Monthly Archives: July 2016
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Diverse Conversations: Training Tomorrow’s Educators
It’s an unavoidable reality that today’s students will be tomorrow’s educators. The professors involved in teacher training initiatives and teacher education programs today are the ones ... -
6 Most Shocking Education News Stories of 2015
Every now and then, when we read a news story, we find ourselves doing a double take because we can hardly believe our eyes. Here are ... -
Diversity at College Level Bolstered by Online Offerings
Each year online learning initiatives becomes less of a fringe movement and more of an incorporated, and accepted, form of education. More than 6.7 million people ... -
Pull Your Own Weight: An open letter to Michelle Obama regarding childhood obesity
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Why more K-12 schools should teach the Arabic language
By Kelly Doffing From improving memory to increasing global understanding, the benefits of learning a foreign language are abundant. As globalization continues and we progress toward a ... -
What You Need to Know as an Educator: How to Deal with a Difficult Principal
As a teacher you may find it very difficult to work with your principal. Therefore this article provides tips for surviving the work place as you ... -
Excitement Equals Excellence: How Educators Can Rile Up Student Motivation
No matter what model is used in managing a classroom, no matter what kind of curriculum structure is implemented, one of the biggest factors in student ... -
What You Need to Know About the Conditions of Local Funding
It is important for educators and parents/guardians to understand the funding conditions of their local school district(s) because each condition impacts the amount and continual financial ... -
3 Ways Teachers Mold America’s Future
In the age of globalization, education has become critical. It’s one of the major tools America needs so that it can hold its own on the ... -
How Northside Elementary scored 100% for literacy
A guest column by Joy Tyner Realizing a 100% pass rate on a state-mandated literacy test isn’t only extremely exciting and rewarding—in my district, it’s expected. ...