Teacher PD
How teachers improve their instructional practices by earning credentials, receiving coaching, attending conferences, and collaborating
See also: Professional Development, PD Research, Principal PD
Teacher Professional Development, Explained
What counts as PD? And is it effective? EdWeek breaks down current trends—and new research—in this explainer.
Artificial Intelligence
Video
What Teachers Need To Level Up Their AI Use: 4 Lessons Learned
Two teachers and a researcher discuss how educators are experimenting with AI during an Education Week K-12 Essentials Forum.
Professional Development
Opinion
5 Ways to Make Your Faculty Meetings More Valuable Than an Email
As a principal, I've tried to improve the faculty meetings I once dreaded as a teacher.
Professional Development
This Teacher PD Approach Has Spread to More Than 30 States
In theory, microcredentials incorporate elements researchers say are often missing from traditional professional development.
Professional Development
Could This Tool Make Teacher PD More Relevant?
More states are letting teachers use microcredentials—self-paced training—to fulfill license renewal requirements and get PD.
Teaching Profession
From Our Research Center
There’s a Racial Divide in What Teachers Think of Their PD. Why?
Training: Why Black Teachers Want More and White Teachers Want Less
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Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Bringing the Science of Reading to Your School? Remember This One Thing
The science of reading can’t succeed without the art of teaching.
Artificial Intelligence
Trump Wants Teachers Trained How to Use AI. Will It Work?
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump calls for infusing artificial intelligence throughout K-12 education.
School & District Management
Opinion
5 Cost-Free Ways to Make Life Better for Teachers (Downloadable)
Two educators offer school leaders simple suggestions for improving the lives of teachers and students in this guide.
Teaching
Trump's Budget Cuts Leave the Future of Some Field Trips in Jeopardy
Field trips can leave indelible impressions on students. Federal budget cuts and layoffs place them at risk.
Artificial Intelligence
From Our Research Center
Math Teachers Have Little Confidence in Their AI Abilities
More than half of math teachers rate their skills at using artificial intelligence to teach as either poor or nonexistent.
Social Studies
What National Endowment for the Humanities Cuts Could Mean for Social Studies Teachers
The agency made grants for professional development and supported nationwide history education programs. Now these offerings may disappear.
Artificial Intelligence
From Our Research Center
Why Some Math Teachers Don’t Want Professional Development on AI
Math teachers are less likely than their peers to report they use AI tools for instruction.
Artificial Intelligence
More Teachers Than Ever Before Are Trained on AI. Are They Ready to Use It?
The number of districts that provided AI training to teachers has doubled year over year.