by Carol A. Josel | Jun 18, 2019 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The National Center for Learning Disabilities and Understood.org teamed up and surveyed 1,350 teachers and also put together focus groups, looked at teacher certification requirements, and analyzed how best to teach students with mild to moderate disabilities. These...
by Carol A. Josel | May 29, 2019 | Academics, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Like it or not… Despite the push for tech skills in our K-12 schools, what’s really in demand by employers are so-called soft skills. These include oral and written communication skills, attention to detail, problem-solving, empathy and organization. The number...
by Carol A. Josel | May 8, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Making News
One would think that a parent walking into their child’s school would want to make a good impression and dress accordingly. We are, after all, judged, at least in part, on appearance and first impressions count. Well, some folks apparently don’t see it that way,...
by Carol A. Josel | May 1, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The Education Week Research Center put education technology’s effectiveness to the test and found that, when it comes to teachers’ views about related innovations: Less than 33% said they’ve changed their beliefs about what schools should look like. Less than 50% said...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2019 | Commentary, Making Education News, Making News
Be advised: Microsoft’s Bill Gates is now out there calling textbooks “obsolete” and predicting their imminent death. Yes, this despite the fact that ongoing studies keep finding/proving that students prefer reading the paper variety. Moreover, when coming...
