Presidential candidates travel the country courting voters
As GOP candidates prepare for the second Republican debate on Wednesday, Democratic candidates saw a recent shift in the polls that could spell trouble for frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
Read MoreGirls Court provides alternatives to prison for delinquent girls
A court experiment in Florida attempts to help delinquent girls by promoting rehabilitation rather than incarceration.
Girls Court, as the experiment is called, started a year ago in Jacksonville as way to address the fact that many of the young women in the state’s juvenile justice system find themselves committing crimes due to trauma experienced earlier in life.
Three Mentoring Mistakes (from someone who knows)
This week, I’m meeting a new teacher at our school. Someone else will be her “official” mentor, and this kind of encounter is always awkward, like a blind date. When I emailed her to set up our meeting, I told her that “I have red hair, and I’ll be sitting to the left of the counter.” Luckily, she seemed to appreciate the humor of the situation, as she replied to the email with: “Though I usually carry a single red rose, I’ll wear a Bills T-shirt.” Why then am I meeting her for this “blind date”?
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What you need to know about protecting students... even before school and after they leave
When speaking with teachers, I always hear that your job doesn’t stop when the school day ends. There’s tutoring, coaching sports, and monitoring school buses. These are just a few of the extra tasks you may have to do before you head home for the day.
Here are a few things you might not have thought of at those times:
Should the U.S. take in Syrian war refugees?
As the refugee crisis continues in Europe, candidates running for president have begun to weigh in on what the U.S. should be doing.
Refugees fleeing war in Syria and Iraq continue to flood into Europe in the hundreds of thousands. Men, women and children are sleeping in train stations and camps as they wait to enter Northern European countries like Germany that have promised some degree of asylum.
Blended Learning
This past school year, my students and I entered a new realm of teaching and learning. We created a one-to-one blended learning environment. I use the word “we,” because it was a path my students and I traveled together. I must admit that I had my reservations last September. The idea of a Chromebook for every student in a first-grade classroom seemed unmanageable—yet I embraced the challenge.
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Three Tips to Pump Up Student Voice in Your Classroom
Editor's Note: This blog post by Ami Turner originally appeared on EdSurge.
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A very practical guide for first-year teachers
#5 Blog of the DecadeThe final countdown to school has begun, and with it comes that crunchy time period of trying to squeeze in full relaxation and total preparation before the school year begins anew.
Read MoreToday's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - President visits Alaskan Arctic, renames Mt. McKinley
President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Alaskan Arctic during a three-day trip this week to discuss climate change and its threat to the region.
Read MoreFive things your class should know on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Aug. 29 marks the 10-year anniversary of one of the most costly and devastating disasters in American history, Hurricane Katrina. The storm caused approximately 1,800 deaths and over $108 billion in property damage. Here are five things your class should know about the deadly hurricane on its 10th anniversary. The class can also watch this NewsHour report to learn how the city of New Orleans continues to rebuild.
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