I see a model for schools everywhere in what I observed at Google in Mountain View, CA . Google and other hi-tech corporations – Yahoo, YouTube and eBay – are successful because they have learned how to unleash creativity. That is what our schools should be doing, too.

Inspirational quotes for educators

The Global Travel Guru reveals what to bring and what to leave behind when packing for your next student trip overseas.

I like high student test scores, but what I don’t like is what many school districts across the country are doing to try to get them.

The author of Stuttering Stan Takes a Stand has published new story written to help kids understand autism; it’s reprinted here in its entirety. Also included is a link to download the Stuttering Stan Takes a Stand story audio file.

The view that it is acceptable to use animals as disposable laboratory tools is ingrained in us early on. As early as middle school, most students are forced by their teachers to cut up intact animals—usually earthworms, frogs or fetal pigs.

Posted  by Chef Boy RV on theTeachers.Net Recipes Chatboard

Prepare for the next big football weekend ! Everybody in the US seems to like chicken wings. Here is a Paul Kirk recipe for wings. He is a many time winner …

I’m much more positive in my own mind when I purposely view “misbehavior” as coming from “someone who didn’t learn the procedure,” as when I perceive the same behavior as coming from “someone who’s not following the rules.”

What’s a teacher to do when her school’s self-improvement plan seems to “get in the way” of her teaching goals?

In this month’s Advice for Substitute Teachers column, Dear Barb offers input about subbing as a solution to being laid off from work, and lists games to use as time fillers.