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posted by: Melissa
| August 11, 2017, 01:23 pm
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Each week, AAE brings its members a round-up of what’s happening in education. From big, eye-catching headlines to the stories most papers overlook, AAE finds the news our members really want to see. This week, the Illinois funding feud continues, Kansas redesigns their schools, Arizona vouchers hit a roadblock, and more!
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posted by: Melissa
| August 10, 2017, 01:48 pm
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On August 21st, 2017, a total solar eclipse will stretch from the Pacific to the Atlantic, stretching across the entirety of the continental United States. The eclipse will begin around Newport, OR at 10:15 am (local time) and will end around Charleston, SC at 2:48 pm (local time). This means that the majority of the United States will be in school during the eclipse, with some schools even extending hours to avoid sending students home during the darkest period.
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posted by: Melissa
| August 08, 2017, 01:45 pm
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This week, we have a guest blog by the Effortful Educator. It’s the first post in a series on research and professional development. The rest of the series can be found on the Effortful Educator website.
This is the introduction to a series meant to empower the classroom teacher to take control of their professional development through research. So often, a teachers only experience with professional development is the prescribed whole-school PD that takes place perhaps once a month or through a school-wide book club. While these development opportunities can be valuable, I believe the teacher should also have the ability to find, read, and implement ideas/skills/concepts for their own development.
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posted by: Melissa
| August 04, 2017, 11:51 am
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Each week, AAE brings its members a round-up of what’s happening in education. From big, eye-catching headlines to the stories most papers overlook, AAE finds the news our members really want to see. This week, we’re mourning with educators in Minneapolis and send our prayers out to them.
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posted by: Melissa
| August 03, 2017, 01:51 pm
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Posters and charts have long been a part of the classroom environment. They are effective ways for teachers to pass on information in a visual manner and to remind students of material that’s been covered in the past. In the past, these visual teaching elements have been store bought or were made by the teacher ahead of time with pre-determined content. However, a new type of chart is flipping that on its head.
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