Teaching Tolerance Gym Article Game Changers I will admit it – I am not athletically inclined. I’ve never been on a sports team and I was never excited about gym class. The opening sentence of this Teaching Tolerance article says “You might as well give me an ‘F’ now – get it out of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oregonian Art Article Funky Recycled Designs The organization, Junk to Funk, does, well, pretty much what the name says. It takes “junk” and makes it into “funky” items. Now, what does this have to do with learning and education? Well, as schools continue to face the recession and constant budget cuts – maybe the Junk […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Team Up with Scholastic to Survey Teaching Conditions Schools Learning from Business Okay, so when I read the title of this article, “Bill and Melinda Gates: Schools Need to Learn from Business.” My immediate reaction was, “Umm, no they don’t. Schools are not businesses Schools are not businesses and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SSR No More Laura’s Voice This is an educational blog I read periodically; I like this blog because it’s from an educator providing real educational experience and knowledge in a blog. I liked the October article about SSR – Sustained Silent Reading and thought I would share it here. The article provided me with a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Autism Tool Keepon Toy Ok, so I’ll be honest, when I first read about ‘Keepon’ and Toys ‘r’ Us I thought it was a groupon sorta deal for toy stores. And then I saw the video of Keepon and well, I thought it wasn’t the best invention ever. BUT, as I watched the video I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Matt Damon Rallies with the Teachers Matt Damon at the SOS march Our schools, they really do need saving. Constantly teacher friends and I are talking about how education is going down the pooper and we (the teachers) need to be more proactive and make a difference. Which is why it was such a great […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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