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Buder Elementary teachers Kristen Buss, left, and Tracy Weider, right, meet with Laura Scoggin at her St. Louis home to discuss son Carter's work. —Dilip Vishwanat

More Districts Sending Teachers Into Students' Homes

As they expand across the country, many new home-visit projects are tracking their impact on student behavior and academics. (December 13, 2011)

Spotlight on Teacher Evaluation

This Spotlight looks at how organizations and researchers are trying to pin down meaningful ways to evaluate teachers' skills and abilities.

Spotlight on Professional Development

This Spotlight looks at some of the recent trends in teacher and staff development.

Issue Backgrounder

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• Teacher Quality
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Teacher Beat Blog

05/25 11:34 pm | Gates Foundation Awards $550,000 in 'Collaboration' Funding to NEA Foundation | The Gates Foundation has granted $550,000 to the charitable arm of the National Education Association.

Teaching Ahead Blog

05/23 10:47 am | Follow-Up: How Hybrid Teachers Create Credibility in PD | Sarah Brown Wessling One of the undercurrents in this forum has been the role of teachers in creating their own best professional learning experiences. Whether through ...

Special Collection

Commentary Collection: Perspectives on TFA in its 20th Year
In its two decades, Teach For America has dispatched more than 20,000 young teachers to work in some of America's poorest schools and communities.

PD Sourcebook

The Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook features a directory of courses, materials, and resources for teachers on:
• Professional Learning Communities

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High Court Weighs Relaxation of Union 'Agency Fees'
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January 17, 2012 - Education Week
The Five-by-Five Approach to Differentiation Success
Katie Hull-Sypnieski and Larry Ferlazzo offer stage-setting strategies and daily actions to help teachers effectively differentiate instruction in their classrooms.
January 17, 2012 - Teacher
Commentary
Policies Should Reflect the Importance of Teaching
Michelle A. Rhee responds to a recent study that found that teachers have a lasting impact on their students, long after they leave the classroom.
January 17, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Are Teachers Overpaid? A Response to Critics
Jason Richwine and Andrew G. Biggs, the authors of a controversial study last fall concluding that teachers are overpaid, defend their findings.
January 11, 2012 - Education Week
Teaching World-Changers: Lessons From the Civil Rights Movement
Social studies teacher Stephen Lazar says that teachers can learn a lot about purpose and meaningful instruction from the Citizenship Schools of the Civil Rights era.
January 10, 2012 - Teacher
Popular Frameworks Found to Identify Effective Teachers
A study from the Gates Foundation says teachers embodying skills outlined in specified frameworks tend to help students learn more.
January 6, 2012 - Education Week
Parent Meetings: Bypassing the Dance of Blame
Teacher Dave Orphal offers a few guidelines on how to best facilitate and yield positive results from parent meetings.
January 4, 2012 - Teacher
Teachers as Brain-Changers: Neuroscience and Learning
Knowing more about how kids' brains function and acquire knowledge can help teachers maximize learning opportunities for their students, says Wendi Pillars.
December 20, 2011 - Teacher
Teacher Residents Seen Outpacing Peers in Later Years
But in the short run, teachers in the Boston program were less effective at raising student math scores, a study concludes.
December 15, 2011 - Education Week
More Districts Sending Teachers Into Students' Homes
As they expand across the country, many new home-visit projects are tracking their impact on student behavior and academics.
December 13, 2011 - Education Week

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