I recently posted an overview of podcasting as a classroom tool and source of information/entertainment. In addition to the resources I highlighted in that piece, I wanted to share a few of the podcasts I subscribe to that I’ve found particularly valuable as an educator: The Grammar Girls With all due respect to my former [...]

Last week, Time Magazine featured the article How to Make Great Teachers. Yesterday, the St. Louis Post Dispatch ran the brief story Blunt, Sebelius discuss need for more teachers of math and science. While the solutions offered by Time and the Governor are debatable, the gravity of the situation is irrefutable. As noted in Time, [...]

I received a call yesterday from a former colleague who is now the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at a local elementary school. He is in the process of deciding between purchasing Mac or PC laptops, and wanted to get my opinion on the matter. As we discussed the merits of each platform, our conversation [...]