Quotable Quote: 9/13/2013
"Comments about teachers getting summers off and this being an easy profession are ridiculous. People commenting wouldn't be where they are without teachers. I am a teacher in a high-poverty area and see things in school that would blow your minds. I challenge those...
Concussions: Stats, Signs, and Steps to Take
As September draws near, kids are again taking to such fields of play as soccer, football, and lacrosse, and that means head injuries are not far behind. In a word, a concussion is a blow to the head--or a bump or jolt or even a minor ding—and a knockout isn’t even...
Technology in Special Ed Classrooms
With thanks to Cara Delany: Teaching With Tech: The Use of Technology in Special Education With a considerable number of K-12 students in special education programs throughout the U.S., teachers have found that the traditional use of textbooks and worksheets is often...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: 9/11/2013
*** www.havefunteaching.com: This site offers high-quality worksheets aligned with the Common Core State Standards, plus flash cards, videos, and more. *** www.graphite.org: This site says, "We are the nation's leading independent nonprofit advocating for kids" and...
Quotable Education Quotes: 9/9/2013
** "People don't send their children to schools farther from home to take advantage of higher spending or the specialization of 'magnet' schools,' which do less integrating than cherry picking. And lack of spending is not the main reason schools become terrible. No,...
It’s an Education Fact: 9/4/2013
1) A SmartBrief on EdTech found that 53% of respondents said their school or district has adequate technology in place to implement Common Core and its online assessments; 43% said they are not tech-ready. 2) Researchers find that math teachers are "moderately or...
Quotable Education Quotes: 9/2/2013
** "The Obama administration downplays the $75 billion initial cost of pre-K by claiming it can be covered by raising the federal tax on cigarettes from $1.01 to $1.95. But cigarette taxes were hiked just a few years ago, and this massive sales tax falls harder on...
Education-Related Websites: 8/29/2013
** www.teachhub.com: This site makes "available the most current, complete, and affordable resources for all K-12 educators," and all are created by teachers for teachers. ** www.schooltipline.com: This site enables students to confidentially communicate via text...
Qoutable Education Quotes: 8/26/2013
** "People are beginning to see that the emperors of reform have no clothes. And, as recent polling shows, parents are seeing this, too. Decades of top-down edicts, mass school closures, privatization, and test fixation with sanctions instead of support haven't moved...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: 8/21/2013
** www.bookpals.net ~ This site's mission is to help children learn to love books with the help of Screen Actors Guild performers. ** www.classpager.com ~ This free site allows teachers to send messages from their computers to phones, to ask questions during class,...
It’s an Education Fact: 8/20/2013
1) In reading on the NAEP, 9-year-olds posted an average score of 221, up 13 points from 1971; for 13-year-olds, the average score jumped from 255 to 263, but for 17-year-olds, scores were statistically unchanged at 287. 2) A 2009 Stanford University study found that...
Making Education News: 8/15/2013
1. Next up: The Next Generation Science Standards said to be designed with the most- and least-advanced science students in mind. 2. The government is now allowing states that received their No Child Left Behind waivers by last summer to apply for a delay in using...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: 8/15/2013
http://historyhouse.gov ~ Here you'll find inform ation on the nearly 11,000 who have served in the House and offers almost 1,000 database items on everything related to the House, including photos, furniture, even congressional baseball cards. www.livebinders.com ~...
It’s an Education-Related Fact: 8/13/2013
1) America spends more than any other developed nation for student education: more than $11,000 per elementary student in 2010, and more than $12,000 for a high schooler. 2) In 1970, 26% of the workforce had a college diploma; in 2012, 61% of the middle class had one....
Quotable Education Quotes: 8/12/2013
** "Most of my teaching career was spent working with at-risk kids, the ones destined to fail. The scores of my students cannot be compared with the scores of the AP teacher's students. My students scores should be compared with their previous test scores to see how...
1. Beginning in spring 2015, the ACT exam will be offered both online and as a paper and pencil test. 2. Ability grouping is now back, thus helping teachers cope with students' various skills and achievement levels. 3. Pennsylvania is proposing to toughen standards...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: 8/7/2013
** www.familyconnect.net ~ This site "makes it easy for parents to gain and maintain the peace of mind that comes with being able to quickly locate their children from their Internet accessible device." ** http://juniebjones.com ~ This site offers all kinds of games,...
It’s an Education Fact: 8/06/2013
1) Only 39% of teachers say they are very satisfied with their jobs, down from 62% in 2008. 51% report feeling under great stress several days a week. 2) 85% of teachers say their principals are doing an excellent or pretty good job; 98% of principals give their...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: 7/31/2013
** www.teachingbooks.net ~ This site says, "If you read fiction and nonfiction books in any discipline or setting, TeachingBooks.net's database of instructional materials will enliven your K-12 reading and library activities." ** www.polarhusky.com ~As the site...
The Common Core Assessments: Demanding, Online-Only, and Controversial, Too
The Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics are now closer than ever to arriving at a school near you. That’s because 45 states and the District of Columbia have signed on to them—a few even before the standards had been written....
