Bill Boerman-Cornell, an education professor at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, begins many of the Education courses he teaches with a book commercial. These book commericals can be found in this blog which is a great resource for teachers. The reviews include the citation of the book, the first few opening lines, a summary of the book, a recommendation and information about whether or not the book is likely to be challenged. You can search the blog for specific book titles.

In discussions about education, student perspectives are rarely heard. Watch this short video of Curtis, a young man growing up in Nottingham, England, to hear what he thinks about respect and relationships, how he feels about being labeled "a troubled individual” and what one teacher did so that Curtis started thinking and acting differently.

A learning journal is simply an ongoing collection of writing for learning–that is, writing done for the purpose of learning rather than the purpose of demonstrating learning. There are as many types of learning journals as there are ways to think, mainly because writing is a powerful strategy for both documenting and promoting thinking. In this article you will find 20 types of learning journals–in this case, learning journals that promote thinking.

See how students apply their literacy skills to explore science problems outside classroom walls. Link to Video

Here are four essential “soft skills” that may be best taught through a discussion of literature. The author of this article states that "our students’ education is incomplete without these skills. Students with these four abilities have the skills to create peace, stability, and hope where it is lacking. If that’s not worth pursuing,, I don’t know what is."

In between the buzz of soccer practice, music lessons, dinner prep, and homework, many parents like to ask questions to find out about their children’s day. Parents, want to be involved in their children’s lives and with the right line of questioning, can get to the root of childrens' days and be able to identify both their successes and their struggles in school.

“Grit” has recently become a popular buzzword in parenting and education. It’s defined by University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals.” If you want to help your child develop the all-important tool of grit, here are seven ways to do it.

Great topic for a staff discussion - what to do about the “forgetting curve.” Knowing that forgetting starts as soon as learning happens—as Ebbinghaus’s experiments demonstrate—teachers need to be aware of these simple and effective strategies to help make learning stick.

When it comes to the meetings you run do you know how to bring out the best in the people attending? Researchers estimate that 50% of the time we spend in meetings is completely wasted. It’s likely that everyone has attended their fair share of those meetings, where we find ourselves counting the seconds until it will finally end? Discover the secret to high-performing meetings and strategies to you to make your meetings more positive.

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