Teacher Update: January 19, 2017: January 19, 2017

Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders, January 19, 2017. View as web page.

FIRST PERSON

5 Ways to Use Student Choice to Improve Learning

Providing students with opportunities to make choices in their learning process can improve their long-term decisionmaking skills, says Thomas Armstrong. Read more.

(Teacher)

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CTQ COLLABORATORY

Caught Between Worlds: Balancing Classroom Teaching With Teacher Leadership

Teachers who want to bridge leadership within the classroom and beyond its walls should utilize professional learning networks and use their passion as a grounding force to meet both sets of demands, say Tricia Ebner and Char Shryock. Read more.

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Teachers Are Among the Crowd Headed to Trump Inauguration, March

Many teachers are taking their students to Washington to witness the inauguration of the 45th president, but some say the divisive nature of the election has made the experience a little different than in previous years. Read more.

(Teaching Now)


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Calif. Considers Developing Standards to Teach Students How to Spot 'Fake News'
(Teaching Now)

Substitute-Teacher Shortages Put Schools to Test
(Education Week)

Minn. Teacher Tenure Lawsuit Revived
(Teacher Beat)

Michigan Joins Growing Number of States Requiring CPR Training for Students
(Curriculum Matters)

Teachers Make Up Good Chunk of Online Open Course-Takers at Harvard, MIT
(Teacher Beat)

Ed. Deans to Trump Administration: Uphold the Role of Public Schools
(Teaching Now)

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TEACHER BLOGS

Provide 'Voice' & 'Choice' When Students Set Goals
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

Celebrating Invisible Success in the Classroom
(An Edugeek's Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy)

Engaging Students With Dr. King's Model of 'Multi-Mic' Participation
(Prove It: Math and Education Policy)

Students: You're the Reason I Come to School Every Day
(Teacher in a Strange Land)

Why Some Students Are Not Drawn to Books
(Teaching for the Whole Story)

Why Do I Teach?
(Work in Progress)

Our Students Can't Write Very Well—It's No Mystery Why
(Top Performers)

FEATURED TEACHING CHANNEL VIDEO

Ready to Learn: Creating an Inclusive Classroom (Video)

Jen Saul, a 3rd grade teacher at East Palo Alto Charter School in California, creates a positive classroom culture by using a classroom pledge to help students remember learning expectations and by supporting students as they learn to work together toward academic success. Watch video.

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EDUCATION WEEK FREE SPOTLIGHT

Professional Learning Communities

FREE! In this Spotlight, read about the challenges to collaborative PD, how video is helping teachers learn new skills, and how virtual learning communities are allowing educators to connect in new ways. See other Spotlights.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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CAREER FAIR - Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, 11 to 2 p.m. ET

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