Retired Educators Help Disadvantaged Students Become Equipped to Learn
By Helen Yoshida As schools reopen their doors across the country, many students will go home after the first day with a list of school supplies they will need for the year. This can be difficult for economically-disadvantaged students because their families may not be able to afford the necessary items on the list. In Montgomery County, MD, a special project has been relieving many families of
From Texting to Plagiarism, How to Stop High-Tech Cheating
high-tech cheating has been characterized variously as a trend, an epidemic, and a plague. But it might be something even worse: a paradigm shift. More students than ever are using information technology in ways that break the rules of academic integrity, and a shocking number of them don’t seem to think they’re doing anything wrong. Source: T.H.E. Journal Related posts: High Stakes Testing: Who’s
Pinterest and Reddit Launch Initiatives for Teachers
Two popular user-driven websites have launched campaigns aimed at getting teachers needed resources. Pinterest, the virtual pinboarding website that has already proven a hit with teachers, announced its new teacher “hub” last week. Meanwhile, the social news site Reddit announced its second (and hopefully annual) redditgifts for the Teachers exchange, in which teachers request supplies for their c