A Cool Site by Richard Byrne

I have to share a great site I was introduced to recently. The site is called Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne. He provides numerous articles every day to assist teachers. One article I was interested in was titled 5 Good Places for Kids to Learn About the News In this article, Richard provides five sites to help teachers of all levels teach current events to their students. Being a middle school history teacher, I am often searching for easier methods of getting my students involved in the world around them. I especially liked the CNN Student News site to get the students involved in current events.

This is a TED Video I watched on great leaders

I found this TED Talk video about great leaders. I found it interesting because people always wonder what characteristics make a great leader. Many people point to Michael Jordan, George Washington, and Martin Luther King Jr. as great leaders, but what makes them great? According to Simon Sinek, everybody is born with the ability to lead, but the best leaders all have a common characteristic. They don't worry about what they are doing or why they do it, but rather why they do it. All the great leaders think and act from the inside out. I felt Simon had some great points as to what makes a great leader.