Teacher Update: September 29, 2016: September 29, 2016

Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders, September 29, 2016. View as web page.

CTQ COLLABORATORY

How to Design a Successful STEM Lesson

Good STEM lessons are not typical science or math lessons, says Anne Jolly. They must actively engage students in creating and engineering solutions for real-world challenges. Read more.

(Teacher)

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SPECIAL REPORT

Tackling School Climate, Student Behavior as a Route to Improvement

Approaches that have proven effective in working with special education students and English-learners hold potential for helping all students. Read more.

(Education Week)

• Special Report: Moving the Needle on Achievement

CLASSROOM Q&A WITH LARRY FERLAZZO

'A Mistake Is a Door to Discovery'

Top educators chime in on the issue of working with students on mistakes and failures in learning. Read more.

(Teacher)

Teaching the Art of Conversation During a Divisive Election Year
(Curriculum Matters)

Chicago Teachers’ Union Members Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Strike
(District Dossier)

Home Ownership Out of Reach for Teachers Across the Country, Reports Find
(Teaching Now)

Study: Students Suffer When Teachers Are Hired After the School Year Starts
(Teacher Beat)

Study Highlights Importance of Principals in Teacher-Retention Efforts
(Teacher Beat)

K-12 Lessons From U.S. Census Bureau Use Real Data to Teach Statistics
(Curriculum Matters)

Feel-Good Roundup: Students Surprise Their Teachers in Several Viral Clips
(Teaching Now)

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TEACHER BLOGS

Brangelina: What Celebrity Divorce Can Teach Us About Education
(An Edugeek's Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy)

What We Say And What We Mean
(Learning Forward's PD Watch)

A Culture of Gratitude
(Capturing the Spark)

This Is Real: Building Empathy in Times of Trauma
(The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools)

The Difficult (and Satisfying) Run of Teaching Defiant Students
(Teacher-Leader Voices)

There Is No Such Thing as Social Promotion
(Teacher in a Strange Land)

Dropping Grades One Baby Step at a Time
(Work in Progress)

FEATURED TEACHING CHANNEL VIDEO

Growing from Peer Feedback (Video)

Marion Ivey, a kindergarten teacher at the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow School in Oak Park, Ill., models a growth mindset as she teaches her students to give and use peer feedback to help them set personal goals in the classroom. Watch video.

(Teacher)

EDUCATION WEEK FREE SPOTLIGHT

Student Data Privacy

FREE! In this Spotlight, see how districts are being rewarded for protecting student data, how schools are pushing the boundaries of classroom analytics, and what can be done to improve data-privacy training for educators. See other Spotlights.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FREE WEBINAR - Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

English-Language-Learner Literacy Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Some state education agencies are still unsure how they will handle the Every Student Succeeds Act's requirements for English-language learners. Join us for a conversation with administrators from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., and Roseville, Minn., school districts to examine their districts' plans for adjusting to the new federal K-12 education law. Click here to attend this free live event.

Sponsored by: Middlebury Interactive Languages

SPONSOR WEBINAR - Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, 3 to 4 p.m. ET

Digging Into Mathematical Discourse: Selecting and Sequencing Student Solution Samples

A discussion with renowned mathematics expert and author, Gladis Kersaint, on how teachers and administrators can support effective math discourse in the classroom through well-planned and well-sequenced discussions of student work. Click here to attend this free live event.

Content Provided by: Curriculum Associates

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