A different cut today at viewing K-12 education. Let’s take a look at what is in the international news: here and here.. After all, the world really is a global village. We need some earnest dialogues and efforts about sharing success of education with all countries. That will help shorten the learning curve and build a brighter future for the ...

Well, it's July 1, and that means it's Canada Day! Hello to all my Canadian friends, relatives, and to those reading those reading my blog in Canada! In honor of Canada Day, I want to give a link to CNIB, the organization that does the Talking Books program for Canadians. You can visit their site at http://www.cnib.ca/ The main page of the ...

Hello!I'm trying to find my way around the edublogosphere and my most recent stop has been here at TeacherLingo. My actual blog is located at http://jasekj919.blogspot.com. I'm hoping to find advice on teaching, a community within which I can discuss, and practice with web 2.0. I'm an undergraduate studying secondary English and theater education ...

When I was in 7th grade, my English teacher, Mr. Z, provided us with a monthly assignment called Free Choice. Its purpose was to encourage writing and teach its processes. Every month we had to turn in a piece of writing - story, poem, song, a few recepies or haikus - with all of the steps of the writing process attached. You could submit ...

Last saturday my wife and I hiked from our house in Norwich to Shotesham and back. Bit of a risk... not because it was a 19-mile round trip, but because it was through my school's catchment area!  It was the hottest day in May (25*C, when our average May temperature is about 15*C) . More details of the hike coming soon.. However, in the ...

As a teacher, I will explore my educational careers in China and devote my experiences and skills to children so as to improve the capablities and knowledges, I searched jobs on internet, but most Chinese job sites provided esl jobs informations, and the the description about jobs mostly simple with less than 30 words, it made me hard to ...

Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:40:46 PM I am currently working on my Master's degree in Education. I was recently asked to identify a power standard and create a context/scenario that would allow my students to master this power standard in an engaging way. Below is my response to this challenge. I welcome any advice, comments, and ideas before I ...

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 ...

Readers, be they young or old, are always asking how writers got started. How We Became Writers answers the question with firsthand information from a variety of writers. Their answers will surprise and entertain you. For example, one became a writer about dogs and cats because of a celebrity's divorce. Another became a writer because no ...

The Story Starter provides 345,935,040 creative ideas for writers of all ages. All of the story starters are randomly generated. The story starters can be used for short stories, novels, plays, scripts, or just for fun. http://www.thestorystarter.com Incidentally, it's not about 345 million stories, it's exactly 345,935,040. I counted them. ...