Teacher Leaders
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
The Shape of Schools
This ability to all see each other, to all stand together as partners, is what makes a school. After all, what is a school but the people who work and learn there?
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.
States
Opinion
13 Things I Learned While Blogging for Education Week
This is the 500th blog I've written as the Teacher in a Strange Land, for Education Week Teacher. As it turns out, it's also my final blog for EdWeek. Here are 13 things I have learned in the past nine years of observing and writing about Ed World.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Want to Improve Schools? Look to Teacher Leaders
It is possible to harness the expertise of our best teachers and leverage them to help make school a better place.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
Teaching Profession
North Carolina Teachers Say Conditions in Schools Are 'Unacceptable'
North Carolina teachers had press conferences in seven locations across the state to criticize education spending levels.
Teaching Profession
Jahana Hayes, 2016 National Teacher of Year, Among Educators Who Won Primaries
The 2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes took the Democratic nomination for an open congressional seat, and Wisconsin Schools Superintendent Tony Evers won the Democratic nomination for governor in that state.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Book Review: What School Could Be
Dintersmith's take on what's going on in American schools seems to evolve throughout his narrative, built on daily experience through the lens of a non-educator-- going into school after school, meeting teachers, 'thought leaders' and honchos, then filtering their pitches, schticks and Big Ideas through his own Midwestern sensibilities. Is this real? he asks. Could this work everywhere? Should it?
Professional Development
Video
Webinar: Coaching the Coaches: How Districts Can Support Teacher Leaders
Research shows that instructional coaching can have a positive impact on all teachers’ practice and can improve student outcomes. But who’s coaching the coaches?
To maximize the success of coaching, the coaches themselves need professional development and support. Coaches, who are typically former classroom teachers, must learn how to work with adult learners, which requires a whole new skill set.
This webinar will feature Lynn Kepp from the New Teacher Center, which works with school districts across the country to provide professional development for coaches, and Kendra Hanzlik, an instructional coach in Iowa. They will share the best practices for a successful coaching program, where both teachers and coaches are supported.
School & District Management
In These Few States, Teachers Are Not Allowed to Serve in the State Legislature
Some state laws prohibit teachers from becoming state legislators because of potential conflicts of interest.
School & District Management
Teachers Weigh in on Pay, Safety, School Choice, and Evaluations in New Survey
A nationally representative survey by Educators for Excellence sheds some light on teachers' opinions on retirement benefits, leadership roles, school shootings, and more.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Why Charter School Teachers Should Care About the Janus Decision
The local union's ability to negotiate a decent deal on behalf of teachers pretty directly pressures charters to fall in line and stay competitive. It that power goes away, charter school teachers who have benefited from this unspoken relationship are likely to feel the difference as much or more than their district counterparts.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Who Do You Picture When You Think of a Leader?
Nobody's more pragmatic than a would-be teacher leader who knows that taking on leadership roles means expanding the workload. More to the point, teacher leaders understand that the only definition of leadership that matters in education world is keeping one's promises. Getting stuff--the right stuff--done. Gender is irrelevant, they'll tell you.
Teaching Profession
North Carolina Teachers Turn Out in Droves for Daylong Protest
A sea of red-clad teachers took to the streets around North Carolina's legislative building in Raleigh to fight for higher pay and more school funding. See photos from the event.