The best K-12 blogs, worth reading.

This pentominoes acorn puzzle is the perfect hands-on logic puzzle for the fall/autumn season!

Translation can be a challenge for ELL students and their teachers, particularly when Newcomers are parachuted into regular classes and no additional support is provided to them or their teachers. And, with the dramatic reduction in Newcomers across the United States because of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, this situation is occurring more-and-more. There […]

As the new academic year started last month, more students were being taught by educators who had not yet completed the training or testing needed to earn a Hawai‘i teacher’s license. The Hawaiʻi Department of Education reported 142 teacher vacancies earlier this month, a jump from the 73 unfilled positions last school year. That number […]

When Congress passed the first federal tax credit for education last year, one compromise was that states would decide whether to participate. To Kirsten Baesler, who oversees K-12 programs at the U.S. Department of Education, the legislation reflects the Trump administration’s approach to policy. “Returning education to the states means we have to accept the […]

Several years ago I created some Google Docs templates for a colleague who was looking for a simple one-page document to show important calendar dates for an entire school year . The templates were a big hit and many people found them to be helpful. Although it still feels like the school year has just gotten started, I have already received emails from folks asking if I have made a version for ne

You have heard the story by now. Donald Trump Jr. staged a lavish wedding on two small private islands in the Caribbean. Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch, paid for a substantial share of the costs. Why? Donnie says he’s a good friend but his brother Eric never heard of this friend. Why would Don Jr., […]

Trump humiliated himself and our country by his belligerent speech at the United Nations today. He offered a choice to Iran: either make a deal or I will annihilate you. Richardson points out that the animating vision of the UN is a world in which words replace wars, in which diplomacy replaces coercion. Trump doesn’t […]

A decade ago, superstar journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote the cover story of the New York Times Magazine about her decision to send her daughter to a local public school, which was segregated and enrolled a large proportion of low-income students, instead of choosing a high-performing public school, a charter school, or an elite private school. […]

Nikita Lenahan always knew she wanted to work in early childhood education. What she wasn’t sure about was how she would pay for her education. She decided to pursue her passion, but she had to rely on student loans through college. In 2022, she opened her own nature-based childcare program called Bambino University, in Proctorsville, […]

Art teachers tend to be pretty independent. We manage our own spaces and make countless decisions every day, so sharing a classroom can feel frustrating. You and your future roommate may not agree on everything, but you can prepare for the transition, establish shared expectations, and create a space that works for everyone. You may […] The post Aligning With Your Colleague to Create the Shared Sp

Like other teachers, I have experienced numerous classroom observations. And, for a short time, I had the opportunity to observe and assess using T-TESS instrument. Each time, I felt like…

At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM: Pose any question to Arbor and it will develop a “knowledge tree” of research papers answering it. It seems to […]

This pentominoes acorn puzzle is the perfect hands-on logic puzzle for the fall/autumn season!

Translation can be a challenge for ELL students and their teachers, particularly when Newcomers are parachuted into regular classes and no additional support is provided to them or their teachers. And, with the dramatic reduction in Newcomers across the United States because of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, this situation is occurring more-and-more. There […]

As the new academic year started last month, more students were being taught by educators who had not yet completed the training or testing needed to earn a Hawai‘i teacher’s license. The Hawaiʻi Department of Education reported 142 teacher vacancies earlier this month, a jump from the 73 unfilled positions last school year. That number […]

When Congress passed the first federal tax credit for education last year, one compromise was that states would decide whether to participate. To Kirsten Baesler, who oversees K-12 programs at the U.S. Department of Education, the legislation reflects the Trump administration’s approach to policy. “Returning education to the states means we have to accept the […]

Several years ago I created some Google Docs templates for a colleague who was looking for a simple one-page document to show important calendar dates for an entire school year . The templates were a big hit and many people found them to be helpful. Although it still feels like the school year has just gotten started, I have already received emails from folks asking if I have made a version for ne

You have heard the story by now. Donald Trump Jr. staged a lavish wedding on two small private islands in the Caribbean. Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch, paid for a substantial share of the costs. Why? Donnie says he’s a good friend but his brother Eric never heard of this friend. Why would Don Jr., […]

Trump humiliated himself and our country by his belligerent speech at the United Nations today. He offered a choice to Iran: either make a deal or I will annihilate you. Richardson points out that the animating vision of the UN is a world in which words replace wars, in which diplomacy replaces coercion. Trump doesn’t […]

A decade ago, superstar journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote the cover story of the New York Times Magazine about her decision to send her daughter to a local public school, which was segregated and enrolled a large proportion of low-income students, instead of choosing a high-performing public school, a charter school, or an elite private school. […]

Nikita Lenahan always knew she wanted to work in early childhood education. What she wasn’t sure about was how she would pay for her education. She decided to pursue her passion, but she had to rely on student loans through college. In 2022, she opened her own nature-based childcare program called Bambino University, in Proctorsville, […]

Art teachers tend to be pretty independent. We manage our own spaces and make countless decisions every day, so sharing a classroom can feel frustrating. You and your future roommate may not agree on everything, but you can prepare for the transition, establish shared expectations, and create a space that works for everyone. You may […] The post Aligning With Your Colleague to Create the Shared Sp

Like other teachers, I have experienced numerous classroom observations. And, for a short time, I had the opportunity to observe and assess using T-TESS instrument. Each time, I felt like…

At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM: Pose any question to Arbor and it will develop a “knowledge tree” of research papers answering it. It seems to […]