Playing Scarecrow: Getting Students to Think20200716023550

Playing Scarecrow: Getting Students to Think

The Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz taught us that, even if at times we don’t believe it, we are all capable of deep and rational thought. The irony i...
Google CS First: First Impressions from a Tech Integration Specialist20200716023026

Google CS First: First Impressions from a Tech Integration Specialist

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Google CS First: First Impressions from a Tech Integration Specialist In this guest post, TIS Brooke Hall (@BrookeHallTIS) describes her first encount...
Collaboration Is a Life Well Lived20200716022252

Collaboration Is a Life Well Lived

This post is about collaboration, and as I explored many different angles to find an example or analogy that illustrates what it truly means, I realiz...
STEM: It’s All About the HOW20200716021926

STEM: It’s All About the HOW

As an educator, there are many different trends and words that seem to make the rounds through our world of education.  The same seems to be true...
Becoming a Google Certified Educator20200716021239

Becoming a Google Certified Educator

Guest contributor Amber Anania (@msanania) is a 7th grade language arts teacher at Westfield Middle School who recently became a Google Certified Educ...
Taking Time this Summer is an Absolute NEED for Educators20200716015845

Taking Time this Summer is an Absolute NEED for Educators

Burn-out: fatigue, frustration, or apathy resulting from prolonged stress, overwork, or intense activity (Dictionary.com, 2017) We have all been ...
Reflections of a CEO20200716015109

Reflections of a CEO

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I always envisioned starting an article about a personal experience in my life with those particu...
Saving Money While Spending Money20200716013904

Saving Money While Spending Money

One way to upgrade your school network infrastructure is by tapping into the dollars available via the federal E-Rate program that is administered by ...
The Truth about What is True: Teaching Students How to Think20200716011608

The Truth about What is True: Teaching Students How to Think

This just in: Inner-city crime in the United States is reaching record levels. (Source: Donald Trump). You are three times more likely to be able to g...
The Benefits of Formative Assessment for Special Education20200716011024

The Benefits of Formative Assessment for Special Education

Formative assessment is a teaching tool that supports all learners, but it is especially critical for students who are struggling, as it holds the pot...