Phonics vs. Phonemic Awareness: An Overview of Two Key Literacy Skills
The two go hand-in-hand, but they focus on different concepts. The two go hand-in-hand, but they focus on different concepts. Uncategorized We Are Teachers
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India Urged to Develop ‘World Class’ English Test as Demand Rises
India Urged to Develop ‘World Class’ English Test as Demand Rises sara.custer@in… Fri, 08/16/2024 – 03:00 AM Politician renews lobbying for Indian-owned language exam as foreign companies make millions from study abroad craze. Byline(s) Helen Packer for Times Higher Ed India Urged to Develop ‘World Class’ English Test as Demand Rises sara.custer@in… Fri, 08/16/2024 – 03:00…
High school computer science classes might expand in Michigan–will that address equity issues?
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In her two years of high school at Dearborn Public Schools’ Virtual K-12 school, rising junior Weaam AlAliyi has already learned about computer programming, understanding algorithms, and data analysis in three computer science courses. Weaam believes computer science courses in high…
Help! How Should Teachers Handle Extreme Student Entitlement?
What safeguards would you recommend to protect myself? What safeguards would you recommend to protect myself? Career Advice, Teacher Problems We Are Teachers
Classroom Deal of the Day: Save 20% on Rold Gold Pretzels
Stock that classroom snack cabinet! Stock that classroom snack cabinet! Uncategorized We Are Teachers
Critical thinking in the digital age of AI: Information literacy is key
Key points: Information literacy skills can help students navigate the array of disinformation scenarios in the digital world 5 news literacy resources for students Adding AI to your K-12 digital citizenship curriculum For more news on information literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub From New York to Texas, the pro-Palestinian protests sweeping U.S. colleges have…
Best Posts Of The Week
This series used to be called “The Most Popular Posts Of The Week.” However, Google has changed their analytics program and, for the life of me, I can’t seem to figure out how to transition to it. And, since the popularity of posts has never affected what I post in the least, I figure…
In No Surprise, Another Survey Shows We Teachers Spend A Lot Of Our Money On Students – It’s Past Time For Foundations To Fund A Related Experiment
Education Week reports on yet another survey finding that we teachers spend our personal money on students – Educators Prepare Early, Spend Their Own Money for New School Year. That’s not new news, as I’ve documented in The Best Data On How Much Money Teachers Pay Out Of Their Own Pocket – What Do…
‘Sleepwalking into a crisis’: Summer programs catch on as money runs out
LYNN, Mass. — In a middle school classroom in this Colonial-era city north of Boston, four 13- and 14-year old boys were creating a poster with icons of their favorite apps. Ruler in hand, Enthonny Silva carefully delineated a box with the Netflix logo, while Guarionex Sanchez sketched the WhatsApp logo freehand. None of the…
Infographic: “The 3 Billion People Who Can’t Afford a Healthy Diet”
I’m adding this infographic from Visual Capitalist to The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day. You can see a bigger version at that direct link, along with additional details about the topic. I’m adding this infographic from Visual Capitalist to The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day. You can…