Teacher Appreciation
Teaching Profession
Chance the Rapper's New Awards Show Honors Teachers During School Shutdowns
This Teacher Appreciation Week, the Grammy award-winning musician will honor 10 teachers and give out $300,000 in partnership with Box Tops for Education.
Curriculum
Teacher Appreciation Week: Stories of Dedication and Creativity
In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, here are three of the many examples of teachers finding creative, fun, and generous ways to teach while their students are stuck at home.
Teaching Profession
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. See How 3 Educators Are Helping Students During COVID-19
These teachers are doing whatever they can to help their students during COVID-19, including donating money to needy families, caring for a baby, and visiting a student to cheer her up.
School & District Management
In Unprecedented Times, These Principals Are Going All Out on Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation Week this year falls at a time when nearly all teachers in the country are working remotely. But principals are going all out to show teachers that they recognize and appreciate their efforts amid the coronavirus school closures.
Curriculum
How Top Teachers Make Student Voice a High Priority
The winners of the 2019-2020 Milken Educator Awards reflect on how they invite students' questions about the world and encourage them to share their perspectives.
School & District Management
Teachers to Principals: Here Are the Best Ways to Show Appreciation
We asked teachers to share how they most want their principals to show appreciation for the work they do.
Teaching Profession
Jonathan Van Ness' Former Teacher Gets a 'Queer Eye' Makeover: 'It Was Surreal'
In the new season of Netflix's Queer Eye, the Fab Five paid a visit to Kathleen Dooley, a long-time music director in Van Ness' hometown.
Teaching Profession
During Teacher Appreciation Week, Strike Organizers Reflect on Meaning of Thanks
For educators who have staged strikes and walkouts over the past year and a half, calls to simply thank teachers can feel frustratingly inadequate, they say.
Teaching Profession
Kenyan Science Teacher Wins $1 Million International Education Prize
Peter Tabichi, who has led his students in a remote, rural area of Kenya to win national recognition in science, is the fifth educator to win the annual Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize.
Teaching Profession
This U.S. Music Teacher Is a Finalist for a $1 Million Global Teaching Prize
Melissa Salguero, an elementary school music teacher in New York City, is the only U.S. teacher among the 10 finalists announced today.
Classroom Technology
'Mad Men' and 'Queer Eye' Stars Among Those Fundraising for Teachers on Instagram
Some stars are asking their Instagram followers to buy supplies for teachers in underserved areas using #10FeaturedTeachers.
School & District Management
After 500 Posts, Retired Teacher Nancy Flanagan Sunsets Her Ed Week Blog
After nine years of faithful blogging for Education Week Teacher, retired educator Nancy Flanagan has written her 500th and final post for the website.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Grinch Who Stole Teacher Appreciation Week
It's time we asked ourselves just who gets 'appreciated' once a year--and whose work is considered vital, essential and fully professional year-round, with no need for annual symbolic gestures. There's something about Teacher Appreciation Week that smacks of a pat on the head for being willing to go the distance without adequate compensation or support.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Appreciate Teachers Every Day, Not Just on One Special Week
Educators should and can be acknowledged and appreciated every day school is in session.