In the grand effort to reform schools, a new and trendy idea has been to hire adults to work with the teachers rather than the children, a.k.a. a staff developer. In theory, it sounds like a great premise in which teachers are able to stay current on their practice and learn exciting methods of pedagogy. Ah, but there is the rub my friends…don’t ...

U.S.A. Today has an education section that I love.  They take current events and create exciting lesson plans including objectives,  students pages, teacher information, and meaningful questions.   The offerings include math, science, and social studies lessons and seem to be geared ...