Day One at the AASSA Teaching Conference
Flying to an international location, staying in a nice hotel, meeting with people from all around the continent, and being in a room with so many others who share […]
Flying to an international location, staying in a nice hotel, meeting with people from all around the continent, and being in a room with so many others who share […]
Despite teaching in Venezuela (where it is really hard to find many things), I’ve been able to order some fantastic books for my classroom. I love my classroom library and […]
Yesterday I committed to writing every day for the rest of March alongside my third graders so that they could participate in the classroom slice of life challenge. If you […]
I actually paid my student loan off over a month ago. I keep waiting to get a card in the mail or at least an e-card congratulating me… but it […]
One thing I love about public libraries is that I can borrow ebooks from any place in the world. Sure, it is kinda annoying how I can only get a […]
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford University offers common-sense ideas about closing the achievement gap. She says that testing is less important than teaching. No…
I don’t know if everyone reading this realizes quite how nerdy I am. I’ve finished up my fourth year of teaching abroad and I’ve renewed my teaching license for the first […]
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Dr. Hunter O’Hara and Dr. Merrie Tinkersley visited Finland, and this is what they learned: “American Educators Find Surprises in Helsinki and at…
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Stephen Sawchuk reports in Education Week on a study finding that most teachers will not stay on the job long enough to collect…
One of my Top 10 Dream schools to work at is the Green School Bali. Of course I want to live in Bali, but I am also passionate about “green […]