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What Happens When You Flip Your Classroom?

  Photo: Stephen Cherry Photography Samir Paul teaches computer science in Montgomery County where he was named 2016’s Rising Star Teacher of the Year. He is also co-chair of the the Montgomery County Education Association Government Relations Committee. The idea of a flipped classroom is simple enough: record (or curate) video lectures to shift direct […]
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Gov. Hogan Finally Funded Public Schools. Why? $40 Million in Corporate Welfare.

Credit: Executive Office of the Governor, Steve Kwak THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Gov. Hogan Finally Agrees to $20 Million for Public Schools (In Exchange for $40 Million in Corporate Welfare) Back in August, Gov. Hogan announced that he would not release $25 million for public schools because of a downturn in state revenue projections caused by […]
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School Boards? Yeah, they matter.

Local school boards have some of the strongest power over education issues like working conditions, superintendent hiring, educator contracts, calendar decisions, curricula, testing, and much more. The Good News: These 21 Educator-Backed School Board Candidates Won in MarylandWhile almost all media attention went to presidential and congressional races in 2016, Marylanders also had the…mseanewsfeed.com That’s […]
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Maryland Is 49th in Teacher Autonomy

That’s a huge problem. Image © 2015 NEA / Moses Mitchell Photography Classroom autonomy for teachers. According to research, it’s correlated with job satisfaction and retention. Unfortunately, in a recent report by the Learning Policy Institute, Maryland was ranked second-lowest in the country — ahead of only Florida — in teacher autonomy, defined as control in selecting textbooks and […]
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5 Great Apps for Special Education

With new apps and online developments being launched everyday, the number of options to incorporate daily technology use in the special education setting has increased greatly in the past five years. With all of the options out there, which ones are right for you and your classroom? Danielle Wilson, Montgomery County special education and math […]
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Not Yet Tenured?

When you begin your job as an educator, you enter as a non-tenured — or probationary — employee for three years from the date of employment. During that probationary period, your contract is for one year. At the conclusion of any one of those first three years, your contract may not be renewed for any or no reason by […]
Early Career Educators

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You Mean I Don’t Have to Be Perfect?

Perfect? Not me. Jacob Bauer Zebley, Cecil County  Government Teacher, Elkton High In my first five years of teaching I wish I knew that I didn’t have to be perfect. I thought that every lesson needed to be flawless and that I had to know the answer to every question. If a lesson didn’t go well, I felt […]
Early Career Educators

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Things Not to Say to a New Educator

You didn’t need that period of planning time, right? Planning time is important. Really important. It must be nice to finish work at 3 and have summers off! This one never gets old (or accurate). Just skip lunch! You’ll be fine. Days get busy, and it happens to all of us. But try to eat so you don’t […]
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9 Songs to Get Your Groove on Before School

Let’s get this party started! We asked YOU for the best get-up-and-out-the-door songs. Here ‘s what you said. Closure in Moscow’s “Happy Days” Henoch Hailu , Montgomery County  Special Education Teacher, White Oak Middle School Who doesn’t like rocking out first thing in the morning? My favorite quote from this song is, “Quick fix schemes had a hold on me. Now […]
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