December 16, 2008
Welcome to the 202nd Carnival of Education! There are, scientifically speaking, only 12 days of Christmas - beginning with Christmas Day and extending on into January, ending with Epiphany - but, scientifically speaking, there are MORE than 12 excellent educators and teachers right here who have all kinds of valuable and invaluable hints. Let’s all put on our lab coats, step away from the mistletoe for a few minutes, and start making some DISCOVERIES!
Mathew Needleman presents What To Do With Student Data posted at Creating Lifelong Learners.
ANDREA presents Education Examiner: Why are kids cheating in school posted at Education Examiner at Examiner.com
Gedaly presents Plot Structure and Macbeth’s Climax posted at The Bard Blog.
Nancy Flanagan presents Let’s Go Camping posted at Teacher in a Strange Land.
Travis A. Wittwer presents WASHINGTONIOUSLY Awesome: NBCTs fill the classrooms! posted at Stories from School: Practice meets Policy.
Kelly presents Task Force’s Final Draft posted at Stories from School: Practice meets Policy.
Joe Manausa presents What Is A RSS Subscription posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog.
Shen-Li presents Tailor-Made Flash Cards for Your Child posted at Babylicious.
Larry Ferlazzo presents Check The Pollution Level At Your School and …
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September 24, 2008
We are honored to periodically host the Carnival of Education. Hats off to our good friend Jane Goodwin for all of her work on the latest Carnival. - editor
It’s time to put on our thinking caps and experience the 190th Carnival of Education, right here at Steve Spangler’s blog!
All learning is scientific, you know. The world is a giant laboratory, and every day, we are all, regardless of our ages, making discoveries never before known to mankind.
Perhaps some of you will make some discoveries right here at the Carnival of Education!
Remember now, we don’t all necessarily have to agree on everything to appreciate it, or realize that it has a value.
Let’s begin with some Games for the Brain. That will make us alert and ready for some educational action.
Over at Three Standard Deviations to the Left, there is some discussion about low expectations. Mr. IB lets us know, in no uncertain terms, that HIS expectations are high.
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July 3, 2004
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job where you only have to work from 8 to 3 and you get the summers off? Most teachers would like to slap the person who says that.
Teaching is a FULL-time job, and it demands your evenings grading papers, constant further training and development, out-of-town conferences during the summer, and so forth. I’m always amazed with the dedication of the thousands of teachers I see at various conferences that I speak at. Late last month I keynoted a teachers conference in Dallas. I spoke to over 1,200 educators. I wish I could have bottled the enthusiasm in that hall; it was incredible!
