What School Information Needs to Be Secured?
Computer security is really about keeping data secure; and to secure the information stored on a school district’s computers you need to determine what data needs to be secured. The answer to this question may vary from district to district or state to state, but some constants include:
Student Data
IEP […]
Teaching Tip: The Spanish Alphabet
The Spanish alphabet once had 30 letters. In addition to the 26 letters of the English alphabet, Spanish also included the CH, LL, RR and the Ñ.
But, several years ago three of these letters were eliminated from the alphabet and today only the Ñ remains. The post-1994 Spanish alphabet is made […]
What is Child Abuse?
The U.S. federal government* defines child abuse as, at a minimum:
Any act or failure to act by any person under circumstances which indicate that a child’s health, welfare and safety is harmed. This may result in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation; or
An act or […]
Learning Anywhere, Anytime
We know that younger children engage in problem solving before they know addition and they partake in sophisticated reasoning and questioning about stories before they can decode words (Peterson, 1989).
Regardless of whether or not we like it, or even admit it, technological advances have changed and continue to change the world. Today, we […]
Mental Health Issues: Red Flags & Stigma in Education
“Changing how the public labels categories changes the associations those labels invoke in people’s minds, which in turn changes their affective attitudes toward what is being described.” – David Green, Hofstra University
“Words have power. They have the power to teach, the power to wound, the power to shape the way people think, feel, […]
Navigating the Web: Teacher Tip for Efficiency
Have you ever been reading a really great article and find a link you would like to click on, but you don’t want to “lose” the article you’re currently reading? Simple! All you need to do is right-click (on a PC) (or press CTRL and click on a Mac) on the link and […]
What’s Up With All These Standards in Education?
Standards in education are generally developed for the following reasons:
Accountability
Holds teachers, schools and districts responsible for much of what goes on in classrooms.
Achievement
Ensures that higher levels of learning can be attained.
Assessment
Guides teachers in how to assess what the student knows about material or how they can manipulate and apply the […]
Looking at Formative Assessments
Formative assessments are, by definition, assessments that are used constantly to determine student mastery. They are a tool that can be used to reshape teaching. In order to use formative assessment correctly, an educator must first understand both his/her curriculum and what the state/school district expects a student to […]
Bullying: Shared Values
Consider what it is that you want for the children in your home, school or community. From each pair, think about whether you lean more toward A or B:
A. I want children to expect others to solve their problems for them.
B. I want children to learn to solve their problems by themselves.
A. I believe […]
Immigration History in the ELL Classroom
English Language Learners (ELLs) range from those who are newly arrived in the country to those who have lived in the United States a while. Some students learning English may even have been born in the Unites States. They would still be considered ELLs if they have been primarily exposed […]
