Monthly Archives: November 2015
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2 Quick Fixes for Easy Lesson Planning
Creating and writing lesson plans are activities common to basic teacher education courses. Before entering a classroom, young educators are taught how to meticulously plan their ... -
How Teachers Can Dramatically Impact America’s Future
In the age of globalization, education—particularly in mathematics and science—has become critical to ensuring America’s role as a leader on the worldwide stage. Americans are convinced ... -
6 Reasons to Respect Teaching as a Profession
According to Webster’s Dictionary, a profession is defined as “a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.” Ballantine and Spade list six ... -
3 Ways Technology Can Fix Education
As the use of technology becomes more and more prevalent in schools, concerns have popped up about its ubiquity in schools. Some will even go as ... -
How to offer interactive technology in the classroom
As technology continues to grow, our classrooms, educators, and students grow with it. Promethean, a company that creates technology solutions in education, has created a new ... -
Call me MISTER encourages male minority teachers
Teachers are a rare breed. They are grossly underpaid and severely overworked. To make matters worse, the type of diversity we really need to see in ... -
5 Professional Commitments You Need to Make as a Teacher
To be a professional, you must act, think, and present yourself like a professional should. Here are five professional commitments that are essential for you to ... -
Merit Pay in K-12 Education: What’s the Big Debate Over??
One hotly contested issue is compensating teachers through merit pay. The philosophy behind merit pay is to reward teachers who produce better results in the classroom. -
Research shows blended learning increases student achievement
New white paper on effective instructional models and course customization benefit Odysseyware users (CHANDLER, Ariz.) Sept. 16, 2015 –Odysseyware, a leading provider of online curriculum for digital ... -
K-12 Technology: Benefits and Drawbacks
The late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. once famously said, “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” Though ...