All,   I teach 11th grade U.S. History in New York.  I have built a website that contains content k-12.  I am looking for teachers in various states to test it out and email me some feedback.   www.bubbabrain.com is the name of the website.  You need to have internet explorer 7 to use the software.   Try it out ...

Service-learning in K-12 schools works for teacher because it integrates classroom instruction with service by students.  That service can go across the curriculum, touching more than one subject area.  Because service learning is working on issues in the community it provides opportunities for students to enhance utilize critical ...

Teaching isn’t a job, it’s an excursion to train future leaders of our world. Here’s my top five “musts” for teacher lessons to maximize student engagement: create learning opportunities. 5. Meaningful Content: The context here is the wrapper that content is presented with: it must touch the life of students – in one way or another. As a ...

Today many teachers, like myself, find ourselves teaching to the test - Criteria Reference Test: CRT- because administrators think the combination of a pacing calendar and standardize lesson will produce improved test scores. On the other hand, project based learning (PBL) focuses on growing the student interest with learning opportunities that ...

Clearly, an issue that's near and dear to all of us ... what does the future hold? I was reading a recent National Endowment for the Art research report: To Read or Not to Read, November, 2007. I like to read but not as frequently and it seems I'm not alone. It seems young people and adults are reading less too. The below percentages have ...

Yesterday someone sent me an email to tell me about a few web sites where report cards can be completed. To me their intention was to alert me about the site so I can then tell my readers, fair enough. But, I have report cards that like better right here on my site. That email did help me remember I should tell you about them so here is my plug ...

Nothing but the bad sate of the economy in the news today. I’m no expert there but listening to the facts, it sounds like us folks living in the USA will have to borrow money from another country to “stimulate” our own economy. Somehow that just doesn’t sound right at all. Are you wondering why I’m talking about the economy in my blog that ...