How K-12 Schools Can Use the Government Assistance Program ESSERESSER stands for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, a federal program administered by the Department of Education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides emergency financial assistance to public school districts across the country.A recent article “Schools Got $122 Billion to Reopen Last Year. Most Has … Read More
Best ELA Teacher Resources for Teaching English Language Arts – Top Teacher Aids for English Classrooms
Best ELA Teacher Resources for Teaching English Language ArtsTop English Teacher Aids for English ClassroomsTeaching English is no small task. Students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas. English Language Arts (ELA) encompasses grammar, vocabulary, composition, and research. Having the right ELA teaching aids and resources in your classroom helps … Read More
Teacher Affiliate Marketing Program for Teacher Bloggers and Educators – Education Affiliate Program from Teacher’s Discovery
Teacher Affiliate Marketing Program for Teacher Bloggers and EducatorsEducation Affiliate Program from Teacher’s DiscoveryTeachers are making money by blogging, especially when they become affiliates of educational brands. If you are a teacher with an informative blog for educators or an active affiliate marketer that promotes educational products to teachers, Teacher’s Discovery is a great addition to your education affiliate marketing … Read More
Bring Famous Art into Your School with a Traveling Exhibit!
Bring Famous Art into Your School with a Traveling Art Exhibit!Traveling Art Exhibits Available from Teacher’s DiscoveryNo other experience comes close to seeing world-renowned art in person. Many students, however, don’t get the chance to study the works of famous artists. But with the traveling art exhibits from Teacher’s Discovery, you can bring artists and art from around the world … Read More
NCAA Athletes Getting Paid: Thousands Could Be in Their Futures
Weekly critical reading for 11/05/2019
Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube Are Cracking Down on Fake Vaccine News
Facebook is changing how users see vaccine content—part of an ongoing effort by social platforms to correct, block, and minimize vaccine misinformation amid a record measles outbreak.
Summer Vacation 101: The Teacher’s Essential Guide
This is about what teachers everywhere will be doing this summer. I was interested, so I asked.
Middle-Grade Narrative Writing: Using Mentor Texts to Describe Setting (Snapshots)
I always start and end the year with narrative writing in some form. While I often focus on things like voice and ideas with this genre of writing, it really is all in the details when it comes to helping the reader see what you are talking about on the page.
Why Ricky Martin Is Unapologetically a Part of My Classroom
Wait—before you assume that’s just plain weird and click on a story with more educational value, at least hear me out.
Five Ways to Incorporate Choice for Middle and High School Reading and Writing
I’ve noticed a consistent trend in my 20 or so years of teaching high school English and coaching teachers: lack of student choice. That’s not to say that teachers don’t provide any choice—they do—but