Teacher Update: December 22, 2016: December 22, 2016

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FIRST PERSON

Ask, Listen, Do: Finding Out What Kids Need From School

How to Find Out What Kids Need From School

How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them. Read more.

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Helping English-Learners Break Through Language Plateaus

Teachers must model academic language to ensure that all students, especially long-term English-language learners, are actively participating and producing purposeful language, says Wendi Pillars. Read more.

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SPECIAL REPORT

RTI Expands, Encounters Growing Pains

Response to intervention has come a long way from its origins in special education law—but not without some bumps along the way. Read more.

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• Read the Full Report: RTI 2.0

States Beef Up School Counseling Corps
(Education Week)

Technology Should Replace Basic Teaching Tasks, a New Paper Says
(Teaching Now)

Many Teachers Can't Talk About LGBT Issues in the Classroom, Report Finds
(Teaching Now)

Ed. Department to Ed. Schools: Rethink Tech Training for Future Teachers
(Teacher Beat)

California, U.S. Department of Education Keep Up Fight Over Science Testing
(Curriculum Matters)

Teachers in Wealthy Districts Get Bulk of Indiana's Performance Payouts
(Teacher Beat)

Washington State Governor Proposes Billions in New Taxes to Pay Teachers
(Teacher Beat)

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TEACHER BLOGS

Checking Out Books by Teachers Who Write
(Capturing the Spark)

Students Exposed to Trauma Are 'Full of Promise'
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

How Teacher Leaders Can Face the 'Rabble-Rouser Dementor'
(An Edugeek's Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy)

Now Is a Time for Heroes
(The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools)

On Teaching White, Middle-Class Students About Slavery
(Learning Deeply)

Good Teachers Change History
(Teacher-Leader Voices)

Focus on Meaningful Interactions With Students This Holiday Season
(Teaching for the Whole Story)

Teach Students to Break Down Criteria for Success
(Work in Progress)

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Classroom Culture: Teach More Than 'Just Math' (Video)

Marlo Warburton, a 7th and 8th grade math teacher at Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle School in Berkeley, Calif., shares how greeting her students in the morning and expressing appreciation during dismissal are valuable opportunities for character building and for fostering teacher-student relationships. Watch video.

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EDUCATION WEEK SPOTLIGHT

Instructional Coaching

This Spotlight looks at districts that are turning teachers into coaches and examines some of the primary practices and tips needed for effective coaching. See other Spotlights.

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