How satisfied are teachers with their jobs? According to a new survey by MetLife, not very. Since the last time the insurance company issued the Survey on the American Teacher which was 2008, teacher...
Heather Neal - Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 12:32pm
Discovery presented a webinar (archived here on our site) presented by students. With some assistance from their teachers, students presented their favorite app to use in the classroom, complete...
What caused Sandy Hook Elementary Schol shooter Adam Lanza to go on his killing rampage? In new details, investigators say Lanza may have been in “direct competition” with Anders Behring Breivik, the...
Heather Neal - Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 10:16am
The state of North Carolina has passed a law that makes it a crime for students to bully teachers online. There are already anti-bullying laws about student-to-student cyberbullying. This law is...
Space seems to be pelting the earth with stuff. Earlier this morning a meteor hurdled past Russia’s Ural Mountains, causing explosions and hurting hundreds. This afternoon a small asteroid named...
Heather Neal - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 10:29am
The SETI Institute has provided educators with a way to engage the Common Core's integrated subjects approach and multimedia in the classroom. They recently discovered two more “tiny” moons orbiting...
As you may know, PBS Learning Media is our digital media resource center that pools the best PBS shows, games and lessons in one place for you to use in the classroom. If you are doing a lesson on...
President Obama is scheduled to give his State of the Union address to congress and the nation tonight at 9 p.m. eastern time. You and your students may watch the speech live on GPB at that time....
Random Acts of Kindness Week
It is officially Random Acts of Kindness Week. Sponsored by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAKF), the goal is to “inspire people to practice kindness and pass...
