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Free eBook for Teachers from NEA Today

Posted on March 19, 2012 by DrEMiller

Although normally I do not support associations affiliated with direct collective bargaining, NEA is not just a political group; it shares resources that help make teaching better. If you “like” NEA Today on Facebook, you can download a short e-book … Continue reading →

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Violence In Schools: How Big A Problem Is It? : NPR

Posted on March 16, 2012 by DrEMiller

How safe are your community schools and colleges? NPR presents a fact-based  article supported by solid research and education statistics. “When you hear a news announcer say, ‘In an all-too-familiar story’ or call these incidents ‘epidemic,’ I think that’s where … Continue reading →

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Family-School-Community Partnerships : Priority Schools Campaign

Posted on March 16, 2012 by DrEMiller

  Take part in the conversation about schools. Schools, after all, are communities within our greater communities, and need full participation of the greater communities to function effectively and efficiently. As a researcher, I can tell you that studies show … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Moving Toward the Future

Posted on March 12, 2012 by DrEMiller

Last night, I watched a segment on 60 minutes that featured a former-Wall-Street-pundit-turned-online-tutor. What started out as just helping his niece grew into a nice little  non-profit organization to help students learn–in and out of classrooms! That reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Google’s Educational Uses

Posted on March 12, 2012 by DrEMiller

Just the other day, I came across this web site that talks about school-related Google tools. With the popularity of iPads and iPhones, though, I don’t know how helpful this article is. However, if you’ve been looking for some easy … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: The Finnish Model

Posted on March 12, 2012 by DrEMiller

While reading through a New York Times Review of Books article that was recommended by Teaching Tolerance, I came across a link to the archived article below. Most educators, I think, have recognized that the USA has been losing ground … Continue reading →

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Classroom Management–Part 6

Posted on December 28, 2011 by DrEMiller

Can the Internet, blogging, IMs, Texting, Chats, etc., be used as classroom management techniques? Yes. At least, that’s what I believe. But link to the site below. This post links, in turn, to an item from the Huffington Post (which … Continue reading →

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