Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingThe School Mission Statement: Values, Goals, & Identities in American Education by Steven E. Stemler and Damian J. Bebell (©2012, Eye On Education: Larchmont, NY) is a must-have resource for any school or district creating or reevaluating their mission statement. If you would like your educational outcomes to align with your statements of purpose, this […]
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June 6th, 2012Teachers Gone Wild – Female Teachers in Sex Cases
June 6th, 2012Let’s face it. The fact that it is very difficult or impossible to fire really bad teachers is a black eye for all educators. Even if you can get rid of a bad apple, it will probably come at a high cost to the tax payers. Here are stories from this week’s (6/4/2012) newspapers on […]
Read entire post...The Classroom Teacher’s Technology Survival Guide
June 1st, 2012The Classroom Teacher’s Technology Survival Guide By Doug Johnson (© 2012, Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint: Hoboken, NJ) is for educators who want good teaching, not technology, as the focus of their classroom. The book outlines pragmatic ways all teachers can use computers, the Internet, digital cameras, and other technology tools to enhance professional productivity. Doug […]
Read entire post...In and Out of Trouble with Facebook & Twitter
May 29th, 2012Some of these tweets were part of a previous post, and I adding more as I find them. They seem important enough to keep up front for a while. While social media can be fun for some and profitable for others, some adults and youngsters manage to use it to get in trouble. Each of […]
Read entire post...Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World – Book Summary
May 28th, 2012Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World (©2009, Ballantine Books: New York, NY) by Homa Sabet Tavangar will help you prepare children for today’s increasingly interconnected world. This is a hands-on, one-of-a-kind parenting toolbox that will give children a vital global perspective. This is a book that parents, grandparents, and […]
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