Ideas for the Classroom: A Macy’s Gift Card for You
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 one of three $100 gift cards to Macy’s.
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 sites like Teachers Pay Teachers and We Are Teachers, but more districts are beginning to question whether they should be allowed to do this. Some teachers say they use the money to buy classroom supplies, and others use the funds for personal expenses. Joseph McDonald, a professor at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University, told the Times that the online selling cheapens what teachers do and undermines efforts to build sites where educators freely exchange ideas and lesson plans.
One New York educator, Lisa Michalek, reportedly has earned $31,000 from selling lessons, like an earth science curriculum that sells for $59.95. Another New York educator who has purchased PowerPoint Presentations from Michalek said she hates “reinventing the wheel” and starting with Michalek’s presentations saves her hours each time.
UPDATE: OEA Takes Action To Stop The Release Of Personal Information As Requested By The Ohio Republican Party
UPDATE: Late this afternoon, Franklin County’s Common Pleas Court Judge Beatty granted OEA’s request for a temporary restraining order. The TRO prevents the release of residential (home) addresses, home telephone numbers and personal email addresses of individuals licensed by the Ohio Department of Education. Judge Hogan has been assigned to hear the case.
OEA Takes Action To Stop The Release Of Personal Information As Requested By The Ohio Republican Party
COLUMBUS — November 13, 2009 — Today, the Ohio Education Association (OEA) filed a temporary restraining order in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to prevent the release of the personal information of licensed Ohio education employees as kept by the Ohio Department of Education.
In its written public records request to the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Republican Party seeks the following:
“All contact information for teachers, principals and school support staff, whose records are retained in the licensure database of the Ohio Department of Education. This information should include full name, home mailing address, position or title, email address, home phone number, school at which they work and county and school district in which the school is located for both public and private educational institutions.”
If granted, the temporary restraining order will delay the release of this information until a court can rule on whether or not the release of such personal information is subject to disclosure under Ohio public records law.
“Our commitment to Ohio education employees is the compelling reason for our action today,” said OEA president Patricia Frost-Brooks. “The protection of members’ personal information is of utmost importance to OEA. It is our association’s position that such information is not a public record under Ohio law.”
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