You may have heard that English learners are the fastest growing student population in America, but new reports from the Department of Agriculture show that there’s another group of students that’s growing at an impressive rate: kids who qualify for subsidized lunches.
Friday, December 2, 2011
The lunch crunch: More students eligible for subsidized lunches
Friday, June 24, 2011
The iPad: Your secret weapon for helping struggling readers
Are you looking for a secret weapon to help your struggling readers catch up with their peers and learn to love reading? According to this article from the Sydney Morning Herald, you may be overlooking a powerful tool that can help students accelerate their reading development, improve comprehension, and get excited about books. That’s right, it’s the iPad. Here’s why it works:
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Professional development that’s fit for the summer
Your students are out of school and off having fun while you’re busy scheduling professional development opportunities into your calendar. Don’t let your summer PD get in the way of your fun — make it an integral part with this list of three great ideas.
No dragging your feet to these events. These professional development opportunities will leave you feeling renewed and inspired (while still leaving you time to relax).
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Preparing students to compete in a global economy
Just a decade ago, if you asked someone which country in the world had the greatest number of proficient English speakers, they would have said the United States—and they would have been correct. If you asked that question today, the response would usually be the same; however, few people would be overly shocked to learn that India actually holds that position now. In a country of 1.2 billion people, one third of the population of India is proficient in conversational English, with around 100 million speaking well enough to communicate professionally.
The world is a much smaller place than it used to be just a few short decades ago. Advances in technology have made it possible to communicate and, more importantly, collaborate with people around the world. The economic, social, technological, and organizational effects of this flattening of the world, as Thomas Friedman called it, are countless and universally significant. Its effects on education and the future of America’s students are no less important. Read more »
Friday, May 27, 2011
Find more funding with this grant-hunt checklist
With thousands of opportunities available in the grant community, you’ll want to pursue only those that have the greatest chance of being funded.
To help you decide which grants to focus on, here’s a five-point checklist of criteria you’ll want to keep in mind as you search for the best grants to pursue: Read more »
