Chicago Teachers to Vote This Week on Strike
On Wednesday, December 9, teachers who are members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) will take a vote on whether they will go on strike. The CTU’s contract with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) expired during the summer, and now it has been over 150 days that teachers have worked with no contract. CTU is pushing for smaller class sizes, […]
A Math Teacher’s Day at Ed Camp
My Day at Ed Camp By Barry Garelick I attended an “Ed Camp” recently. This is one of many types of informal gatherings of teachers to talk about various education-related topics. The camp I attended took place at a charter school that prided itself on a student-centered approach to learning. In keeping with the school’s […]
Paris Teachers, Students Try to Return to Normalcy After Attacks
Today was the first day back to school for students after a series of terror attacks struck Paris leaving close to 130 dead. Teachers will be faced with many questions by their students, as well as a range of emotions. Simultaneous attacks took place in Paris on Friday night that injured 180 people and killing close […]
ContentWatch: How to Protect Students, Teachers and Schools in One-to-One Programs
By Clayton Ostler Senior Director of Technology, ContentWatch In my previous article, I discussed some dangers of one-to-one device programs at schools, especially when students can go around the school-protected network connections or when they take their devices home. Here are some additional solutions schools can implement to make sure their devices are secured enough to […]