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Equity & Diversity
Teachers Scramble to Make Remote Learning Work: 'It's Very Stressful'
Now that most states have closed schools in response to the coronavirus, many teachers face the same question: Can we create a classroom community virtually?
Mathematics
See Which States Have Cancelled Spring Tests Because of Coronavirus
Spring testing is being cancelled or delayed as the coronavirus closes tens of thousands of schools nationwide. EdWeek is tracking states' assessment plans.
Classroom Technology
Teachers Share Resources for Teaching Online During Coronavirus School Closures
To help ease the transition to remote instruction, educators have launched virtual professional learning communities to share resources, ask questions, and give advice.
Teacher Preparation
What Happens to Student Teachers When Schools and Colleges Close Due to Coronavirus?
Student-teachers are grappling with uncertainty over housing, graduation requirements, and their ability to meet requirements for the edTPA licensing test.
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.
Teaching Profession
Future Teachers Are Unfamiliar With Basic 'Learning Science,' Report Finds
"There's a science of learning, and ... there's not a single teacher who couldn't benefit, I think, from knowing these principles," said the executive director of Deans for Impact, a group of education school leaders.
Equity & Diversity
What Is a 'Math Assistant Principal?' New Administrative Role Supports Equity
Long Beach Unified created a "math assistant principal," position, among other initiatives, to support students in schools that have the highest needs in math. Stacey Benuzzi, who holds that position, explains how her job works.
Curriculum
Teaching About Coronavirus: 3 Lesson Plans for Science, Math, and Media Literacy
As the virus continues to spread, some teachers have made COVID-19 a focus of their lessons to explain the facts and debunk rumors.
Teacher Preparation
When Teaching Media Literacy, Which News Sources Are Credible? Even Teachers Don't Agree
Like other Americans, liberal and conservative teachers perceive news sources' credibility differently. How does that affect their teaching of media literacy?
Teacher Preparation
Teachers in These States Have to Pass a Rigorous Test on 'Science of Reading'
Only 19 states require aspiring teachers to pass a test that shows they've mastered research-based methods for teaching children to read.
Reading & Literacy
Teachers to Administrators: What We Wish You Knew About Reading Instruction
Many teachers are not seeing eye-to-eye with their bosses on what reading instruction should look like, and the value of various strategies.
Student Well-Being & Movement
These Schools Filled Vending Machines With Books. Will It Motivate Reading?
Principals and teachers hope these book vending machines will encourage good behavior and foster a love of reading. They might—but schools should make sure they don't discourage already reluctant readers, says one researcher.
Equity & Diversity
Want to Draw More Students to Advanced Courses? Staff Them With Black Teachers
A study of North Carolina enrollment data showed that all students, including black students, were more likely to sign up for advanced courses if a black teacher was among the instructors.
Professional Development
Tough Childhood for Early Ed. Teachers Linked to Classroom Culture Difficulties
When teachers have experienced stressful events in their own childhoods, it could shape the way that they build classroom climate for their students, a study suggests.