(Note: I am going to publish this same post regularly to remind regular readers and inform newer ones about how to access my “Best” lists) As regular readers know, I have about 2,200 categorized and regularly updated “Best” lists. You can find all of them in broad categories here. The link to that…
Washington, D.C. – Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) has introduced legislation to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, marking a significant move in the ongoing debate over federal involvement in education policy. Filed on November 21, 2024, S.5384 proposes eliminating the Department of Education and redistributing its functions to state and local governments, as well as…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Can colour-coding transform your lessons? Colour-coding connects ideas, reduces confusion, and helps students make sense of concepts. This research examines how colour-coding improves learning in physics. Published in 2024, The effect of colour-coding on students’ perception of learning in introductory mechanics (Thomas et al., 2024) demonstrates that strategically using colour helps…
Key points: Teaching isn’t a one-way street–students have their own lessons to share Here’s how schools can better support neurodiverse students Why special educators are key to behavioral equity and inclusion For more news on special education, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As an art teacher at a school for twice-exceptional students, gratitude is drawn…
Key points: Special education staff deserve recognition for their dedication to students Leveraging AI to help special education teachers 3 ways to improve access to speech-language therapy For more news on special education, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub The demand for special education services is increasing, with about 15 percent of public school students eligible…
GDJ / Pixabay The United Nations has declared December 1st to be World AIDS Day. You might be interested in The Best Web Resources For Learning About HIV & AIDS. The United Nations has declared December 1st to be World AIDS Day. You might be interested in The Best Web Resources For Learning…
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here). You can also see my all-time…
As regular readers know, I’ve been doing the Classroom Q&A column over at Education Week for thirteen years. And I plan to continue doing it for quite a few more years. I have so many contributors now, though, that there really isn’t space there for my annual thematic compilation posts, where I collect links…
Every two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources. I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all “my” books (“my” is quotation marks because several are ones I have co-authored or edited). Clicking on the covers will lead you to them. Katie Hull…
MARION, N.C. — It was 5:45 a.m. when three buses with “McDowell County Schools” painted on their sides rumbled through the mist into the gravel lot at Sandy Andrews Park. Starlight revealed the silhouettes of large oak trees lying on their sides, ripped from the earth by a storm that had dropped 40 trillion gallons…