The holiday season is a joyous time of year, especially for children.  While classrooms often enjoy celebrating together, there can also be frustration as students may have more energy and a find it difficult to focus.  We talked to veteran teachers...

It is so important for children to have an understanding of why we celebrate national holidays that they are even included in the Common Core State Standards in the early grades.  Although the holidays are not explicitly listed as students grow the CCSS...

Some Tips For Creating an Inclusive Classroom
Inclusion is a buzz word across the education community and can mean everything from completely immersing students with special needs in the general education classroom, to ensuring that students of every gender, race and religion feel safe and welcomed...

A new model of teacher preparation aimed at closing the achievement gap in high needs schools is sweeping the country and providing excellent results.  Professional learning developers and administrators can learn a great deal from the success of this...