Join the conversation with ExtraCredit, the official blog of the Ohio Department of Education

10/2/2018

ExtraCredit offers regular insight and commentary on a wide range of education issues featuring Department experts and guest bloggers from throughout Ohio’s schools and support organizations. You can sign up to receive the blog by selecting ExtraCredit Blog from the drop-down list.
 
Don’t miss out on topics especially of interest to teachers:

• Bringing Life to the Classroom from Across the World – Guest blog by Jarrod Weiss, chief of Operations at the Ohio Broadcast Educational Media Commission and a former high school social studies teacher in rural Southwest Ohio;
• Free and On Demand...What You Should Know About the Learning Management System for Ohio Education – Julia Simmerer, senior executive director of the Center for the Teaching Profession at the Ohio Department of Education, where she oversees the implementation of policies and programs that support Ohio’s teacher and leader corps;
• Educators Rising...Inspiring the Next Generation of Teachers – Guest bog by Antoine Holloway II, current president of Educators Rising Ohio and high school senior;
• Market Day...An Engaging Economics Lesson for Elementary Students – Guest blog by Kelly Miller, second grade teacher at Monterey Elementary School in South-Western City Schools; and
• Superintendent's Blog: Ohio Loves and Appreciates Teachers – Paolo DeMaria