Teachers using cell phones and texting as teaching tools

Are chalkboards and erasers becoming a thing of the past as technology takes over classrooms?  Find out what teachers in Snohomish County are doing to make their classrooms more high tech.  How do you feel about what they are doing? 

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Cellphones--texting-as-a-teaching-tool--113602089.html

Save the Date

Save the date for the 3^rd Annual Teaching Equity Conference on April 30^th 2011! 

The conference will be held at Highline Community College.  The Teaching Equity Conference is for future teachers looking to increase their understanding of how to work in todays' diverse classrooms. 
Did any of you that plan to go this year go last year?

For more information please visit:  www.teachingequity.com

Waiting for Superman

From the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP).

Today the documentary "Waiting for Superman" will be released in select theaters. The documentary will generate much discussion on school quality, public schools, charter schools, and teacher quality. There will be many opinions and thoughts generated from this movie (on both sides). Upon viewing the documentary, your students will probably bring discussions to your classroom. Below are a few links to provide you with some information on the national discussions occurring around the documentary. Keep in mind that these are just a few of the many discussions and each organization has their own viewpoint
.http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-09-22-waitingforsuperman22_CV_N.htm

http://www.thenation.com/article/154986/grading-waiting-superman

http://www.learningfirst.org/SupermanTalkingPoints

http://www.americaspromise.org/Our-Work/Grad-Nation/Waiting-for-Superman.aspx

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/opt-in/100921.shtml