CTQ Collaboratory

Education Week Teacher partners with the Center for Teaching Quality to publish a regular column by teachers who are part of the CTQ Collaboratory. The Collaboratory is a virtual community where educators can connect, learn, and innovate with colleagues to transform teaching. Past articles in this series appear on the Teacher Leaders Network index page.

An upcoming first-year teacher describes the most valuable lessons she learned from the veteran teacher with whom she interned. July 22, 2013 – Teacher

An instructional coach offers some low-tech ideas for helping students develop collaboration and critical-thinking skills. July 16, 2013 – Teacher

Fourth grade teacher Lana Gundy says that she gained insight into her students’ application skills and interests by having them create their own math problems. July 9, 2013 – Teacher

Just because a teacher's absent doesn't mean the day has to be a waste, says Dave Orphal. These tips can help keep the class attentive and engaged with a substitute. July 2, 2013 – Teacher

A teacher offers six suggestions for giving students purposeful practice in oral communication, a focus of the common standards. June 25, 2013 – Teacher

In a discussion about what the common core means for educators, two teachers describe the ways they’ve seen it lead to “joyful learning.” June 18, 2013 – Teacher

Working with, and ultimately getting through to, a difficult 6th grader reminded this teacher that students' personal gains are often as important as their academic ones. June 11, 2013 – Teacher

Becoming a student again reminded this gifted-education teacher about some basic teaching musts, including providing clear directions and encouraging class camaraderie. June 3, 2013 – Teacher

Jennie Magiera, a digital learning expert, offers tips on using free platforms and tools that she says can help teachers jumpstart their own professional learning. May 29, 2013 – Teacher

Opening up the lines of communication with parents and listening to their advice can make it easier to teach and support their children, says a special education teacher. May 21, 2013 – Teacher

Letting other educators and community members into their classrooms helps teachers see their students and practices with new eyes, says 6th grade teacher Jessica Cuthbertson. May 14, 2013 – Teacher

With school budgets tightening, teachers may feel even more pressure to spend their own money on classroom supplies. These tips can help keep the costs down to almost nothing, says a math teacher. May 8, 2013 – Teacher

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