The importance of teaching beyond TAKS
In this time in educational history when there is so much emphasis on standards and standardized testing, it is easy to forget that there are so many other skills our students need to be successful, skills that go beyond TAKS. Check out this video clip. It gives you a taste of the world our students need to understand if they are not going to be left behind.
My first post
I want this blog to provide a kind of one stop shopping for the teachers of Pat Neff for ideas on integrating technology into their lessons. But perhaps more than that, I want this site to provide some inspiration for engaging their students via the technologies that are fast becoming second nature to them.
