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Teaching Now Blog

Sheep Hearts and Car Engines: Two Out-of-School Programs That Focus on STEM (08/21 02:30 pm)

Two Big-City Teacher Strikes Loom on the Horizon (08/21 12:42 pm)

The '1619 Project' Curriculum Challenges Teachers to Reframe U.S. History (08/19 05:10 pm)

Low-Achieving and High-Achieving Students Receive Different Instruction, Report Finds (08/16 02:12 pm)

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Daily News

• Las Vegas teachers union schedules date for possible strike (08/21 8:40 am)
• California pension fund wants to join Facebook lawsuit (08/21 8:40 am)
• NC gov brings in teachers to build budget pressure (08/20 8:40 am)
• Ky. Teachers Who Protested Broke the Law But Won’t Be Penalized (08/19 8:50 am)

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FIRST PERSON

I Tried a Flexible-Seating Classroom. Here's What I Learned

Experimenting with new types and arrangements of furniture can radically change your students' classroom experience, writes Julia Cin. (August 21, 2019)

How Do We Teach With Primary Sources When So Many Voices Are Missing?

Teachers have been encouraged to bring more primary sources into the classroom, but doing so presents a challenge when the voices of Native Americans and other historically marginalized groups are so often missing from these documents. (August 16, 2019)

Brain Images Used to Tease Out How Top Teachers Connect With Students

Researchers are using class observation, brain imaging, and stress monitoring to provide a new perspective on how teachers engage students. (August 20, 2019)

POLITICS K-12

Public Support for Teachers' Unions and Charter Schools Grows, Survey Says

(August 20, 2019)

RICK HESS STRAIGHT UP

How to Combat the Pressure for Student Perfection

(August 21, 2019)

Teacher Blogs

The Art of Coaching Teachers>

How to Build Resilient Teams (07/30 10:57 am)

Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo >

Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction (08/22 11:47 pm)

The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools >

On Shame and 'Daring Classrooms': We Need to Fix Systems, Not Kids (08/04 08:13 am)

Work in Progress >

I Am a Badass and So Are You (08/01 07:56 am)

Featured Video

Science Summer Program Exposes Kids to the Gross, Mushy, and Slimy (Video)

The GSK Science in the Summer program has a simple mission: “When summer is out, science is in.” Every year, the program partners with community organizations to provide access to science education during the summer. Watch the video.

E-Book

(E-Book) Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching

Education Week Teacher blogger Larry Ferlazzo investigates some of the thorniest problems in teaching by turning to leading educators and thought leaders for advice. (October 3, 2013)