Educators need to be as deliberate about how young people develop values-based identities as they are about the academic standards they meet, write two experts in education leadership.
February 27, 2013 – Teacher
High school English teacher Larry Ferlazzo offers advice on helping students develop more positive emotions, which he says can enhance their attention and higher-order thinking skills.
February 26, 2013 – Teacher
Language arts teacher Rob Kriete examines the habits of successful teacher-learning cohorts.
February 20, 2013 – Teacher
Giftedness was by no means the cause of the Newtown shootings, but the connection is something educators need to explore as part of efforts to help students who feel alone in the world, says a gifted-education teacher.
February 12, 2013 – Teacher
After years of experimentation and reflection, English and digital media teacher Paul Barnwell offers his current take on smart—and not-so-smart—ways to use technology in the classroom.
February 12, 2013 – Teacher
English teacher Nathan Sun-Kleinberger says older students often need to be taught to recapture their creativity through exercises that encourage "divergent thinking."
February 6, 2013 – Teacher
Teacher and policy advocate Megan Allen offers tips for teachers on how to balance their time and rediscover their passion for teaching.
January 29, 2013 – Teacher
Writing teachers are uniquely poised to facilitate life-altering experiences for students by encouraging them to write their stories, says teacher Greg Graham.
January 29, 2013 – Teacher
Veteran teacher Elizabeth Stein shares tips on bringing more meaning and value to data-driven instruction.
January 22, 2013 – Teacher
Many teachers are worried they'll have to scratch poems from their syllabi under the common standards, but teacher Ben Curran says all that's needed is a shift in the way poetry is read and discussed.
January 15, 2013 – Teacher
Inviting students to help make changes in their school can be a powerful exercise in practicing leadership, says teacher Jennifer Barnett.
January 8, 2013 – Teacher
A high school English teacher vows to improve the image of her profession this year by sharing positive stories about her classroom with family, friends, and strangers.
January 2, 2013 – Teacher
With the Common Core State Standards hovering, a middle school math teacher discusses her efforts to help her students reason abstractly and approach problems more systematically.
December 31, 2012 – Teacher
A middle school teacher describes how she walked "a fine line" in answering her students' questions about the Sandy Hook school shooting.
December 19, 2012 – Teacher
In an open letter, a Denver teacher who experienced the horrors of Columbine as a student addresses school violence publicly for the first time.
December 18, 2012 – Teacher
A secondary language arts teacher shares how she uses film to inspire her students' interaction with a variety of texts.
December 12, 2012 – Teacher
The decline of teacher autonomy combined with near-impossible workloads can lead to teacher burnout, say two middle school teachers.
December 5, 2012 – Teacher
A language arts teacher offers ideas for establishing grading practices that make kids not only want to succeed, but feel that they can.
December 4, 2012 – Teacher
Effective classroom management is about prevention, routine, and developing relationships—not bribery, says an education professor.
November 28, 2012 – Teacher
Instructional coach Ben Curran offers tips on getting started with student blogging, which he says can help address the common standards in language arts.
November 28, 2012 – Teacher
In the same way that they empower students to think critically and advocate for themselves, teachers need to fight to have their own voices heard and to retain their freedom as innovators in the classroom, says Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellow Andrew Biros.
November 20, 2012 – Teacher
Teacher Wendi Pillars says recent findings in neuroscience can help teachers better understand the reading-development process.
November 14, 2012 – Teacher
The true magic in putting tablets in the classroom comes from effective teacher pedagogy and implementation models, says digital-learning expert Jennie Magiera.
November 7, 2012 – Teacher
Kindergarten teacher Brooke McCaffrey says that students' behaviors and body language can provide information that teachers can't always get from a spreadsheet.
November 7, 2012 – Teacher (Web)
Why should students have to fail before they are given the basic accommodation of extra time, asks one teacher.
October 30, 2012 – Teacher (Web)
Despite all the negative news about teachers, there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate the profession, says a high school teacher.
October 30, 2012 – Teacher
Teacher and tech coach Brianna Crowley offers advice to help teachers better understand and negotiate the digital push taking place in many schools.
October 24, 2012 – Teacher
The concept of teacher leadership is in a perilous transition phase, where the right structures or mind-sets aren't always in place to support the roles educators expect, writes teacher Ariel Sacks.
October 17, 2012 – Teacher
In a Q&A with Teacher, Rebecca Mieliwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, discusses the role of teacher leaders and outlines her vision for advancing the profession.
October 17, 2012 – Teacher
What should teachers do when faced with contradictory professional development advice? Two middle school teachers reflect on the importance of remembering your own teaching voice.
October 9, 2012 – Teacher (Web)
