Mister Teacher dreads returning to school after Thanksgiving, as he skeptically expects his students to have completely neglected their homework assignment from the break. Sound familiar? I sent these flip books home with the kids over break and told...

Robert Pondiscio of the Core Knowledge Blog writes about a Florida teacher's argument that schools won't improve until they create separate classes "for those who don't care to learn or can't, or won't, let anyone else learn." He suggests...

Over at I Thought a Think, Ryan chimes in about states moving in to take over underperforming schools in order to be eligible for Race to the Top funds. "Show me a broken school, and I'll show you broken kids....

Will Richardson explains that, when it comes to understanding the impact that social media technologies could have on teaching and learning, there are at least three different levels of "getting it." George Lucas, for example, is at Level 3....

Mei Flower thinks the world history curriculum she has to teach moves just a little too quickly. Good thing the Englightenment wasn't all that important. ...