Teacher Update: April 7, 2016: April 7, 2016

Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders, April 7, 2016. View as web page.

FIRST PERSON

Hard Truths: Examining How Students Spend Their Time in Our Classrooms

If you want to know how well your instruction lines up with your values, just take a hard look at how the children you teach spend their hours in your care, writes Justin Minkel. Read more.

(Teacher)

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CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY

Tech 'Convert' Helps Head Network's Personalized Learning Push

Despite his low-tech background, Summit Public Schools' CAO is central to the charter network's move toward customized student learning. Read more.

(Education Week)

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OPINION

Teachers Need Less Training, More Learning

What if teachers could take a pass on school-provided professional development for a year and use the time to do their own learning? Read more.

(Capturing the Spark)

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Sex-Misconduct Cases Renew Concerns About Teacher-Student Texting, 'Friending'
(Teaching Now)

Podcasts for Kids: Overlooked Classroom Tool?
(Curriculum Matters)

State Teams See Mixed Progress on Teacher-Leadership Initiatives
(Education Week)

Virginia Won't Require Teachers to Flag Materials With 'Sexually Explicit Content'
(Curriculum Matters)

Arkansas Steps Up Coding Training for Teachers
(Teacher Beat)

On-Campus 'Boutique' Helps Student-Teachers Dress for Success
(Teaching Now)

CTQ COLLABORATORY

Changing Perspectives on Teachers’ Unions
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TEACHER BLOGS

Staying Engaged Through Testing Displacement
(Work in Progress)

Cultivating Healthy Communication in Teams
(The Art of Coaching Teachers)

Being Strategic With Teacher Leadership: No Leeroy Jenkins in Education!
( An Edugeek’s Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy)

In Praise of the Field Trip
(Teacher in a Strange Land)

What Accomplished Teachers Really Think About Federal Education Policy
(Teacher-Leader Voices)

Working With 'Difficult' Students
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

'Often Imitated, Never Duplicated': Black Womanness in Education
(The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools)

FEATURED TEACHING CHANNEL VIDEO

Making Learning Personalized & Customized (Video)

Sean McComb, an English teacher at Patapsco High School in Dundalk, Md., uses the workshop model to engage students through self-directing learning. The strategy, he says, enables students to manage and asses their own progress. Watch video.

(Teacher)

EDUCATION WEEK FREE SPOTLIGHT

English-Language Learners

In this Spotlight, track the expansion of dual-language programs, discover how bilingual schools are improving outcomes for all students, and explore effective ELL approaches to breaking language barriers. See other Spotlights.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPONSOR WEBINAR - Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

5 Steps to Building an At-Risk Student Model

Schools can develop early warning systems (EWS) that identify academically at-risk students. This webinar highlights the most predictive indicators for identifying at-risk students and shows how to set up an EWS in your district. Click here to attend this free live event.

Content provided by: Illuminate Education

SPONSOR WEBINAR - Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

Prevention to Intervention: Formative Assessment Reimagined

Learn the possibilities and potential of a new breed of technology that reimagines formative assessment through the authentic and adaptive integration of instruction and assessment to ensure success of, by, and for each learner. Click here to attend this free live event.

Content Provided by: DreamBox Learning

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