Since beginning my masters program in technology it's amazing to see how much technology can play a role in lessons and education. I have began to research different programs that may help some of my lower level learners. What are some of the programs you have seen that are beneficial?  

Hello, I am a freelance editor for “Scholastic Instructor'' magazine and looking for submissions for the Idea Swap section. Submissions for this section run from 50 to 150 words. We currently need ideas for easing the back-to-school jitters (in any grade) and for using interactive whiteboards with students in grades K-2. Here is a link to ...

I am not a teacher. However, I recently came across a posting on the web by someone who claims that teachers are overpaid. I think she is very wrong and wanted to somehow make teachers in the US aware of her false allegations. Follow the link below to find the post. A quick search shows that she posts on several blogs, and claims to be a forensic ...

Get those lesson plans ready for your chance to win.  During the month of March we will be giving away two $50 gift cards in a drawing to two lucky TeacherLingo.com members.  The winners will have their choice of either a $50 Amazon.com gift card or a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card. We will be posting the details of the contest on the ...

This week's Mr. Teacher column over on education.com is all about lesson plans. You know what I'm talking about. If you work in my district, you can relate to the excess paperwork that we're dealing with here. If you work in another district, you might have very similar stories. And of course, they keep telling us that next year, even MORE ...

In the coming days we will be updating the TeacherLingo.com community with a few enhancements that we have been working on.  We are very excited about the new features and couldn't wait to tell everyone about them!  These features are a direct response to the feedback we have received over the past several months.  We love ...

Help!  I need some opinions.  I want to work from my home and I was considering starting a business doing web searches for teachers.  When I was a teacher I spent hours looking for new ideas and web quests for classroom topics.  I had an idea that busy teachers might be interested in paying an experienced teacher to search ...

Sorry for not posting anything in the last few weeks. I was preoccupied with finding myself a summer job, and working hard to finish the college semester. Finals and whatnot can be a real pain (anyone who’s in college will understand). But now, it’s summer, and I believe I’m going to have a little more [...]

Often times, in daycare and school settings, there are behavior issues. Whether it be just one child or the whole group (because we all know they have their days; watch for full moons), it can be hard to solve those problems. There are some children who need incentives to behave as is expected; they see no [...]

I work in an after school program that cares for children from preschool up to fifth grade. It is a requirement that we have at least one half hour of literacy time each afternoon. In order to accommodate, I am responsible for finding an activity that will involve all the children, regardless of age, and [...]