Ohio Education Budget Shortfall and the Consequences of Inaction
Ohio GOP Senators Claim They Can Delay Resolving Education Funding Shortfall until Next Year If the Ohio Senate fails to act on House Bill 318 by December 31, state aid to local school districts will be cut by $50 million …
Best and Work Teacher Gifts
An interesting article at TeacherHub.com featured some best and worst “teacher gift stories,” like this one: “I got half a bottle of Lady Stetson one year from a kid who stole it from his Mom. I talked to his Mom and …
Educational Gifts?
We all look forward to that look on a child’s face when she opens a gift she really, really loves. Of course you can’t go wrong with the latest toy or game, but can that toy or game be educational …
How to Avoid the Holiday Overspending Trap
Tell us how you stay in control of your holiday spending (without feeling like a Grinch) and you could win a $100 Macy’s gift card. By Lexi Gray Andrews The holidays are a seemingly good excuse for many people to …
Ideas for the Classroom: A Macy’s Gift Card for You
This year, Thanksgiving Day falls on November 26. How do you help your students learn about this special holiday? Share your ideas for incorporating the winter holidays into your lesson plans. You will be entered for a chance to win …
Should teachers sell their lesson plans online?
A recent New York Times article reported on the “thousands of teachers” selling their lesson plans online and whether or not it is appropriate for them to do so. According to the article, teachers are selling lesson plans online on …
American Education Week Contest
Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility NEA’s American Education Week (AEW) spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education from kindergarten through college, and the need for everyone to do his …
The Twitter Experiment
Dr. Rankin, professor of History at the University of Texas at Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter… She …
Preventing Cheating
Cheating is a perennial problem. A 2006 national survey found that more than 60% of high school students said they have cheated on a test, and the number of self-admitted cheaters has steadily risen over the years. New factors in …
Teacher Burnout: What Stresses You Out?
Often teachers go into the profession with visions of inspiring eager young minds in a supportive and fully funded environment. Unfortunately some of the realities of teaching are not so ideal. Who expected all the paperwork that is required and …
