This occasional series, Weekend Reading, offers suggestions for books, articles, and research papers that can foster professional growth.   This latest installment features resources that address two issues of great importance in my middle school (and hopefully education in general); gender responsive teaching and sustainability. Does Gender Matter in Education? The current issue of ASCD Express [...]

Last week I shared a few weekend reading suggestions, including the 2010 State of K-12 Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity Curriculum in the U.S. Survey. The results illustrate that across the nation, students aren’t receiving adequate instruction to use digital technology and navigate cyberspace in a safe, secure and responsible manner.  Web filters, acceptable use policies, [...]

Speaking and writing in the target language are two fundamental goals of the World Languages Department.  To that end, our 5th grade Spanish students maintain a class blog (hosted by MICDS and powered by WordPress MU) where they can showcase their language skills.  For their first exercise, each student posted a letter that included an [...]