Did you know that in 2010, there were 152 million blogs? With so many blogs to read, someone was bound to create Blog Day! Every year on August 31st, bloggers around the world unite to celebrate Blog Day.

World War II cost the most lives, the most money, damaged the most properties and affected more people worldwide than any other war. All of this began on September 1st, 1939.

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi bombers were instructed to invade Poland by Adolf Hitler. This event drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and thus World War II began

Hal Holloman and Peggy Yates have been teaching us about the importance of Best Practice Language to improve student behavior. What Do You Say on The First Day of School? discussed the best language to create a culture of community in the beginning of the school year. We asked our readers: What's one example of Best Practice Language you use on the first day of school? Here's PART TWO of what you had to say!

Hal Holloman and Peggy Yates have been teaching us the importance of Best Practice Language to improve student behavior. What Do You Say on The First Day of School? discussed the best language to create a culture of community in the beginning of the school year. We asked our readers: What's one example of Best Practice Language you use on the first day of school? Here's PART ONE of what you had to say!

Martin Luther King Jr. left behind a legacy. Of all of his well-known speeches, “I Have A Dream” is by far the most famous. There are few people, if any, who are not familiar with the famous quote “I Have A Dream.” 

King had organized a March on Washington, officially named the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in early 1963. The march was planned as a way to persuade Congress to support a civil rights bill proposed by President Kennedy. Once in Washington, King gave his legendary speech on August 28th, 1963.

Here are our TOP 5 favorite educational tweets of the week, which were RT’ed and/or clicked on the most by you!—our loyal Twitter followers. These tweets were originally tweeted by @eyeoneducation and some of our other favorite Tweeters. If you're not yet on Twitter, join today! (These Tweets are in no particular order.)

August 26, 1920 was an important day for women in the United States. After 72 years of struggle, women were finally granted the right to vote as the 19th Amendment was passed.

It was not until 1971 that August 26th became a national holiday.

What does Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) sound like on the first day of school? On the first day of school with a classroom full of students your words can make all the difference. A teacher’s Language of Practice on the first day sets the tone, provides direction, and conveys high expectations of what is to come. What will setting high expectations "sound like" in your classroom? What Best Practice Language (BPL) can a teacher use to set high expectations for ALL students? The high expectations teachers convey to all their students can propel each of them closer to reaching their potential.

 Breaking Word News: The Concise Oxford English Dictionary has recently added 400 slang words to its latest edition. The new entries include "jeggings," "mankini," "retweet," "woot," and "textspeak." (Pop quiz: How many of those did you know?)

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The momentum of the Common Core State Standards continues to build. Two weeks ago, SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) released its "content maps and specifications" in English/language arts and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) issued its "content frameworks" in both subjects. These are both draft documents that will be modified based on feedback. Meanwhile, as this work continues to move forward, do teachers just sit and wait?

On August 21st, Franklin Schargel sat down with Nicole Brady of Eye On New Mexico to discuss New Mexico's education system. The segment aired soon after New Mexico's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) rankings were revealed. The rankings disclosed that nearly 87% of New Mexico's schools are not making adequate progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

In The Fearless School Leader: Making the Right Decisions, author Cynthia McCabe analyzes the top fears that impede effective leadership and lower student achievement and provides step-by-step antidotes to these challenges. Read below to see how to fight low expectations in your school.

The following post is written by Elaine Vislocky, Eye On Education's Associate Director of Professional Services.

In a recently published report, the National Council on Teacher Quality examined student teaching—"the most important part of the teaching experience" as reported by new teachers. One of its conclusions is that there are not enough "quality cooperating teachers" (I will refer to them as mentors). Some of the problems they identify are the lack of clearly articulated, rigorous mentor selection criteria...

When the school year begins, you spend time getting to know your students—and learning all those new names and faces! Don’t forget to allow time for students to get to know one another, too. Yes, they might have been going to school together for a while, but that doesn’t mean they’ve ever communicated on a social or academic level. Take some time to have students learn one another’s strengths, and teach them how to work together, so they all feel like valued members of the classroom community. Creating a classroom community will make your room a safe learning environment in which all students belong...

Mashable's recent article, "3 Tips for Teachings Using Social Media in the Classroom," provides advice for teachers who are looking to open up more "avenunes of communication" for students and their teachers. While the article focuses on college students, the tips and rational can be adapted for grade school classrooms. The article was written by Dan Klamm, the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Syracuse University Career Services.