YourErie

Golden Apple Award: Jim Funk, Girard High School

Jim Funk, a dedicated weightlifting and wellness teacher at Girard High School, has been awarded the Golden Apple Award and a ...
SecEd

Can sarcasm in the classroom ever be justified?

Sarcasm, then, is complex and multifaceted. It can be hurtful – even spiteful – or, in many instances, a way of criticising ...
Education Week

Forget About Hamsters. Make Bugs Your Classroom Pet

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

Positive school climate tied to better student attendance

Chicago middle and high schoolers with fewer absences had higher test scores, the University of Chicago Consortium on School ...
Forbes

How AI Is Reshaping Classroom Learning, Not Replacing It

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gary Drenik is a writer covering AI, analytics and innovation. New tech is testing the limits of academic honesty and forcing ...
The Conversation

Where’s nature positive? Australia must ensure environment reforms work to restore what’s been lost

Emille Boulot receives funding from the Society for Ecological Restoration. She is affiliated with the Australian Environment Review and the Tasmanian National Parks Association. Jan McDonald receives ...
The Conversation

How alternative teaching models can foster inclusive classrooms

Mount Saint Vincent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Mount Saint Vincent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. The education of children ...
Education Week

With Larry Ferlazzo

“Trauma-informed” teaching is a popular phrase in education circles, but what does it actually look like on the ground? Today, some educators share a practical perspective. Marie Moreno, Ed.D., is an ...
Case Western Reserve University

Classroom Management: Creating Productive and Constructive Learning Environments

Faculty strive to create learning environments that support respectful dialogue, intellectual risk-taking, and inclusive engagement. Classroom disruptions may interrupt learning spaces, however, and ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Christianity in the classroom? Ohio lawmakers want teachers to talk about positive history

Ohio Republican lawmakers want public school teachers and college professors to talk about the positive influence of Christianity on American history without fear of losing their jobs or being ...
Western Illinois University

Keep Stats, Not Grades: A Positive Revolution in Classroom Assessment

MACOMB, IL — Western Illinois University will present Keep Stats, Not Grades: A Positive Revolution in Classroom Assessment, an innovative presentation by David R. Getz, music conductor, personal ...
City Journal

The High Costs of Classroom Disorder

Since at least 2022, the education world has been preoccupied with the “teacher exodus”: a troubling trend of teachers quitting at record rates. Though attrition has eased somewhat since its pandemic ...