As Smarter Balanced assessments make their way into classrooms everywhere by the 2014-2015 school year, teachers are working to adapt their curricula to the Common
5 Ways to Create Exciting Kindergarten Lessons
As an elementary teacher for over 10 years, I have had a multitude of experiences working with a variety of Kindergarten learners. While not every
Celebrating Digital Learning Day
Today, American teachers and students will together celebrate Digital Learning Day. Organized by the Alliance for Excellent Education, Digital Learning Day applauds teacher efforts to
Don’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em: Using electronics in the classroom
“There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” -Ken Olsen, founder of DEC minicomputer company,
3 Tips to Save your Class from “Technical Difficulties”
It was a cloudy December day in San Francisco, I had created a Trigonometry Review Assignment for my precalculus class and was excited to have
A Quest for Better Feedback, Early and Often
For students and teachers, the value of feedback early and often in the learning cycle is well understood. As Bill Ferriter of the Center for
