Teacher Appreciation

Professional Development Opinion Ideas for Tackling the Teacher Shortage
A mid-western farmer's daughter raised me, and she had a proverb for everything. But my personal favorite, and one that she repeated to me time and time again when I became a teacher is, "You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar." In other words we all respond better to praise than we do criticism. I think the same thing can be said when looking at a looming teacher shortage.
Phylis Hoffman, September 7, 2015
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Teaching Profession Here Are Some Teacher Bloggers Doing Excellent Work
There are hundreds of brilliant, thoughtful teacher bloggers out there, and Education Week Teacher is lucky to have several of them writing for us. Follow them.
Ross Brenneman, September 2, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion Great School Culture: It Starts With the Principal
"I don't talk about my school much to my friends who work elsewhere in the district because it frustrates them. They want what I have, a great environment. Schools like mine can happen anywhere if principals begin to accept the huge role they play in setting the tone for a great culture."
Phylis Hoffman, August 23, 2015
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Teaching Profession Two Teachers Praised as Heroes in La. Theater Shooting
Local Association of Educators president credits teachers with quick thinking and increased crisis training skills when an active shooter attacked a movie theater in Louisiana.
Maggie DeBlasis, July 27, 2015
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Professional Development TNTP Names Winners of $25K Teaching Prize
The teacher policy and recruitment group TNTP has announced the four winners of its annual Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice.
Anthony Rebora, May 29, 2015
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Teaching Profession Phone Calls and Accolades: Teacher Appreciation Week in Review
Phone calls from the Department of Education, posts from students-turned-teachers, and more ways people are showing their appreciation for teachers this week.
Jordan Moeny, May 8, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion The Weird Juncture of Teacher Appreciation Week and Charter Schools Week
Maybe it's inevitable. Maybe some things--the Common Core, annual testing, charter proliferation, test-based teacher evaluation--are the new normal. Do I wish my own state had passed strong standards for establishing charter schools, twenty years ago? Absolutely. Would it have prevented the charter school corruption and fraud in my state? Who knows?
Nancy Flanagan, May 8, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Who Inspired Teachers: Mr. Zemke
Happy Friday everyone! Today may be the last day of Teacher Appreciation Week, but I hope we all remember to thank a teacher every day. They are the ones at the front lines supporting, inspiring and preparing our future. The final guest blogger in this series, Carrie Both, a primary teacher, mentor and decorated practicioner, shares one more story about the teacher who inspired her... and reminds us to always continue challenging ourselves, to keep climbing higher, even when we think we've reached the summit.
Jennie Magiera, May 8, 2015
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Teaching Profession Stephen Colbert Helps Fund Every DonorsChoose Project in South Carolina
The late night host, along with the Morgridge Family Foundation and ScanSource, are helping to fund nearly 1,000 projects at more than 375 schools.
Ross Brenneman, May 7, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Who Inspired Teachers: Mr. Dunning
Thursday's Teachers Who Inspired Teachers guest blogger Carolyn Skibba - an amazing educator and edtech rockstar - tells us all about a teacher who inspired her as a middle schooler and continues to breathe wisdom into her life as a teacher today. In this post, she shares her story and four great pieces of advice she learned from him, including how she's now entered the "Dunning-zone".
Jennie Magiera, May 7, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Who Inspired Teachers: Ms. Schmidt, Mr. Friedberg and Ms. Stapleton
Here we are in day 3 of Teacher Appreciation Week and onto the fourth post of our Teachers Who Inspired Teachers series! Have you thanked a teacher yet? Today we hear from a high school world history teacher hailing from the west coast. He shares stories about three teachers from his schooling that helped him become the dynamic and passionate educator he is today.
Jennie Magiera, May 6, 2015
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Recruitment & Retention Surveys: Teachers Underappreciated, But Satisfied With Their Work (Mostly)
According to two new surveys, a majority of Americans think K-12 teachers are underappreciated and underpaid, but most teachers are satisfied with their jobs anyway.
Jordan Moeny, May 5, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Who Inspired Teachers: Professor Karen
Terrific Tuesday to all of you and happy second day of Teacher Appreciation Week! In this third post of the Teachers Who Inspired Teachers series, we hear from a sixth grade teacher as he shares the powerful story of his professor and how she continued to lead, teach and inspire future educators despite the greatest of obstacles.
Jennie Magiera, May 5, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Who Inspired Teachers: Mrs. Ricks
Happy Monday of Teacher Appreciation Week! In this second post of the Teachers Who Inspired Teachers series, we hear from Linsey Rose, a math and social students teacher at the Bradwell School of Excellence in the South Shore neighborhood in Chicago. She shares her story and tells us about the woman who transformed her life as a student.
Jennie Magiera, May 4, 2015
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