Teacher Update: June 26, 2014: June 26, 2014

Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders, June 26, 2014. View as web page.

TEACHING AHEAD: A ROUNDTABLE

Should Teachers Run Schools?

What benefits might teacher-powered schools offer students and communities? What potential drawbacks and challenges do they present? Our new panel weighs in. Read more.

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Amid Skepticism, Blended-Learning Models Aim to Transform Teachers' Work

Some advocates say that digitally oriented instructional arrangements can improve not only student learning but teachers' working conditions and job satisfaction as well. Read more.

(Teacher)

• Getting Personal: Teachers, Technology, and Tailored Learning

CTQ COLLABORATORY

Happy Teaching, Happy Learning: 13 Secrets to Finland's Success

When Sophia Faridi visited several schools in Finland, students and teachers seemed happier than students and teachers in the U.S. Read more.

(Teacher)

GALLERY

Your Favorite Last-Day-of-School Photos

As educators and students across the country headed into the final days of the school year, some shared photos of those last moments with Education Week via Instagram. Read more.

(Education Week)

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MORE STORIES

Survey: Teachers Worldwide Seek More Opportunities for Collaboration
(Inside School Research)

Sex-Abuse-Prevention Efforts Urged for Students With Disabilities
(Education Week)

Teacher, School Accountability Systems Shaken Up
(Education Week)

U.S. Students Get Top Scores for Sleepiness
(Education Week)

Writing Centers Seek to Unlock Youths' Creativity
(Education Week)

Google Puts $50 Million Toward Getting Girls Into Coding
(Curriculum Matters)

Tennessee Teacher-Retention Bonus Paid Dividends, Study Finds
(Teacher Beat)

Teacher-Prep Rankings Put Spotlight on Online Degree Program
(Teaching Now)

TEACHING CHANNEL VIDEO

Project Earth Game

Watch students work as a mock community to see how their choices on real-world scenarios make an impact on the environment. (6:06) Read more.

TEACHER BLOGS

Men Explain Things to Teachers
(Teacher in a Strange Land)

Michelle Gunderson: Teacher Union Conventions to Debate Common Core
(Living in Dialogue)

Summer Conference Survival Guide
(Teaching Toward Tomorrow)

Response: 'Teachers Know a Lot About Scaffolding' For Complex Texts
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

The Boys Book Club Experiment: The Conclusion
(Charting My Own Course)

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHAT - Thursday, June 26, 2014 , 1 to 2 p.m. ET

How to Navigate the Ed-Tech Marketplace

This chat will help educators understand the forces shaping the ed-tech market and how to become smarter consumers of technology products and services. Sign up here to receive an email reminder for this chat.

MOST POPULAR STORIES

1. This Online Game Shows the Hard Choices Teachers Face Every Day (Teaching Now)

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3. Teacher's Feedback Can Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds (Teaching Now)

4. Teachers, Parents Seek Principal's Removal at Los Angeles-Area School

5. 7 Reasons to Empower Students to Self-Assess (Work in Progress)

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