Using Wordle in the classroom
Wordle, a free, browser-based grid word game, can be “used in the classroom to great effect,” writes journalist and…
Survey: U.S. parents give top marks to teachers, public schools
A recent national survey by Hart Research Associates and Lake Research Partners shows that 78 percent of parents feel…
New Share My Lesson webinar series tied to AFT’s literacy campaign
The AFT literacy campaign Reading Opens the World has a companion Share My Lesson webinar series that begins Jan….
SXSW EDU registration rate is about to increase
SXSW EDU 2022 is set for March 7-10 in Austin, Texas, as a hybrid event, and the next registration…
Malinowski hears from AFTNJ, HPAE leaders about COVID concerns
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera and HPAE Vice President Barbara Rosen were among the participants in a Jan. 24…
Homework gets a makeover in the COVID era
Among the COVID-19 era’s many effects on education has been rethinking what is “the most effective strategy for assigning…
U.S. DOE offering how-to webinars on K-12 COVID testing
The U.S. Department of Education will present three how-to webinars to assist school districts with starting and strengthening their…
New law allows retired N.J. teachers to work through 2022-23 sans TPAF reenrollment
Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 18 signed S3685/A5576. The new law permits teachers and professional staff members retired from…
Study: Blended-hybrid learning is worst way to teach
Combining in-person and remote learning at the same time is the least preferable teaching option “because it’s exhausting for…
Chiera talks COVID school safety on CNN
In a story posted Jan. 17 on New York magazine’s website, Jonathan Chait called out liberals for continuing to…
Op-ed: Relevant content is the future of classrooms
In our everyday lives, people “are surrounded by curated content,” writes former social studies and ELA teacher Noah Dougherty….
Report: Schools skimp on history of Reconstruction
U.S. schools “are failing to teach a sufficiently complex and comprehensive history of Reconstruction,” write the three authors of…
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