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Student Well-Being
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In Uncertain Times, Students Need to Be Able to Adapt
They might need to hang in there when the going gets tough, but it’s also important to adjust when circumstances change.
Teaching
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Want to Have Fun in the Classroom? Try Learning Games
They're valuable for a host of reasons, including assessing students' background knowledge and building a trusting community.
Teaching
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What It Means to 'Teach Like a Champion' in 2022
Doug Lemov discusses what the recently released update to his classic work, Teach Like a Champion, has to offer.
School & District Management
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Trust Keeps Our Research Going in the Pandemic
An educator and a researcher describe how their team was able to nudge forward a plan for equity amid COVID.
School & District Management
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Don’t Let Ed. Research Languish in Academic Journals
How can we move research into the real world of schools?
School & District Management
Opinion
The Empty Pageantry of Ed. Research
Educators and researchers must do their homework to defeat perverse incentives.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Grief Has Engulfed the Learning Environment
Three strategies to bring grief-responsive teaching into your classroom.
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School & District Management
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How Educators and Researchers Can Work Together to Improve Schools: A Collection
Researchers and educators share their best advice on how to create successful partnerships that can improve schools.
Teaching Profession
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What We Learned About Teachers During the Pandemic: A Series
A researcher shows how teachers went from making school happen to having little say in planning for an unprecedented year.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
How to Get Black History Right: A Series
What does it mean to be an educator of Black history? Educators, students, and historians explore.
College & Workforce Readiness
Documentary
A Year Interrupted
When COVID-19 closed schools for millions of students, Education Week documented two seniors as they faced an uncertain future.
Teaching Opinion Middle School Teachers, Do You Need Advice? Check Out This WisdomEmphasizing relationships with students and teacher self-care, along with showing love are some pieces of advice from veterans.
Professional Development Opinion If You Can’t Maintain an Initiative, Maybe You Shouldn’t Do ItSchools are often really good at finding new initiatives to implement but aren't always good at maintaining. Here's a model to consider.
Policy & Politics Opinion This Year’s Most Influential Education Scholars (in Charts)Who are the top researchers? Where do they teach? What do they study?
School & District Management Opinion What It Takes for Universities to Conduct Useful Education ResearchMany institutions lack the resources to make research-school partnerships successful, warns Thomas S. Dee.
School & District Management Letter to the Editor Administrators Need Understanding, Support, and Care"When administrators have difficulty, challenges, or mental obstacles, we feel so alone and isolated," writes an assistant principal.
Student Well-Being Letter to the Editor Policymakers Must Prioritize SELSEL is important both to help students overcome challenges caused by the pandemic and to build resilience in the longterm, says this letter to the editor.
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Recruitment & Retention
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A Seat at the Table: Why Retaining Education Leaders of Color Is Key for Student Success
Today, in the United States roughly 53 percent of our public school students are young people of color, while approximately 80 percent of the educators who lead their classrooms, schools, and districts are white. Racial
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Teaching Opinion 17 Favorite Classroom-Learning GamesEducators share learning games that can be used in all subject areas.
Teaching Opinion Movement-Oriented SEL Might Just Improve Student LearningIncorporating movement during lessons can increase students’ learning capabilities and overall well-being, writes an education researcher.
Student Well-Being Opinion How to Encourage Student Curiosity and Why It's OK to Break the RulesAll kids are born wanting to learn. Angela Duckworth shares research on how to encourage student curiosity.
Student Achievement Opinion No, Temporarily Closing Schools Is Not Like Invading IraqAre academic challenges experienced by students now primarily attributable to virtual learning or to overall pandemic stress?
Curriculum Opinion The Evidence-Based, Broadly Appealing Way to Teach Kids How to SucceedThere is broad-based support for teaching that getting a degree, job, and married—before kids—makes one more likely to avoid poverty.
Teaching Opinion How to Fall in Love With Teaching Again and Other Morale BoostersCultivating a sense of play in the classroom is one key strategy teachers are using to combat the stress of coping with Omicron.
Reading & Literacy
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Spotlight on K-3 Literacy
This Spotlight will help take a closer look at the ‘Wonders’ curriculum and updated state policies on literacy plus more.
Student Achievement
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Spotlight on Tutoring
This Spotlight will empower you with information on considerations and strategies for designing high-impact tutoring programs and more.
College & Workforce Readiness
Spotlight
Spotlight on Inspiring Innovation through STEM Education
This Spotlight will empower you on ways to include more students of color, locate gifted students in unexpected places, and more.
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