Teaching Ahead: A Roundtable

What Does Effective Professional Learning Mean to Today's Teachers?

Our teacher-panelists weigh in on the current state of professional development, what factors contribute to effective teacher learning, and the role of technology in enhancing peer-to-peer interaction. (May 15, 2012)

Teaching 'Other People's Children'

Join us this week, May 16-18, for an online discussion with Lisa Delpit, author of "Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children. The discussion will take place here. (May 14, 2012)

Teaching Secrets: Ending the Year on a High Note

Veteran teacher Cossondra George offers ideas on how to send students off into the summer months feeling good about the lessons they learned throughout the school year. (May 14, 2012)

New Advocacy Groups Shaking Up Education Field

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Implementation is essential to linking professional learning to changed practices and transformed results. (05/14 02:58 pm)

The Master's Degree Effect?

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that students whose teachers hold master's degrees score higher on the NAEP math and reading exams than those whose teachers have only bachelor's degrees. (February 29, 2012)

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Quality Counts 2012 Takes a Global View of Education

The new edition of Education Week's annual report on state-level efforts to improve public education looks at U.S. schools' international standing and lessons to be drawn from high-performing countries. (January 9, 2012)

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