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The Role of Technology in Technology Integration: It's not what "They (IT Departments) Think"

Technology "integration into the curriculum" has been thrust upon teachers for the past dozen years or so. But, what does the integration of technology mean, and why should teachers care?

Budget and Finance for School Folks who Love Children

School district budgets are controlled by the folks at the top who have specialized training in the management of large, static sums of money.

Learned Helplessness: A Habit we Don't Want for Ourselves (or Our Students)

Situations exist. How we interpret situations determines our reaction to these situations. Our interpretation also determines our mood, and long-term, determines our beliefs.

Creative Thinking: An Undervalued Teacher Resource?

Creative thinking is a top ability that teachers and their employers often overlook.

Teachers overlook their need to create and express novel ideas because they are busy, stressed and overworked.

Parents: Political Allies or a Subversive, Detrimental Force in Education?

You choose!

Almost all parents send their children to school.

Most parents cart or ship their kids off to school each morning because lots of positive benefits accrue to their children throughout their children's lives, and throughout their children's world-of-work careers.

For Students of the Television Generation: Pitch your Content Area "Production"

Knowledge for its own sake?

For your students, the "joy-of-learning-just-to-learn" concept went out with Welfare, the Social Safety Net, and universal health care.

Nine Ways to Recognize a "Learning Classroom"

Test scores are not the only way to tell if a your classroom offers a rich learning environment for your students.

Change Equals Stress: Adjusting to your New Job

Preparing physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually for new job can limit the stress that is associated with the change.

Sharing Can be Electronic, Too

Have you ever wanted to create an online course.

I mean a real course.

Tips for Interviewing your Prospective Employer: Questions for Choosing the Right District

This article coaches you on how to interview your prospective school district or campus.