Education Week Teacher Book Club

Teaching 'Other People's Children'

Our online discussion with Lisa Delpit, author of "Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children, ran May 16-18. Browse the discussion about her new book and how educators can help improve learning for African-American students. (May 14, 2012)

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, the factors that contribute to effective teacher learning, and the role of technology in enhancing peer-to-peer interaction. (May 15, 2012)

Teacher Leaders Network

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)

First Person

Elevate the Profession: Thank a Teacher Online

(May 16, 2012)

New Advocacy Groups Shaking Up Education Field

(May 14, 2012)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Learning Forward's PD Watch

Overcoming Resistance to Change
Solutions for how to overcome resistance to change are as universal as the problem itself. (05/19 12:22 pm)

Teacher PD Sourcebook

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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Turning to Teachers

Faced with challenges at home, two students, Harleé Patrick and Jose Catalan, looked to their teachers, Kate Musick and Carlos Vizcarra, for help. The relationships they forged continue today. Courtesy of StoryCorps' National Teachers Initiative.

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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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