Here you’ll find “free, web-based, interactive explorations designed to engage students in authentic scientific and engineering processes . . .” ** http://pbskids.org ~ This site offers videos, games, even shows. **...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 16, 2013 | Making Education News
1) While women hold 48% of all U.S. jobs, they hold just 24% of STEM-related ones. 2) Tech jobs represented 5.4% of the private sector workforce with an average salary of $93,800 vs. the average private wage earner’s $47,400. 3) Now only 4% to 5% of children...
