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Questions About Curriculum
Curriculum – noun – 1. The courses offered by an educational institution 2. A set of courses constituting an area of specialization. Cross – adjective – 1. Involving mutual interchange 2. Extending over or treating several groups, conditions, or classes. Maybe it’s because I’m an education nerd, or maybe it’s just because I think it’s…
Seven Faces Lighting Up in the Dark
Perhaps this is the most wonderful thing about teaching: seeing the wonder and amazement on a child’s face as she learns something new. It’s the eyes brightening and a brow rising as a young girl makes the connection between something she has read in a book and now experienced in another lesson, in a hands-on…
The Best Price Is FREE! Giveaways, Contests, and Other Goodies for Teachers
Here’s a roundup of fun freebies and contests that will help you stretch your teaching dollars just a little further.
Honk If You Teach Social Studies
Honk if you use GPS. Ring if your smartphone app gives you driving directions. Raise your hand if you go geocaching. Heck, raise your hand if you even know what geocaching is! Jump up and down until I call on you if you know which country has the largest volume and value of trade with…
Memories for Today and Tomorrow
In the last blog post, I simultaneously welcomed you to summer and nudged you toward planning for the 2011-2012 school year. I can be cruel that way. Today, I’d like to focus you on something a little different. Yet, in keeping with my previous emphasis on the multiple aspects of our personalities, I will have…
Everything Old Is New Again?
I read this morning that the last typewriter manufacturer is closing its doors. Then I read that the last typewriter manufacturers are, in fact, still open. The one reported factory closure is in India, so there are no more Indian typewriter manufacturers. But they still build them in China, Japan, and Indonesia. Erroneous reports of…
Teaching the Civil War: Are we doing it right?
Fort Sumter. Abraham Lincoln. Jefferson Davis. The Union. The Confederacy. Slavery. Secession. And that’s just the beginning. The American Civil War of 1861-1865 is a unique topic that offers countless approaches and cross-curricular teaching options. From a purely historical standpoint, the Civil War is a goldmine and a labyrinth for any social studies teacher. Important…
Freebies for Teachers: Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic, and More!
Ready for a fresh infusion of freebies and great deals for teachers? Here’s an assortment of offers that are just too good to pass up. Submit a comment to our blog for a chance to win!
Boo! Frightfully Fun Teacher Freebies
When it comes to contests, freebies, and fun offers for teachers, we have one rule: no tricks, all treats! In fact, the only scary thing about these offers is that if you don’t act quickly you might miss out!
One lucky reader will win two DVDs from The Science of Disney Imagineering series, winner of the Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award.