The Stoakes-Whibley Natural Index of Supernatural Collective Nouns

great long form journalism. Most with links

Race and how it appears in Young Adult publishing

Historical Marker Database that you can add markers to - You know you love this

60 years of the Civil Rights Movement - teacher resources

Hobbs in great. Met her a couple of years ago and was MOST impressed with the work they were doing to end fair us confusion for teachers

Google Tools for teachers - a 33 page guide

A great post about abolishing grades

computing device for every teacher and student so they can access the Internet at school or at home? That, along with an embrace of cloud computing, Creative Commons, and open-source technologies is part of a new set of recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.

Closed microblogging program

Perhaps an interesting project for students/ add a summary.

Writers give advice - re: writing fiction - part 1

Brian Silverman says, "It should be required reading for anyone concerned with democracy and long-term viability of public education. I've often said that national standards, even those thinly disguised under mischievous pseudonyms like "common core standards" are not only a destructive force, but a solution in search of a problem. Alfie Kohn makes the case quite effectively. Mr. Kohn once again demonstrates his courage, tenacity and chutzpah by publishing his new article in Education Week's special "Quality Counts" issue. "Quality Counts" is the annual issue sponsored by standardized testing companies who rank each state's educational quality as a function of their reliance on high-stakes testing, teacher-bashing, punitive and anti-democratic education policies. The more draconian the state, the higher their "quality," according to Education Week."