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posted by: Alix
| August 08, 2012, 12:56 pm
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Welcome to August, Teachers! With the first day of school right around the corner, you are likely making preparations for the lesson plan that will kick-off your entire school year. The first day of school is more about planning than it is about teaching, and it’s particularly important to spend some time introducing your subject and getting to know your students. Depending on your subject and age group, consider using some of these activities to help start your year off right.
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posted by: Alix
| August 01, 2012, 09:16 am
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Back-to-school shopping can be a real pain for teachers if you’re not sure where the deals are. Sure, every teacher knows to buy as much at the Dollar Store or seek out deals at Costco. The good news is that there are secret deals at other stores for you, too! As you do your back-to-school shopping, remember these deals:
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posted by: Alix
| July 27, 2012, 09:12 am
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Despite year after year of increased spending in the United States, students from nearly twenty countries are outperforming their American counterparts at record levels. According to a new report by the Harvard University's Program on Education Policy and Governance, U.S. students are falling further behind and are not catching up to their peers in other industrialized countries.
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posted by: Alix
| July 26, 2012, 04:19 pm
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Education reformer Kevin P. Chavous penned an op-ed connecting improvements in education to a rebounding economy. What do you think?
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posted by: Alix
| July 25, 2012, 01:05 pm
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It has recently been suggested that, in order to elevate the quality and status of teachers in America, teachers need to take a “bar exam.” After all, doctors and lawyers have serious hurdles to jump over in order to secure and maintain their licenses. The work that you do as a teacher is just as important as the work that a doctor or a lawyer does—in fact you educate future doctors and lawyers. Why shouldn’t teachers be held to the same standard as lawyers and doctors?
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