Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Education
Originally posted via Edsurge We’ve all heard it before: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” That famous idiom (or is it a cliche?) first appeared in a 1911 newspaper and has been widely used since. In today’s society, however, … Read More »
Originally published via Edsurge This is what a community of readers should look like… Students are on the carpet, having a lively book club discussion about their current novel. A teacher is reading aloud with her audience enraptured and enthralled, waiting to … Read More »
Originally published via EdSurge. At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. I bounced around a few sessions but settled into one called “Flexible Furniture.” … Read More »
Originally published via EdSurge. As a student, my parents would inevitably hear the same thing at every Parent-Teacher conference—some variation of: “She sure is a spirited one!” or “Participation isn’t an issue for her!” or my mother’s personal favorite: “She simply … Read More »
I came across this quote late one night while scrolling through my social media feed. “If you allow people to make more withdrawals than deposits in your life, you will be out of balance and in the negative. Know when … Read More »
Summers down the shore have been my greatest pleasure since I was a little girl. I loved the salty smell of the ocean and the feeling of wet sand between my toes. With great anticipation, I listened for the jingling … Read More »