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Teacher PD Sourcebook
A former teacher and education-technology consultant says today’s professional development needs to immerse educators in experiences that promote reflection and relationship-building.
Teacher Leaders Network
Heather Wolpert-Gawron explains how losing your voice can make you a better teacher.
President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions to become eligible for his $5 billion Race to the Top project. (AP)
Addressing an issue facing schools nationwide, Louisiana is requiring educators to document certain types of electronic contact with students. (Education Week)
$300 million spent on teacher merit pay in Texas resulted in few gains by students, a new study concludes. (AP)
A new bill passing through the Wisc. state legislature would allow schools to use test scores to evaluate teachers, but not punish or fire them based on the results. (AP)
Teachers have begun implementing hip-hop in the classroom as an educational tool.
First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House. (AP)
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Response to Intervention, an assessment-based, tiered instructional approach, is quickly gaining traction in many schools as a way to give students tailored support, particularly in early-grades reading. While the framework is intended to give teachers greater resources and increased discretion, many educators have expressed frustration that, in practice, RTI can be overly prescription and difficult to implement.
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What’s your view? Has RTI worked for you? What are its potential benefits and challenges? What advice do you have for teachers—or schools—that are struggling with the framework? What questions do you have about using RTI successfully? Join the discussion. |
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| Featured Blog: Living in Dialogue |
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Anthony Cody says the Education Department isn’t listening to teachers. “This is driving morale down at a time when our schools need to rally together for our students.” |
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Teacher Book Discussion: Wounded by School |
Join your peers for an online book discussion! During the week of Nov. 16-20, in our forums section, we will be discussing Kirsten Olson's Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture (Teachers College Press). In this highly praised book, Olson looks at the ways conventional school practices can weaken students' sense of self-worth and what educators can do to improve instructional responsiveness. |
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Throughout the week of the discussion, Ms. Olson will be joining us online to respond to readers and explore ideas and experiences. |
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What techniques can you use to ensure that technology is advancing achievement, not adding distractions? |
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Join in this premium live webinar and learn from experts Barbara Greenstone, Christopher Small, and Joe Kitchens, who have personally implemented online learning, data-based decision making, one-to-one computing, and more. Sign up today for $129. This price covers you and all participants on your team!
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Our Web Watch feature is now a daily blog! Get the latest and most provocative education news for teachers. Comments welcome. |
Tough Times at D.C.P.S.
Was the hiring and firing of hundreds of teachers in the nation's capital legal? It comes down to: What did the schools' chancellor know and when did she know it? |
Blogboard
Watch Your Words
Cindi Rigsbee says that teachers often send students the wrong message about reading and writing. And more. |
A Place at the Table
It's a Mystery?
Is childhood the best of times or the worst of times? Susan Graham takes a look at recent survey results from Highlights Magazine.
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Unwrapping the Gifted
Survey Results
Tamara Fisher posts the results of her reader survey. |
Road Diaries: Teacher of the Year
Cats and Dogs
Schools are failing to adequately accommodate students with severe emotional disabilities, says Anthony Mullen, and the consequences are tragic. |
The Book Whisperer
Boy Year
Donalyn Miller has 60 boys in her classes this year—all enthusiastic about reading. The Book Whisperer shares what motivates her boys to read. |
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Robin Weaver, an elementary school principal and co-author of "Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom," took readers' questions on classroom management issues and solutions. |
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The Fall 2009 issue of the Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook is now online. This issue looks at the potential of digital technology to enhance teacher learning options and increase collaboration and knowledge-sharing. |
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| Education Week's Spotlight Series |
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