Op-Ed: Parent Involvement Is Not a Suggestion—It Is a Must
When students in my classroom knows their parents and I will be supporting each other in their education, they are much more likely...
12 April, 2013
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Kentucky Partners with National Group to Engage Teachers
Thursday, April 11th, 2013 Press Contact: Rebecca Wales (703) 835-6118 April 11, 2013 (National) – In an effort to better engage teachers in the implementation of Kentucky’s Professional...
11 April, 2013
Op-Ed: No More Excuses—School Food Must Be Good Food
As a middle-school teacher I’m always amazed at the power of a granola bar. I find that on field trips the fix for...
10 April, 2013
Are Schools Just Reacting to Bullying Instead of Preventing It?
In her book How to Bullyproof your Classroom, Caltha Crowe reminds us “the problem of bullying is actually the challenge of kindness.” When I...
09 April, 2013
When Kids Are Afraid to Tell Teachers About Bullying — That Is a Problem
When I first started teaching, I wasn’t exactly sure how I should respond to tattling. I wanted children to tell me what was...
05 April, 2013
We Need Better Principals
Great leadership is at the helm of any successful endeavor. This is certainly true for education. I pride myself on being a great classroom...
03 April, 2013
Drawing Inspiration from Past Experience
3/4 x 4/3 = 1. Most ninth graders can solve that immediately. Raven, one of the students I tutored as an undergraduate in...
28 March, 2013
Teacher Evaluation: Don’t Forget the Science Fairs
My middle school scientists just rocked their science fair. They worked hard and I am deeply inspired by and proud of their results. I...
18 March, 2013
Teacher Development Should Not Be a Luxury – It Must
Teachers and principals from across the country were recently asked what they thought were the greatest challenges facing the teaching profession. According to MetLife’s...
06 March, 2013