Teacher Update: August 24, 2017: August 24, 2017

Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders, August 24, 2017. View as web page.

FIRST PERSON

'How Can We Help Our Students Feel Safe?' A Charlottesville Educator Responds

Charlottesville educator Mary McIntyre discusses how parents, teachers, and district leaders can support students in light of the riots earlier this month in her hometown. Read more.

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• Charlottesville Schools Superintendent: 'We Will Need to Lean on One Another'

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Tough Talk on Race: Advice for Educators, From Educators

In the aftermath of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month, a handful of teachers share their advice for engaging students in conversations about race, history, and other sensitive topics. Read more.

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'Would You Mind If I Pumped in Here?' Breast-Feeding Teachers Lack Accommodations

Returning to the office after maternity leave is never easy for working mothers, but it might be even harder for classroom teachers who want to continue to breast-feed their babies. Read more.

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Washington State Taps Paraeducators to Fill Special Education Teacher Shortage
(On Special Education)

Human Book Characters May Be Better Than Animals for Teaching Moral Lessons
(Rules for Engagement)

The Key to Keeping Minority Teachers When the Rest of the Staff Is White
(Teacher Beat)

Have You Witnessed Bias or Hate Crimes at School? Report Them to EdWeek
(Teaching Now)

Using ‘The Amazing Race’ to Teach Geography
(Curriculum Matters)

Helping Students, Guzzling Coffee: Teachers Tell Us What They Do on Their Lunch Breaks
(Teaching Now)

Teaching Force Growing Faster Than Student Enrollment Once Again
(Teacher Beat)

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TEACHER BLOGS

How Teacher Professional Development Changed My Teaching (and a Student’s Life)
(An Edugeek’s Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy)

Who Is the Ideal Teaching Candidate?
(Teacher in a Strange Land)

There Has Never Been a Better Time to Teach Social Justice
(Teacher-Leader Voices)

Five Things to Appreciate About a New School Year
(Teaching for the Whole Story)

On the Precipice of a New Adventure
(Work in Progress)

How Teachers and Students Both Can Prevent Successful Outcomes
(Leadership 360)

CTQ COLLABORATORY

Mistakes Are Part of the Creative Process, and Other Lessons for Art Teachers
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Supporting English-Language Learners With Literature Circles (Video)

High school English teacher Kyle Halle-Erby shares how he uses small discussion groups to help English-language learners engage with challenging texts. Watch video.

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EDUCATION WEEK QUIZ

Quiz Yourself: STEM Education

How much do you know about what ESSA says regarding STEM Education, how the best programs are training and developing STEM teachers, and how districts are using resources to expand STEM instruction? See other quizzes.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FREE WEBINAR - Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, 1 to 2 p.m. ET

How Can Your District Spot—and Support—Diverse Gifted Students?

In nearly every state in the country, English-language learners are under-enrolled in gifted education programs. Now, as states and districts begin new reporting on advanced learners under the Every Student Succeeds Act, learn how administrators and educators in Tulsa, Okla., built a more diverse and consistent gifted program districtwide. Click here to attend this free live event.

SPONSOR WEBINAR - Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

A Blueprint for Language and Literacy Learning

Join Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell as we explore how to lift students’ learning beyond the walls of the classroom to realize what it truly means to live a literate life. Click here to attend this free live event.

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PREMIUM WEBINAR - Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

Smart Social Media Strategies for K-12 Companies

It takes planning, good execution, and finesse for education companies to connect with district leaders and educators via social media. You want teachers to see your organization as helpful, and not self-serving. We look at the best ways to reach the educators online. Click here to attend this premium live event.

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