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Emerging Strategies in Teaching and Learning
Teachers see long-term promise in pandemic-driven tools to accelerate learning, integrate technology, and support students.
Special Report
Disrupted Learning: The Hard Task of Getting Students Back on Track
A new Education Week survey suggests a somber road as teachers work to help students with unfinished learning due to COVID's disruption.
Tackling Learning Gaps This Fall: Advice for Teachers
This series of case studies examines what the slippery concept of “acceleration” really means for students in three key areas: 1st grade literacy and numeracy, Algebra 1, and English-language acquisition.
- Teaching Opinion If You Don't See Value in an Assignment, Your Students Won't, EitherFrom reading to decisionmaking, educators offer ideas on how best to encourage learning.Teaching Opinion I Changed What Differentiation Means in My Classroom. Here’s HowThe strategies that I first introduced for multilingual students ended up helping all my students succeed.Teaching Opinion How Daring My Students to Rescue a Lobster Saved Me From BurnoutWhat began as a running joke injected real energy back into my classroom culture.Teaching From Our Research Center Why Teachers Still Assign HomeworkAn EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see homework as building students' knowledge—and responsibility.Teaching Opinion Classroom Routines Can Bolster Student Agency. Here’s HowFour educators share how to build predictable daily structures—and why you should.Teaching Opinion You Should Turn Students Into Detectives. Here's HowThe case for bringing inductive learning into your classroom.Teaching Opinion ‘That Was a Mistake’: The Education Ideas That Teachers Learned to RejectExperiences have taught educators not to cling too tightly to their approaches to schooling.Teaching Opinion 'It’s Powerful’: How Teachers Can Turn Their Frustration Into Teachable MomentsBe open with students. It's important for them to see teachers as human beings with feelings.Teaching Whitepaper Build a Tier 1 That Works for Every LearnerSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.This practical guide shows you how to build a stronger Tier 1, reduce barriers to learning, and help more students succeed without needin...Teaching Opinion Eat More Protein? Exercise More? Why Teachers Need Better Self-Care AdviceMany of us have heard the phrase “teacher tired,” but it’s worth naming what that actually means.Teaching Opinion The Most Popular Instructional Strategies That Don't WorkNot every instructional approach is a winner. What to use and what to drop.Teaching Opinion Students Don't Think School Matches Their Life Goals. How Can We Fix That?Disengagement is not solved by overstuffed standards, tests, and pacing guides.Teaching Opinion An Iranian American Educator Speaks From a Broken HeartThe Iranian children will carry their fear, confusion, and loss of safety forever.Teaching Opinion The Weight Room Is the Best Classroom in a SchoolThe lessons I’ve learned as a strength and conditioning coach make me a better classroom teacher.