I really liked this tagline from Brainpop’s latest email announcement. It actually brought me down memory lane to my community organizing days (I was an organizer for nineteen year’s prior to becoming a high school teacher). The late, great Ed Chambers, who was the executive director of the organization I worked for, the Industrial…
Pexels / Pixabay I’ve written thousands of blog posts over the years at this blog and other blogs, including over at Ed Week. I have also written a few hundred articles for various publications. You can see my choices for the The Seventeen Best Articles I’ve Written About Education, and you can find links…
geralt / Pixabay The United Nations has declared September 8th to be International Literacy Day. You might be interested in The Best Resources For International Literacy Day. The United Nations has declared September 8th to be International Literacy Day. You might be interested in The Best Resources For International Literacy Day. anniversaries Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites…
What Are Google Search Operators? by TeachThought Staff Google search operators are special characters and commands you can use to refine your search queries on Google. They help narrow down results by specifying more precisely what you’re looking for. For example, using quotation marks (“”) around a phrase will return results with that exact phrase….
How To Filter Your Email using Search Operators by TeachThought Staff It’s almost 2025, and I’m on what seems to be a never-ending question make email better. As much as I ‘don’t like email,’ I don’t like phone calls either, but guess what? Sometimes, they’re necessary. It’s impressive that though email is older than the…
Here are 10 examples of bad feedback and some tips and suggestions on how to make them constructive and more effective. Good feedback needs to be specific, honest but sensitive and offer support, viable options and suggestions for improvement. If you are struggling to give more effective feedback, these examples might help you. The post…
Into the Fall mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM As the summer reading season comes to a close, Scott McLemee looks ahead to forthcoming university press releases. Byline(s) Scott McLemee Into the Fall mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM As the summer reading season comes to a close, Scott McLemee looks ahead to forthcoming university press…
Stanford Is Making a (Fixable) Mistake johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM The Jones Lecturer program in creative writing at Stanford has grown into a model when it comes to meeting student needs. For some reason, they’re blowing it up. Byline(s) John Warner Stanford Is Making a (Fixable) Mistake johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM The…
Competitive Academic Cultures Are Catalysts for Discrimination Sarah Bray Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM Tania Ravaei recommends measures colleges should take to discourage racial resentment of the successes of members of marginalized groups. Byline(s) Tania Ravaei Competitive Academic Cultures Are Catalysts for Discrimination Sarah Bray Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM Tania Ravaei recommends measures colleges should…
Former Penn President Magill Takes Role at Harvard Josh Moody Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM Byline(s) Josh Moody Former Penn President Magill Takes Role at Harvard Josh Moody Fri, 08/30/2024 – 03:00 AM Byline(s) Josh Moody Inside Higher Ed