Education

SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...

Technology becomes more embedded in all aspects of society. As a father, I see this firsthand with my first-grader son. The gift he wanted...

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has named August as Connected Educator Month. The U.S. Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative seeks to celebrate...

How many of you have been excited to attend a conference only to be let down because it wasn’t as great as you wanted...

We all know the importance of reading and writing; after all, they are two of the three R’s. The challenge of finding ways to...

“The objective of all dedicated employees is to thoroughly analyze all situations, anticipate all problems prior to their occurrence, have answers for these problems,...

Teaching sounds like a plush job. Thirteen weeks of paid vacation annually. A pension equal to 80% of your salary after 25 years of...

Quick question: If you wanted to make a difference in the world when you were a kid, how did you do it? For me,...

In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world — often mirrored in our schools — it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and wonder if you’re making a difference....

This past Monday, elementary school principal and blogger Peter DeWitt wrote about what he felt were the stifling effects of a test-driven curriculum not just on...

The fallout from the tragic events in Newtown, Conn., continues to reverberate as various proposals have been created to discuss the best way to...

Here is a look at this week’s new education blog posts in case you missed any. Topics range from delicious words to professional development...

Some schools and districts plan events around national-level campaigns like Digital Learning Day. However, a majority of respondents to a recent question posed by...

School administrator and #Satchat co-founder Brad Currie shares his top recommendations for professional development in 2013. There is no doubt that 2013 will be...

Search Google for “Technology Integration” and you get nearly 2.8 million hits. Search Google for “Technology Infusion” and you get more than 66,000 hits....

This post begins in a place that’s far away from, well, just about everything. We’re traveling to place called Zuni Pueblo in northern New...

New York is the first state to “align” their standardized testing program to what they believe to be the intent of the Common Core...

So I have a bit of a confession to make: I’m addicted to reality television. While I can’t quote a “Seinfeld” episode or a...

Now that the Next Generation Science Standards have been released and many states are considering adoption, a question that many science educators are pondering...

Recently I’ve been escorting my first grandchild, Luke, on tours of the garden and grounds around our home. It’s probably more accurate to say...

I recently traveled to Boulder, Colo., and lived on the campus of the University of Colorado for the annual International Democratic Education Conference. Since...

This blog post is a collaboration between Sharon Contreras, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District in New York and Michael Moody, CEO of...

“We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.”
 — Jane Austen, Mansfield...

One of the things I enjoy about exploring mathematics with young mathematicians is their excitement and authentic, genuine mindset in regards to learning. I...

EdWeek recently reported that 68% of districts that participated in a national survey indicated that they would purchase new instructional materials to support the...

On Jan. 10, I was prompted to moderate a Twitter chat on mentoring preK-12 teachers. More specifically, it was suggested by two African-American educators,...

What makes you inquisitive? Curious? Interested? Do we even think about or consider these things? Are we less inquisitive? Are we more indifferent? And...

Take a moment to join us in a snapshot of a classroom we recently observed: Students are hard at work designing a travel brochure...