Classroom Management
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers run their classrooms and manage student conduct during class
See also: Behavior Management
Law & Courts
Opinion
Five Myths About Transgender Students Educators Need to Unlearn
While many schools don’t discuss LGBT issues, teachers should play a role in shaping students’ understandings of their gender identity, writes Laura Erickson-Schroth.
Teaching Profession
CTQ Collaboratory
Looking Back on 30 Years of Teaching: What Have I Learned?
Teaching has changed significantly in the past three decades, but some elements have stayed the same, veteran teacher Cindi Rigsbee writes.
Teaching
Opinion
Six Keys to Teaching Scientific Argumentation (Video)
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Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
A Teacher Reviews Her Popular Classroom Strategy for Literary Analysis (Video)
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Student Well-Being & Movement
Students' Sense of Belonging: What the Research Says
How students feel about their place in school affects behavior, discipline, and academic achievement, a growing body of research finds.
Special Education
Opinion
Learning Disabilities Exist, Just Not in Summer School
Special education accommodations and other supports for students in summer school are an overlooked necessity, writes teacher Adam Feinberg.
English Learners
Opinion
Supporting English-Language Learners: Small-Group Instruction (Video)
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Teaching Profession
News in Brief
Whither to Fidget
Are fidget spinners helping antsy students sit still and concentrate on their lessons, or just driving kids (and teachers)
to distraction? Depends on who you ask.
English Learners
Opinion
Supporting English-Language Learners: A Turn-and-Talk Strategy (Video)
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School & District Management
Children Must Be Taught to Collaborate, Studies Say
Learning to work in groups in the classroom doesn't come naturally, research shows. Teachers have to lay the groundwork.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Do Fidget Spinners Belong in the Classroom? Teachers Are Divided
Fidgets spinners are supposed to help students sit still and focus. But many teachers say it's having the exact opposite effect.
Mathematics
Opinion
An Elementary Math Routine: Notice and Wonder (Video)
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Teaching
Opinion
A Teacher's Analysis of When a Lesson Goes Wrong (Video)
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Federal
Q&A
Joyful Schools: What One U.S. Educator Learned From Teaching in Finland
A U.S. educator unpacks the lessons teachers can draw from Finnish classrooms—including the secret to joyful teaching and happier students.