Education News and Travel Roundup – June 21, 2013
Happy Friday! Here’s this week’s roundup of education and travel news. Watch Hingham Middle School’s sendoff to their retiring principal. Roger Boddie thought he was giving a film crew a tour of the construction site where the new school would be, but instead his students and faculty surprised him with a flash mob and signs […]
Education News and Travel Roundup: June 14, 2013
Happy Friday! This week’s roundup of news and features: There’s a high demand for math and science teachers in Abu Dhabi right now. Take a look at this post for a summary of available positions. Texas parents succeed in passing a law against excessive standardized testing, spurring parents in other states to begin trying to […]
Education News and Travel Roundup: June 7, 2013
Happy Friday! Here is some news you may have missed: Congratulations to 13-year-old Arvind Mahankali, who won the U.S National Spelling Bee after correctly spelling words including “glossophagine,” “trichocercous,” “thonnier,” “chalumeau,” and finally, “knaidel.” (via NBC News) In related news, The Washington Post’s blog noted that 48 out of the 57 words in the Spelling Bee […]
Education News and Travel Roundup: May 31, 2013
Happy Friday! Here is some news you may have missed this week: You don’t have to be a science teacher to be fascinated by the Top 10 New Species named last year. New species include glowing cockroaches, a meat-eating sponge, and the world’s smallest vertabrate – a frog measuring only 7 millimeters. (via Live Science) […]
Education News and Travel Roundup – May 24, 2013
Here are some of the news stories you may have missed this week: News from Oklahoma: there have been numerous reports of teachers heroically saving the lives of their students from last week’s devastating tornado, including this special education teacher at Briarwood Elementary. (via CBS News and KOCO Oklahoma City) Worth a read is this inspiring […]
Education News and Travel Roundup: May 17, 2013
Happy Friday! Here is some news you may have missed this week: An overview of some of the famous commencement speakers for US universities in 2013 (via CNN’s School of Thought blog) South Korea has introduced two sightseeing trains for tourists to explore the countryside. Could be a great option for our teachers in Korea! […]
Education News and Travel Roundup: May 10, 2013
Happy Friday! Here is some news you may have missed this week: Check out this inspiring story about Joshua Williams, a soon-to-be university graduate who has started his own scholarship fund – and who was homeless for his first three years of university. (via Huffington Post) A survey shows that most US second- and […]