Kennedy Center Names 2015 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2015 winners of Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards -- a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Thirteen teachers were sel...
CoreSinging Teacher Certification Course Scheduled for June 2015 in USA
by Tyler Peterson - September 26, 2014 For the first time since 2011, Dr. Meribeth Dayme, the founder of CoreSinging and author of the best-selling book, Dynamics of the Singing Voice will offer a CoreSinging Teacher Certification Course in the United States, scheduled from June 12 - 16, 2015 in Richland, Washington....
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL's Annual 'Top Teacher Week' Returns in May
by Tyler Peterson - March 03, 2015 announced “LIVE's” sixth annual “Top Teacher Week,” which recognizes standout educators from across the nation. From May 4-8, 2015, “LIVE” will honor teachers who go above and beyond for their schools, communities and students....
Kennedy Center Names 2015 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2015 winners of Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards -- a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Thirteen teachers were sel...
STAGE TUBE: Tony Winner Sutton Foster on How Theatre Educators Impacted Her Career
by Tyler Peterson - March 30, 2015 The deadline to submit teachers for the inaugural Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University Excellence in Theatre Education Award is tomorrow, March 31. Just in time for final submissions, Tony Award winner and Carnegie Mellon University alumna Sutton Foster shares how her teachers have influenced ...
Author Nancie Atwell Wins $1 Million Global Teacher Prize
by Christina Mancuso - March 16, 2015 Heinemann, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is proud to announce that Nancie Atwell, author of In the Middle, has been awarded the inaugural $1 million Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize for her outstanding contribution to the field of learning. The Global Teacher Prize is a new award th...
New Edition of THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF SCHOOL is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 12, 2015 TURNERS FALLS, Mass., March 12,2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. (CRS), the developer of the Responsive Classroom approach to education, has published a second edition of The First Six Weeks of School. This highly practical guide helps K6 teachers lay the groundwork fo...
TV Land Picks Up New Comedies IMPASTOR and TEACHERS
by TV News Desk - October 01, 2014 TV Land has ordered 10-episode first seasons of two new single-camera comedies, 'Impastor' and 'Teachers,' it was announced today by TV Land President Larry W. Jones. Both series will premiere on TV Land in 2015....
James A. Gauthier Critiques Public School System in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - February 16, 2015 KENT, Washington...
Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards Nominations Now Open
by Tyler Peterson - October 26, 2015 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nominations for the 2016 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards-a series of annual grants that recognize inspiring teachers in any field of education across the United States. Now entering their sixth year, the award...
VIDEO: Wolf Trap's Early Learning Through the Arts Program Enhances Math Skills
by Michael Dale - February 23, 2016 Teachers in Virginia are working together with artists in a program that increases understanding of non-artistic subjects....
P.S. 69 – A TEACHER GROWS IN BROOKLYN to Play Theater Project, 10/16-19
by Tyler Peterson - October 07, 2014 Teacher and comic Susan Jeremy will perform her acclaimed one-woman show, P.S. 69 - A TEACHER GROWS IN BROOKLYN at The Theater Project in Maplewood, NJ. She portrays her classroom experiences with an eye on the ironies and absurdities teachers encounter daily. The show will run at the Burgdorff Cen...
BWW Review: FEAST FESTIVAL 2015: HEAVIER THAN AIR Takes The Classroom Into The Theatre
by Barry Lenny - November 28, 2015 Two years in development, the work is based on interviews with numerous Australian LGBTIQ teachers....
Kristen Bell, Stephen Colbert & Many More Set for THINK IT UP Live Television Broadcast Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 11, 2015 The Entertainment Industry Foundation announced today that a live, one-hour special for its 'Think It Up' education initiative will be telecast on all four U.S. broadcast networks tonight, September 11....
Fox Cities P.A.C. & AASD to Offer Educator Workshops
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2015 The 2015-16 school year marks the fourth year the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and Appleton Area School District (AASD) are participating in the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This partnership allows the Center and AASD to...
Books-A-Million Celebrates Educator Week with Classroom Discounts and Giveaways
by Christina Mancuso - October 09, 2015 Books-A-Million is devoting the week of October 10 through 16 entirely to teachers with Educator Week, giving them a 25% discount on classroom items, free educational materials, and a chance to win a $300 Books-A-Million gift card. An Educator Week kick-off event will take place from 2-4 pm on Octob...
Educational Neuroscience Expert David A. Sousa Offers Research and Advice to Teachers in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - November 09, 2015 To reach students in today's high-tech landscape, teachers must change the way they teach, says Dr. David A. Sousa, internationally recognized expert in educational neuroscience and author of Engaging the Rewired Brain, recently released by Learning Sciences International....
Scholastic Launches Newly-Branded Magazine for K-8 Teachers
by Christina Mancuso - October 05, 2015 NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced the renaming of America's longest-running and largest magazine for educators, Instructor Magazine, now entitled Scholastic Teacher. The magazine has been a trusted resource ...
Red Hot & Blue BBQ Restaurants Honor Nurses and Teachers
by Marina Kennedy - May 01, 2015 To celebrate National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week several Red Hot & Blue Restaurants in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina will be offering a 20% discount to nurses, nurses aides or nurse administrators and teachers or educational administrators from May 4-12, 2015 with valid ID...
Marzano Book Explores SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FOR RESULTS
by Christina Mancuso - December 18, 2014 West Palm Beach, Florida...
OPERA America Launches NOTES
by Tyler Peterson - August 25, 2015 OPERA America, the nonprofit service organization for opera, announces the launch of its National Opera Teacher and Educator Source (NOTES), which provides a wide range of lesson plans and professional expertise to busy educators in an easily accessible online format. NOTES (operaamerica.org/NOTES) ...
Kennedy Center Names 2015 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2015 winners of Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards -- a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Thirteen teachers were sel...
Natasha Vaynblat to Bring THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS to UCB, 10/29
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014 Upright Citizens Brigade performer Natasha Vaynblat will star in, 'Natasha Vaynblat: United Federation of Teachers' a new, independent sketch show inspired by her life as a high school teacher in NYC. 'Natasha Vaynblat: United Federation of Teachers' will run starting October 29th at the UCB Chelsea...
Mathseeds Releases New Classroom Math Resources for Grades K–2
by Christina Mancuso - March 10, 2016 The educational publishers behind Mathseeds, the popular online math program for students in grades K-2, are now offering a range of classroom math resources for teachers, as well as a four-week trial of the program....
Kennedy Center Names 2015 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2015 winners of Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards -- a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Thirteen teachers were sel... |