What is this?
This is the new Teaching Excellence Network Blog, a place to find resources, news and analysis, writing by teachers, personal stories, and much more. New items will be posted EVERY DAY.

Blog? What's a blog?
A blog (from web + log) is an online journal, where the newest entries are displayed at the top. It can contain writing, links, pictures, and video clips, and there is usually a way for readers to make comments.

Who is writing the blog?
Hi. I'm Sarah Lieberman Weisz, the director of TEN. I'll be the main writer for the blog. (I'm also the person who sends you those monthly update emails if you're a registered member.) Who am I? Well, besides working at the Golden Apple Foundation as the director of TEN, I'm a former middle school social studies and reading teacher (mostly at Perspectives Charter School in Chicago). I'm also a former service-learning program director, an avid knitter, a Chicago area native, and a newlywed.

The opinions expressed in articles on this blog are mine and/or those of guest authors or quoted sources. They do not represent the opinion of the Golden Apple Foundation.

Is anything else changing on the site?
By next fall, thanks to ideas and contributions from so many of you, we will be completely updating TEN! Look for a new discussion forum format, where users can contribute questions, an easier interface for the upcoming opportunities, a more comprehensive resource collection, and much more. Any ideas? You can always contact us with thoughts and suggestions--the more the better!

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