Despite the lazy days of summer, the professional learning taking place at the Learning Forward Summer Conference held in Denver, CO was anything but. This was the largest attended summer conference in Learning Forward’s history.

The Eye On Education booth was abuzz all three days with attendees thumbing through our titles and learning about our Professional Services.

Here are our TOP 5 favorite educational tweets of the week, which were retweeted 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!

We live in an outstandingly media-rich world. Waking to our smart phones, working on our computers, and falling asleep with our TVs, it should come as no surprise that the average American sees thousands of advertisements each day. However, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, young children are “cognitively defenseless” against advertising.

The following guest post was written by Rebekah Stathakis, author of A Good Start:147 Warm-Up Activities for Spanish Class.

I am used to hearing the same responses when I tell people I am a Spanish teacher. Often, people want to show me what they remember from high school saying, “Hola. Me llamo...” Another frequent response is something along the lines of, “Then you should call me ‘María’—that was my name in Spanish class!” Unfortunately, it seems that for every person I meet who happily shares her Spanish class name with me, another gives me some type of warning like, “I hope you don’t give your students Spanish names—I hated that!”

Here are our TOP 5 favorite educational tweets of the week, which were retweeted 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!

The following blog post was written by Eye On Education's Senior Editor, Lauren Davis.

Last month, I blogged about the differences among problem-based, project-based, and inquiry-based learning. Let’s take a closer look at problem-based learning, where students work on investigating and resolving a real-world problem. I’ve spoken to a lot of teachers who want to try this method in the classroom but aren’t sure how to get started.

Eye On Education recently returned from the Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools that Work Staff Development Conference at the New Orleans Convention Center. Nearly 800 teachers, school leaders, district administrators, and other educators stopped by Booth #105 to enter our raffle to win a Kindle Fire, chat with our authors and purchase some great books!

Here are our TOP 5 favorite educational tweets of the week, which were retweeted 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!

What do you suppose the average person thinks when he or she pictures a typical teacher? Is that image true to life?

The media plays a major role in our perceptions of the world and of ourselves. Although teachers and other educators have a longstanding presence on the big screen, they are often portrayed within the molds of stereotypical bad-teacher or idealized super-teacher.

Here are our TOP 5 favorite educational tweets of the week, which were retweeted 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!

As a former teacher in a large urban school district, I remember being evaluated like it was yesterday. On the day of an evaluation, the principal would walk into my classroom with her checklist, pen and clipboard, sit at the back of the room, and observe. Some of my students would ask why she was sitting there while others just ignored her. I tried hard to focus on the lesson and quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she left. Much like the contestants on American Idol, it felt as though my entire career as a teacher was being judged on 45 minutes. I guess I can’t complain because American Idol contestants get much less than that.

Now, school districts are being required to form teacher evaluation systems that take into account student performance, too...

Eye On Education recently returned from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) annual convention at the San Diego Convention Center. We had a great time in sunny San Diego, meeting teachers, school leaders, and many other educators who are constantly looking for new and better ways to integrate technology into their schools and districts. 300 people stopped by Booth #5482 to chat with us and enter our raffle for a free Technology Book Bundle!

Here are our TOP 5 favorite educational tweets of the week, which were retweeted 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!