September 27

This is the second most difficult post I have ever had to write. The first was September 27, 2008, the day my mother passed away. That very day changed my life forever. My family is still reeling from losing such a caring, giving mother. The people that attended her funeral shared how wonderfully caring and [...]

September 26 K12Online Conference LAN Party

Please join us on September 26, 2009
for the first live event of the
2009 K12Online Conference
On September 26, 2009, the K12Online Conference in partnership with EdTechTalk will host a worldwide, sychronous “LAN party” (free web meet-up) from 2:00PM EDT (6:00PM GMT) to 5:00PM EDT (9:00PM GMT). Organizers encourage educators around the world to get [...]

Student Engagement Microgrant Opportunity

We Are Teachers.com is having another opportunity to submit a microgrant proposal to possibly win $200 and Flip cam.
WeAreTeachers’ partner Quantum Learning Technologies is excited to announce their sponsorship of the new microgrant to promote student engagement.
There are definite elements to promote student engagement: playing, interacting, communicating, dreaming, questioning, and so on. Tell us about [...]

Back to School Presidential Webcast for Students

In an effort to welcome students back to school after Labor Day and the summer vacation, President Obama has scheduled a webcast to speak to students about educational goals, to stay in school and take personal responsibility for their education ventures.
Although there has been huge controversy over whether or not teachers should have their students [...]

Hullaballoo over Obama Webcast

Shortly after the announcement that President Obama would host a webcast with students on September 8, cries came from school district leaders and parents across the United States expressing criticism of this event.
I was impressed with the fact that this opportunity would be available where students could interact with the President and possibly ask him [...]

Teaching Hope in your Classroom

Teaching Hope by Erin Gruwell was recently released on August 18 and I wanted to share with you a short video created to promote this fantastic teaching resource.
The following synopsis describes the book according to the Freedom Writers Foundation website:
About the book:
“There are lives lost in this book, and there are lives saved, too, if [...]