May 3rd Is National Teacher Day In The U.S. I’ve just updated The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day. It’s celebrated in the United States on Tuesday in the first full week of May, while it’s recognized on October 5th by UNESCO.
Meetin.gs Has Potential Meetin.gs is a new site that lets you organize virtual meetings that also let you share documents and media. It’s looks pretty simple and easy to use. It’s not open to the public yet, but I received an invitation very quickly after I requested it. ...
Holocaust Remembrance Day Is May 1st The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum describes Holocaust Remembrance Day this way: *The United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance as our nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust ...
The Best Resources For Google Earth Beginners Like Me I’ve played around a little with Google Earth over the years, but haven’t really looked at it seriously. Since I may be teaching Geography to English Language Learners next year for the first time in awhile, though, I thought it was time for me to ...
The Power Of Choice I’ve previously posted on the idea of giving students choices (see The Art of Choosing) and I’ve also written about it in my new book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves. A new study re-emphasizes the importance of choice in the classroom for most ...
