Teacher's look at what's new and noteworthy in educator blogs. Recently: Hard Times and Better Students, Bicycle Jousting, and Fake Social Security Numbers. (November 20, 2008)
Career Corner
Plan to Teach a Demonstration Lesson
Deborah R. Snyder offers advice for planning and executing the kind of demonstration lesson that will land you the job. (November 19, 2008)
The Book Whisperer
The country’s highest achieving students have made the fewest gains in the era of NCLB and Donalyn Miller isn’t happy about it. (November 19, 2008)
A Place at the Table
Susan Graham reminds readers that although some people may have hoped for a different result on Election Day, Americans need to stand together to achieve their common goals. (November 10, 2008)
Living in Dialogue
Obama's Choice: Secretary of Education
Anthony Cody suggests two possible candidates; both have criticized NCLB. (November 16, 2008)
Unwrapping the Gifted
The Evolving Definition of Giftedness
Tamara Fischer reminds readers about the upcoming edweek.org chat on the nature of giftedness: Is it static or can it be taught? (November 18, 2008)
New Terrain
Student violence at a D.C. high school sent five to the hospital this week. Jessica Shyu asks, how can educators make this a teachable moment? (November 20, 2008)
Eduholic
Emmet Rosenfeld is now officialy a National Board Certified Teacher and boy is he happy! (November 21, 2008)
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From the Archives
At a Mississippi boarding school, Hamlet gets a streetwise makeover. (March 1, 2003)
Sam Dyson's students forge linguistic connections to a distant land. (October 1, 2006)
Highlights
Content knowledge and passion aren't enough to keep students awake, says Bill Ferriter. Teachers must also know their audience. (November 19, 2008)
The many hours that kids spend “friending” each other might not be so bad after all. And more. (November 21, 2008)
19,000 Students Died in China Earthquake
China acknowledged that more than 19,000 of the 90,000 dead in last May's disaster were school children. (November 20, 2008, AP)
Featured Blog
Emmet Rosenfeld is now officialy a National Board Certified Teacher and boy is he happy! (November 22, 2008)
Tempers Flare Over School Cuts
Proposed spending cuts for the struggling Las Vegas school district include hundreds of teaching and administrative positions. (November 20, 2008, AP)
Senior Year Inviting More Math Choices
Interest in 12th grade math options for struggling and high-achieving students is on the rise. (November 19, 2008)
Teacher Sourcebook
It’s one thing to teach kids. It’s a whole other thing to make sure what we’re teaching is of high quality. (September 10, 2008)
Texas Reviews Science Standards
The debate on how to teach evolution in science classrooms heated up as activists testified in front of the State Board of Education. (November 19, 2008, AP)
'Reading First' Shows no Effect on Comprehension
The $6 billion spent on the program has helped students with basic decoding but not with understanding, a major study finds. (November 18, 2008)
Discussion
A reader wonders what policies or actions you've taken, seen, or read about that have helped reduce the frequency of student tardiness in your school?
Join the discussion. (November 21, 2008)
More StoriesRetired Teachers Keep Increases
A state board in Georgia voted Wednesday to keep a nearly 40-year-old policy that guarantees cost-of-living increases to pension payments for retired teachers in the state. (November 20, 2008, AP)
Idaho Mayor Apologizes for Hateful Student Chant
Shawn Larsen wrote a public apology after 2nd and 3rd graders chanted “assassinate Obama” on their school bus. (November 19, 2008, AP)
Plans Delayed for Bully-Free School
Backers of a safe high school for gay and bullied youth will spend another year finalizing their proposal. (November 19, 2008, AP)
Union Prez: Performance Pay Works
Randi Weingarten, who heads the 1.4 million-member American Federation of Teachers, says there is a role for raises based on how well students learn. (November 18, 2008, AP)
Voice strain can be a true job hazard for teachers, causing many to seek medical treatment. (November 16, 2008, AP)
The back-to-nature approach to learning is introducing children to healthy foods and supplementing school lunches. (November 17, 2008, AP)
The Texas Teacher Retirement System has dropped almost $25 billion in market value since September 1. (November 15, 2008, AP)
Big Picture schools boast a 92 percent graduation rate and offer students a personalized education. (November 16, 2008, AP)
Hispanic Students Juggle Jobs, School
Educators say that some students who seem to be falling behind are succeeding — just not on the traditional timeline. (November 16, 2008, AP)
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The Evolving Definition of Giftedness
The editors of the upcoming volume The Development of Giftedness and Talent Across the Life Span discussed the mutability of giftedness and how to cultivate gifted abilities in students.
Discussion Forums
Physical Activity and Learning
A reader wonders what policies/actions you've taken, seen, or read about that have helped reduce the frequency of student tardiness in your school? Join in or start your own conversations.
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