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The following is a guest post by Doreen Zacher, New Milford High School's Student Assistance Counselor.   She recently collaborated with graphics teacher Walt Pevny and NMHS students in the U Got Brains Challenge 2nd Annual Champion Schools Program. Their efforts resulted in NMHS being selected as a champion school in the battle to stop students from texting while driving.  NMHS is now competing...

This piece is cross-posted at the Huffington Post.As we continue to move even further into the 21st Century, technology becomes more embedded in all aspects of society.   As a father, I see this firsthand with my son, who is in first grade.  The gift he wanted the most this past Christmas was an iPod Touch, which Santa was kind enough to bring him.  Then there is his younger sister...

The following is a guest post by Wendy Mackey, one of my Special Education (English) teachers at New Milford High School.The problem with Web 2.0 is that it takes time to understand! There are so many great technology programs out there to choose from, that it can be very overwhelming for us teachers to narrow down exactly what to use. I, however, feel like I hit the nail on the head with Glogster.My...

One of the main objectives of a sound lesson is for students to find meaning and relevancy in terms of what they are learning.  Typical questions students ask include the following:Why do we need to know this?What am I going to do with this later in life?How is this going to help me get a job?This can sometimes prove to be a difficult task as real world contexts are either not established or...

I am a firm believer that creativity fuels innovation.  The problem though is the the majority of schools all over the world work as hard as they can to get learners to conform to a curriculum and standards while preparing them to perform at a level on standardized tests.  This is as uncreative as it gets. In the age of misguided reform the challenge becomes transforming institutions...