The Education Week Spotlight on Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on how teachers are learning to provide effective instruction during COVID-19, how education programs are employing scientifically based reading instruction, and how teacher preparation programs are training new educators to acknowledge systemic inequities.
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Professional Development
How Districts Are Helping Teachers Get Better at Tech Under Coronavirus
Educators are struggling to learn how to use new tech tools—devices, apps, software, and online textbooks—in greater volume than ever before.
Professional Development
The Success of Social-Emotional Learning Hinges on Teachers
Too often, teachers are asked to use SEL practices without enough training and ongoing support, tanking the effectiveness.
Reading & Literacy
Teacher-Preparation Programs Make Gains in the 'Science of Reading,' Review Finds
The National Council on Teacher Quality has found that the number of elementary programs teaching scientifically based reading instruction is increasing.
Student Well-Being
Want to Improve Math Teaching? Try Coaching the Coaches
An instructional program in Tennessee uses a continuous-improvement process to try to help math coaches do their jobs better.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
What Happens to Student-Teachers Now? A Guide for Teachers
You can still keep prospective teachers in the fold remotely, writes John Pascarella. Here are 7 steps to make it work.
Professional Development
Opinion
Teacher PD Gets a Bad Rap. But Two Approaches Do Work
Many researchers have given up on teacher professional development as a way to raise student test scores, but two approaches have been yielding good results, writes Heather C. Hill.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
Teacher Education Needs to Acknowledge 'Whiteness'
Teacher education must help everyone think critically of the world to avoid perpetuating inequity, urges Hui-Ling Malone.