A Sign Of The Times: Statistics Outgrowing Other STEM Fields Title: Embracing Statistics: A Pillar of Modern STEM Education In today’s rapidly evolving landscape of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), statistics is a pivotal discipline, transcending its traditional role as a mere supporting tool. As we navigate the digital age, statistics has become a…
TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay It’s been a long time since I’ve taught summer school to English Language Learners because that’s my book-writing time. However, I do always recruit and support other teachers to do it, provide support to them, recruit students and peer tutors, and obtain materials. It’s always held in my two-room “suite.” I’ve…
Send them off for summer with a smile! Send them off for summer with a smile! Classroom Ideas, Motivating Students, Positive School Culture We Are Teachers
TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay It’s been a long time since I’ve taught summer school to English Language Learners because that’s my book-writing time. However, I do always recruit and support other teachers to do it, provide support to them, recruit students and peer tutors, and obtain materials. It’s always held in my two-room “suite.” I’ve…
How To Create More Confident Students Once it’s begun, it’s difficult to fully separate the person from the task. When the artist is painting, the painter and the act of painting become a single ‘thing.’ The painting becomes a part of it all, too. As a teacher, your ‘self’ is embedded within your teaching—which is…
How To Create More Confident Students Once it’s begun, it’s difficult to fully separate the person from the task. When the artist is painting, the painter and the act of painting become a single ‘thing.’ The painting becomes a part of it all, too. As a teacher, your ‘self’ is embedded within your teaching—which is…
geralt / Pixabay A second Trump Presidency would be a disaster for our country, and cause trauma on steroids for many of our students and their families. Let’s take a look at what it could mean just for one group – our immigrant students and their families. Trump and his key supporters have made…
Students at one New York university have a surprise awaiting them: an $8,000-a-year “academic excellence fee.” We have to ask: Isn’t academic excellence included in tuition? In fact, tuition is only part of the cost of college. Like car dealerships, schools are nickel-and-diming consumers with huge fees — fees for student activities, fees for athletics,…
Students at one New York university have a surprise awaiting them: an $8,000-a-year “academic excellence fee.” We have to ask: Isn’t academic excellence included in tuition? In fact, tuition is only part of the cost of college. Like car dealerships, schools are nickel-and-diming consumers with huge fees — fees for student activities, fees for athletics,…
geralt / Pixabay A second Trump Presidency would be a disaster for our country, and cause trauma on steroids for many of our students and their families. Let’s take a look at what it could mean just for one group – our immigrant students and their families. Trump and his key supporters have made…