Check out the Library of Congress website for new exhibits, events, and tutorials on how to use the site for student research. It’s appropriate for grades 6-12. Take a look.

In case you didn’t read John’s comment on my “Fun for the Whole Family” post, he suggested checking out Amiglia instead of JotSpot. I haven’t had a chance to peruse Amiglia as much as I’d like to yet, but it does appear to have some extra cool stuff that JotSpot is lacking. Check […]

The Environmental Protection Agency provides a bunch of resources and activities for grades K-12. Visit their website here and click on Curriculum Resources.

I recently participated in Habitat for the first time and I must say it was a really enjoyable experience. Please encourage your students and coworkers to get involved, especially now that the summer is coming. Habitat even offers positions for college students. Granted, they pay next to nothing but it is a […]

Harvard Business School recently released an article entitled “Why Your Employees are Losing Motivation.” I believe this translates extremely well to a classroom environment. You may find some useful information in there on how to keep your class on track for the next two months. It’s a good read.

Check out Jotspot, a neat tool that allows families to create their own unique website. It offers a place for photos and family calendars, family trees, blogs, maps, and events. It also offers a “wish list” that’s great for buying wedding gifts, holiday presents, etc. I think this is a great tool […]

I’ve posted about this topic before, but I urge you to check out Ukiah Coach Brown’s post about the low expectations that are placed on students today. I don’t want to get started on this because I literally do not have 2 hours to write down all my feelings on this topic, but I […]

I found an interesting article here that’s definitely worth a read if you’ve ever considered teaching abroad. Here’s an exceprt:
“The initiative will bring more than 150 guest teachers to U.S. high schools from China and immerse nearly 600 American teachers of the language in Chinese culture through summer institutes there, organizers said.
It will also […]

I saw a piece about this on Good Morning America last week, and now there is a follow up article here about what women REALLY want when it comes to feeling happy in their position at work. Of course, I think this applies to men just as much as women. The Good Morning […]

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