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The Juggling Act: How One Man Earned His MAT TESOL Degree 26 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
James Winter is a graduate of the MAT TESOL program and a proud alumnus of USC. Currently he lives in Sao Paulo, SP Brazil and is currently applying to doctoral programs. From paying bills and worki...
Michigan is Ready for Online Education 24 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
For the 2013–14 school year, Michigan is increasing its public school options for K-12 students in the form of online education. Education News announced that the Michigan Department of Education rece...
Syracuse Embracing a Holistic Approach to Education 19 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
Only five years ago, New York’s Syracuse city school districts decided to embrace a holistic approach to education by becoming the first community to endorse the “Say Yes to Education” model. Educatio...
How to Become a Teacher in Alabama 14 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
With a low cost of living and access to the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, Alabama offers a relaxed style of living with a focus on community, good food and ...
Teaching in Alabama: Embracing 21st Century Education 9 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm
In today’s K–12 classrooms, technology and curriculum are viewed as integrated components to enhance learning—specifically, individualized learning. The old mindset of teaching to the middle has been ...
TED Talks for Teachers: Ramsey Musallam 9 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
Today’s “Ted Talks for Teachers” post features Ramsey Mussallam. He was a good teacher until he became great. Having taught for ten years, Musallam suddenly came face to face with his own mortality fr...
Powerball Winner Pledges to Help Financially Strapped School 6 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
image via: The Bangor Daily News It was big news last June when Florida resident Gloria MacKenzie claimed the state’s largest jackpot ever, totaling $590 million ($278 million after taxes). While she...
Is This the End of No Child Left Behind? 26 Jul 2013 | 11:20 pm
Since its inception in 2001, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, originally created to make schools more accountable for students’ math and literacy needs, has yet to be reauthorized or updated until...
Why Malala Matters 23 Jul 2013 | 07:24 pm
Image via: Mark Seliger For TIME On July 12, 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai spoke before the United Nations and said, “One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Education is th...
Why I am a Trojan: James Winter 20 Jul 2013 | 12:36 am
James Winter is a graduate of the MAT-TESOL program and a proud alumnus of USC. Currently he lives in Sao Paulo, SP Brazil and is currently applying to doctoral programs. Interestingly enough, this ...
