General Education Chatboard

Join Teachers.Net

Chatboards

Recent Groups

General Ed

MEMBERS

3 Members

+ Join Group

Pinned Posts

ALLAll Teachers

Teachers.Net LIVE CHAT Support group - Tues eve!

Featured Jobs

Full-timeMontessori Teacher

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

TemporaryTeachers, rural schools

Peace River North School District

Full-timeHead Teacher: 2nd/3rd Grades – Mills College Children’s School

Mills College

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Featured Job special only $39!

https://teachers.net/jobs

Become a Teachers.Net sponsor!

General Education Chatboard

Constructivism is A BAD IDEA....

by Gilda

Jun 18, 2012

Where is the THEORY category? Let's talk about THEORY Here is one of the best articles I've read on Constructivism. It's aimed at parents.

[link removed]

Here's an excerpt: "Constructivism is the sophistry now oozing into every classroom. The Education Establishment loves this thing precisely, I think, because it’s hard to und...See More

Comment

report post

Please give your opinion for my project!

by Mastersstudent

Aug 25, 2012

lease give your views on the following controversial issues. I am required to write a paper encapsulating real teachers' opinions in order to inform our class discussion, which is based purely in theory (none of us having taught yet). THank you!

1.) integration busing 2.) all black schools 3.) eliminating summer 4.) eliminating grades 5.) ...See More

Comment

report post

Tell us your favorite mobile application for study!

by Dorothy

Dec 1, 2012

Hello, I am looking for teachers willing for a phone call / email tomorrow. I am developing a mobile application tool that helps studying for students and allows teachers to see metrics. You can tell us your favorite mobile application for study so that I can decide what is suitable for teachers needs. Thank you.

Comment

report post

Show & Tell Gone Wrong

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Dec 2, 2012

You won't believe what some students brought to share during classroom Show & Tell! Click below to read the gems mined from a Teachers.Net Chatboard when teachers were asked to share their most unforgettable Show and Tell experiences.

[link removed]]

Comment

report post

This month's 5 best sites for educators and students

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Dec 6, 2012

In the December issue: 5 Special Web Sites for Busy Educators (and families) by Marjan Glavac features a site for teachers of ESL, another on prevention of student cheating, an animated atlas of American history, a visit to an interesting first grade classroom, and a site featuring touching stories that serve as inspiration for someone to do one th...See More

Comment

report post

5 Great Web Sites for You, the Busy Educator

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Dec 31, 2012

Every month Marjan Glavac ("The Busy Educator") searches out and shares 5 of the most interesting web sites of interest to busy educators. He shares them in Teachers.Net Gazette, and Marjan's current page is linked below.

This month Marjan's 5 recommended sites focus upon:

1. ESL 2. Cheating 3. Stories of positive actions to inspi...See More

Comment

report post

Schools Saving Money with 1:1 Technology

by By Mark Pullen

Jan 10, 2013

Schools Saving Money with 1:1 Technology By Mark Pullen

Schools looking to increase the use of technology in the classroom and become 1:1 schools, with one tablet computer or laptop for each student, often struggle with the cost involved in rolling out such a program.[article linked below]

Comment

report post

Homework as an Issue in American Politics

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 13, 2013

Etta Kralovec & John Buell, the authors of The End of Homework - How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning wrote:

Homework reform is unlikely to take root until educators can not only understand its limits but also have clearer notions of how schools and classrooms can be organized without extensive reli...See More

Comment

report post

9 Tips for Quick Differentiation

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 28, 2013

Click below to access the article.

Comment

report post

Problem Based Learning (PBL parts 1, 2,3) How to

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Feb 4, 2013

Do you want your students to develop high-level communication skills? The ability to arrive at informed judgments? The ability to function in a global community? Flexibility, persistence, and resourcefulness? Try Problem-Based Learning.

Comment

report post