At first, Indiana high school junior Will Rogers wasn’t sure what he’d just shot on video. He’d recorded video through a locked classroom door of a Lake Central High School … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teachers who buy classroom supplies with their own money cry foul on Republican tax plan
Teachers often have to spend their own money to provide students with books, pens and pencils, and can get a tax deduction of $ 250 for their expenses — but there’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »Educators hope yoga in classroom can help students learn
Lora Frank-Fuller showed a classroom of first-graders at Fulton Elementary School how to close their eyes, breathe through their noses and “plug” their index and middle fingers into the ground. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Global warming in the classroom
The following editorial appeared in The News-Sentinel on Thursday, June 22: There is a bubbling controversy about how to teach “manmade global warming” in the classroom. Is it a scientific … Click to Continue »
Read More »Classroom lessons help children receive Christmas gifts
Kindergartners at Burbank Elementary School in Merced helped to make sure children in need don’t go without gifts this holiday season. Students used personal and donated money Tuesday to purchase … Click to Continue »
Read More »Classroom lessons to help children receive Christmas gifts
Kindergartners at Burbank Elementary School in Merced helped to make sure children in need don’t didn’t go without gifts this holiday season. Students used personal and donated money on Tuesday to purchase stuffed animals, action figures, games and other items children would enjoy, , according to a statement from the …
Read More »California aims to reflect diversity in classroom studies
How do you teach the history of the world in California schools, where nearly two-thirds of students are Latino or Asian, many from newly immigrated families? … Click to Continue »
Read More »Education Matters: Using Social Media and Technology in the Classroom
It is something we all experience. We get the latest phone or tech device and before we learn how to use it, there’s a new one on the market. Think about the challenges this poses for technology teachers and the technicians who must maintain it. Juanita Stevenson breaks down what …
Read More »Education Matters: Spark Initiative Bringing Arts to the Classroom
What does this child playing a recorder at McCabe Elementary School in Mendota have in common with students working on an art project at Baldares Elementary in Fresno? How is that all connected to a music program at Westside Elementary School in Five Points? "In most of these schools, there would …
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