everyone does not teach in a school or community like ours, so some of these ideas may not work for your students. Please be mindful of those students who may not celebrate Christmas. We hope, however, that you can use at least one of our middle school ELA Christmas activities this year...
A Lesson in Poetry In a casual for the Nov. 8 issue, E.B. White instructed readers on how to “Tell a Major Poet From a Minor Poet.” An excerpt. And in his “Notes and Comment,” White suggested that criticism of the press was a major no-no for a sitting U.S. President: ...
the president of Brazil when plans for the city were conceived, said the city would give Brazilians “fifty years of progress in five.” The city might have shined in photographs, but the infinity
Technology tools have become an integral part of teaching, and the range of teaching and learning tools is no longer limited to pens and boards (Chen & Hsu,2020; Hafner & Ho,2020). The use of technology tools in education has become very important and necessary in today’s world (Teo et...
progressive taxation still has a role to play in the United States — but we do need to learn the larger lesson…the secret of the European welfare states. Her view of the the “larger lesson” and “secret” is not the same as mine. She wants an efficient welfare state and – to ...
Whole-process democracy involves more than just a matter of voting, rather, it is reflected in every single link in the running of state power. This model of democracy breaks from the solitary focus on the vote and ensures the people's rights to democratic elections, consultations, decision-...
NA-VA.9-12.2 Using Knowledge of Structures and Functions NA-VA.9-12.3 Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas NA-VA.9-12.4 Understanding the Visual Arts in Relation to History and Cultures NA-VA.9-12.5 Reflecting Upon and Assessing the Characteristics and Merits...
No matter the type of dating, respecting each other is vital. If your relationship doesn’t include respect, it isn’t healthy. In addition to affection, attraction, and love, respect is a significant part of your dating life. Therefore avoid taking your partner for granted. People tend to...
Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education: A State of the Art 1 Introduction This monograph has been written to provide a State of the Art in Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education (IdME), a relatively new field of research in mathematics education, but one that is becoming increasingly prominent ...
A Good Start: Representation, Connections, and Mattering Posted on September 7, 2018byMandy Manning 1 Comment Picture courtesy of Wendy Madigan Turner, 2nd Grade Teacher at Mount Pleasant Elementary I was gifted the opportunity to readDr. Bettina Love’s forthcoming book,We Want to do More than...