It is certainly not black and white, but I do agree that the pendulum needs to swing back to student ownership of their learning. Too many parents place blame on the teacher first, and don't want to acknowledge their child's lack of…
What a fantastic idea. I am going to talk to our PE teacher. Unfortunatey we are the same "culture", but our students do cup stacking which is not a "southern" game.
There are plenty of competitions that you might want to look into such as Science Olympiad, Odyssey of the Mind, Future Problem Solving, Lego FIRST competition, and Future City. Interest inventories are always a great place to start. Nancy's…
My schedule is too hectic to participate in the live Elluminate sessions so I do the archived sessions. Has anyone figured out how to get PD credit for this. I am learning so much more than what the district offers and it would be nice to have these sessions recognized by my district. They are not too hot on giving recognition unless there is a certificate or documentation.
If you screen their email before the students read it, I would allow them to sign up with approved sites. My daughters got spammed pretty heavily with "male enhancement" email from some sites they signed up with. I would be much more…