The OGT Is My Michigan Game
One of those countless Friday after-work discussions we have with our teaching colleagues has stuck in my mind for the past year. “We’re the only profession in the world,” stated a fellow teacher, “where we are judged not by how …
Mason City Schools Offer Alternative School Option
Mason City Schools in Mason, Ohio is annually recognized as one of the top public school systems in the State of Ohio. The District earned the state’s top ranking for the past 10 years—most recently Excellent with Distinction. Mason consistently …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Do You Have an Idea for an Article or Discussion Topic?
Submit your idea for an article or discussion topic, to be posted here, on the OEA website, or in another OEA electronic newsletter. You can also submit an idea for an article or opinion piece that you’d like to write …
Twitter and New Technology in the Classroom
John Hopkins University Professor Mary Knudson requires students in her medical writing class to send reports from scientific conferences, but limits them to 140 characters. She requires them to Twitter. She says Twitter teaches students to write concisely and lets …
