From Discovery Educators Peggy Barger and Jim Hopton: While attending and presenting at a recent teachers’ conference featuring best teaching practices and strategies, we were surprised by comments from one of the organizers. He rated a workshop session by the amount of paper handouts given to participants. The organizer proudly waved a stack of paper
Phy Chauveau: Are You Connected?
From Discovery Educator Phy Chauveau: Are you connected? Of course you are. As members of this incredible Discovery Educator Network, we find out every day just how advantageous it is to be connected to one another in order to share wonderful ideas, insights, and educational experiences. If you are anything like me, your heart actually
Brad O'Donnell: Help! I'm Integrating Technology
For the last few years I’ve waited. I read the articles about schools brimming with technology. Attended workshops with gadgets I couldn’t possibly figure out. Listened to the talk of hand-held classrooms. All the while, having no idea when it would set foot in my classroom. Two years ago I thought a new projector meant
Maryann Molishus on Summer School
From Discovery Educator Maryann Molishus: Has anyone counted the number of weeks until the end of the school year? As much as I enjoy my work during the school year, I am glad to have the summer to reflect and make improvements to my teaching. (OK, I sleep late and lie by the pool, too.)
RJ Stangherlin on a Community of Bloggers
From Discovery Educator RJ Stangherlin: When I am having “one of those days,” when life moves faster than I can run to catch up with it, I think of technology. It, too, changes quickly, and I am always rushing to keep up with it. Because all of you are my instructional coaches, I get to
Lynda Hoffman: unitedstreaming in the Gymnasium?
From Discovery Educator Lynda Hoffman: Okay, I’ll admit, my idea of high fashion is Reebok and Nike! The idea of computers in the gymnasium next to the basketball was unheard of, until recently that is. Okay, so I am in the classroom, nice and safe teaching Health and Spanish, but really, who needs the most
Linda Nitsche: Do You Have March Madness?
From Discovery Educator Linda Nitsche: Words, what would a blog be without them? Did you know that after sorting through thousands of user hits on Merriam-Webster Online during 2005, the site found the #1 Word of the Year to be… integrity. In keeping, it is with great integrity that I offer my Word of the
Dave Mendell on Pocket PCs, Poetry and the PSSAs
From Discovery Educator Dave Mendell: When I first took a look at Lance’s schedule for guest blogging my immediate thought was “Great, how am I going to be able to share anything I’m doing with my kids when all I’m doing is testing this week?!” I must admit, that even I, the constant optimist, felt
Jennifer Dorman: To the 21st Century and Beyond
From Discovery Educator Jennifer Dorman: Part 1 of 4As co-chair of my district’s strategic planning committee on technology, I have been researching the question, “How can technology integration in our schools best prepare our students for the world of the 21st century?” In my research, I came across several papers written by Dr. Willard R.
Catherine Galie: Does Music Enhance Learning?
From Discovery Educator Catherine Galie: How many times do you hear a teacher say, “Why don’t they get it,” “Why don’t they remember what we did yesterday,” or “They knew it last week, now they don’t.” We as teachers often beat our heads against the wall trying to create lessons so the students will retain
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