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Education
What Will Be the Apex of Online Learning?
As educators get more accustomed to the idea of virtual learning, imagine a future where an entire public school district goes entirely virtual.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Principal: Minecraft Doesn't Have to Be a Distraction From Learning
Wisconsin elementary school principal Matt Renwick says that the game, if taken in the right context, can be seen not as a distraction, but as a resource to help students build critical learning skills.
Teaching Profession
Teachers Dress Down to Protest Salaries
Teachers at a high school in Fairfax County, Va., have taken to protesting district salary squeezes in a way that could be described as highly casual. Literally.
School & District Management
The Art of Using Checklists in the Classroom
The use of simple checklists to manage complex, sometimes unwieldy projects has been a trending topic in many industries. Teaching is no exception.
Science
So Your Students Have Asked You About Creationism ...
The evolution debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham could bring up some tricky questions for teachers about a bitter cultural division.
Curriculum
To Stir Up Curriculum, Teacher Ousts Novels for The New York Times
A New Jersey English teacher finding students to be bored with the assigned novels, started using New York Times human-interest stories to teach students about critical analysis.
Teaching Profession
Matt Damon: Why Cut Teachers Out of Ed. Policy?
Matt Damon stopped by Reddit today for an Ask-Me-Anything session, and took the opportunity to reproach certain kinds of education reform.
Science
Children's Favorite TV Science Teacher Bill Nye Debates Creationism
TV personality Bill Nye took on Creation Museum founder Ken Ham in a PowerPoint-heavy debate about a topic that still weighs heavily in American curricula.
Teaching
Is Data-Driven Instruction Ready to Include the Instructors?
Members of a Washington panel discussion on teacher use of data agreed that educators need better training in data, but first teachers need to trust it.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Researchers: Gossip May Have Some Benefits (Even in Schools)
A new study distinguishes between real positive benefits of some kinds of rumormongering.
Student Well-Being & Movement
A Teacher on 'Listening' Rather Than 'Disciplining'
Sarah Camiscoli, a literacy intervention teacher for English-language learners at a small public middle school in the South Bronx, moved away from disciplining to listening and gaining greater understanding of her students' needs.
Education
Survey: Educators Confident in Their Effectiveness, But Doubt Parents'
In a national survey, educators report high levels of educator effectiveness, but say parents are not doing enough to ensure student success.
Education
2014 State of the Union: A Recap for Busy Teachers
The president's speech started with praise for teachers, who had a lot to say about the address on Twitter.
College & Workforce Readiness
Blogging to Become a Better Teacher
A blogging educator says that keeping a blog can help teachers reflect, discuss methods that work best and ones that need improvement, and vent their stress and anxiety.