"Restorative approaches to discipline, rather than punitive, deal more effectively with student misbehavior by encouraging students to ...

by Deborah White My college freshman New Media major son is home for October Break. He was quick to share this video that explains copyrigh...

We are reporting out of the Gray-New Gloucester Middle School Today. This post and comments will be changing as the day continues. As we ...

by Kern Kelley The K12 Online Conference 2007 is almost here. It runs from October 8th to the 27th. Go to k12onlineconference.org for more...

by Deborah White I know it's early to be thinking about Pi Day (March 14) but I stumbled upon these two songs - one about pi and one ab...

by Olga LaPlante I happen to have a friend staying in Thailand at the moment, and working at an international school. International also im...

by Deborah White Fire Prevention Week is always the week in October that includes October 8th and 9th in it. Why? Because in 1871 on those d...

"Remember the waterfront shack with the sign FRESH FISH SOLD HERE. Of course it's fresh, we're on the ocean. Of course it's...

"Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolis...

Have you been to the Maine ASCD site? There is a wealth of resources and up-to-date information there. It is about time that I send in my...

I just found a site at Deer Isle - Stonington Schools that has a great compilation of information on the new MLTI initiative in Maine high s...

I'm at the Western Maine Regional Meeting for the high school 21st Century Skills initiative. Play by play. . . . stream of consciousn...

According to Wikipedia , 71% of the earth's surface is ocean. Do you suppose that is accurate . . . or do I need to check another sourc...

Every Wednesday morning at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico, Maine, is "late-arrival" teacher workshop time. This is a va...

by David Trask Deborah White of the Asa Adams School in Orono, Maine is now a columnist with the Bangor Daily News! She has been asked to w...

Ever want a search engine that will only search the sites you are interested in? No problem . . . just create a Google Custom Search Engine...

Ever feel overwhelmed with the proliferation of email and other demands? Check this video out from Google Central. Merlin Mann of 43 Folde...

I just returned from Bethel where year 2 of the 1st eMINTS group has started up with our first gathering at the Crescent Park School . Thi...

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” ~ Alvin...

The Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations has a list of 8 conditions that it argues is important in the lives of students. "• Be...