Think about your favorite form of the arts: Music, Theater, Dance, Musical Theater, Opera, Visual Arts, and Multimedia Arts. Which one most represents you? Which one is your favorite? Much of the ways in which we respond to the arts depends on our own experiences with
Technology is part of the fabric of our students’ lives. This is the last backpack generation—the last generation of students that will need to carry backpacks around, as mobile devices start to replace the textbooks, binders, notebooks, and tools we grew up carrying (Walker). The use
Contributed by Tracy Alloway Dyslexia doesn't have to hold you back. In our research, we found that adults with dyslexia used their strengths in visual working memory to focus their attention. Dyslexia is a prevalent learning disability characterized by difficulties in reading and spelling, despite average levels
Contributed by Renee Hobbs Let’s be frank: there’s a right way and a wrong way to teach digital citizenship. When people hear the term, digital citizenship, most people think of helping students to protect their privacy and be aware of their digital footprint. Educators may encourage students
When I was a new teacher in New York State, the State Education Department (NYSED) required all provisionally certified teachers to film themselves teaching. Without the videotape, teachers could not become permanently certified. With 6 months left on my provisional certification, I borrowed a video
Contributed by Kathy Glass In my books Mapping Comprehensive Units to the ELA Common Core, K-5 and 6-12, I provide a rationale and suggestions for how teachers can use student checklists within an instructional program. There are a number of writing checklists that educators can download
Having worked as a publisher in educational leadership for over 20 years, I am frequently in awe at the difficulty and scope of a school leader’s work. Policies from the federal and state levels push down from the top while pressures from parents, teachers, and students