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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| October 26, 2012, 10:08 pm
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Let’s face it, writing is important. It is a skill that is necessary in nearly every field, yet our students often feel that writing is something that they don’t need to know how to do. They don’t see how their language arts classes will correlate to their careers in medicine, technology, or business. While we as teachers understand the importance of this skill, this lack of buy-in on the part of students’ shows that we’re not doing all we can to communicate this to them.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| October 26, 2012, 10:01 pm
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This week, AAE had the pleasure of attending a Thomas B. Fordham Institute event entitled, "After Chicago – the Future of Teacher Unions." The event consisted of a debate over how the education reform community should address the role of teacher unions in order to prevent another high-profile teacher strike.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| October 26, 2012, 09:53 pm
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This year, under First Lady Michele Obama's leadership and the standards of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, schools across the country are implementing the dietary guidelines established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| October 26, 2012, 09:45 pm
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ASCD recently released their October issue of Educational Leadership, with the titleStudents Who Challenge Us. Intrigued, I headed over to their site, excited to learn about better ways to deal with challenging students.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| October 26, 2012, 09:47 am
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Florida's controversial, new race-based student achievement goals continue to spark debate across the nation. The heated debate raises the question – how should student achievement goals be broken down?
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