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Some educators who are dedicated to excellence in education and devotion to their school, students, and community wish to advance their teaching career and take that next step toward becoming a principal. However, returning to a traditional educational setting in order to reach this goal may not always be easy for some teachers. There are some alternatives to the path of principal licensure. The University of Cincinnati offers a Masters of Education for obtaining your principal licensure that is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) that can be completed online in as little as two years. The Master of Education In Educational Leadership program, which work in cooperation with the standards of performance developed by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC), is designed to give students the tools necessary to go into administrative roles such as .. more»

Having arrived at the close of the first quarter of the new school year and having completed fall conferences, I find there is not even the briefest pause in the frenzied push to bring all students to my state's specified level of reading achievement as evidenced by a specified range of scores on my district's specified assessment.  This frenzy continues on as though all children develop neurologically at a specified rate, as though all children mature physically and emotionally at a specified rate, as though their homes, environments, diets, bedtimes, exercise, and life stressors all align with a specified uniformity.  It would appear as though a specified time is spent, each evening, reading or being read to by all children in all homes, regardless of all the diversity of cultural and family norms today.  Even more ludicrous, it would appear that all .. more»

There are about 1.5 million elementary school teachers and 1.1 million secondary school teachers in the United States, and the amount spent, by average, on home schooling per child in the United States is about 0. (Source: Charity Navigator.com) - Between 8 and 15 million children nationwide are unsupervised at the end of each school day; - An average deaf child isn't introduced to English until age six, upon entering school. - About 87% of Americans aged 18 to 24 have completed high school with a diploma or an alternative credential such as a General Education Development certificate; -The school districts in the U.S. with the highest child poverty rates have ,139 fewer state and local dollars to spend per student than the wealthiest districts; and - When among 18 to 24-year-old Americans are given maps, 70 percent cannot find New Jersey and 11 percent cannot find .. more»

Learning can be more fun and quick if they are contemplated into a game format. Generally, the conventional way of classroom teaching can be boring and dull, and to maintain the interest and curiosity in learning, new techniques are being engraved in the system. The advancement of technology has not even spared the music field from their enduring influence. With the help of technology, many educational music games are introduced that assists and motivates the learner to gain more knowledge about their music. These musical games inspire students for practical learning thus polishing their skill. Generally, these educational music games are divided into two categories. One is known as Printable music games and the other section is called Interactive musical games. The printable music games are set of ideas, concepts, and printable materials that can be .. more»