In an earlier post, Heather Neal talked about using Pinterest to organize what you like on the internet, particularly subjects dealing with the Common Core. (By the way, if you are not on Pinterest...
It’s a scenario that teachers face all the time: a new student comes from another school. How did that student perform in his or her former school? Is that student ESL? How did he or she fare on...
Heather Neal - Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 10:48am
Last night’s primary elections show that voters have approved a new city in Georgia. In what has been a series of new metro Atlanta cities (Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Milton, and Chattahoochee...
Teachers around the state are putting their heads down and leaning in, delving into the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. These standards have been accepted and will be implemented...
In How People Learn, John Bransford and his colleagues at University of Washington, Seattle suggested that using real cases, embedding questions that help learners connect old and new knowledge,...
In addition to new classrooms, students and new staff members, teachers in Georgia have another “new” “new” to adapt to: the Common Core Georgia Performance standards. These standards emphasize...
The London Olympics are underway and the games offer several teachable moments. Not just the standard history lesson on ancient Greece or the games themselves, but in English and Math .
Here is a...
It’s Bob Ross’ turn to be autotuned and remixed! The same people who remixed Mister Rogers for a YouTube video - PBS Digital and the Symphony of Science's John D. Boswell - also put together this...
Mosquitoes are a pervasive nuisance, though not just in the tropics. However, especially in tropical locations, mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance, they are also a serious health hazard....
