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Teaching Now Blog

What's the Right Amount of Homework? Many Students Get Too Little, Brief Argues (10/10 10:58 am)

How One Teacher Explains Consent to Her 3rd Grade Students (10/09 04:39 pm)

Tennessee Teachers Have Warmed to Evaluation System, But Not State Tests (10/04 03:51 pm)

'Mad Men' and 'Queer Eye' Stars Among Those Fundraising for Teachers on Instagram (09/28 03:11 pm)

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Daily News

• NYC teacher contract includes bonus for hard-to-staff posts (10/11 3:37 pm)
• Delaware teachers union head resigns over old blog posts (10/11 3:31 pm)
• Minnesota teacher probed over Kavanaugh assassination tweet (10/ 9 12:03 pm)
• Teacher on leave for tweet threat against Kavanaugh (10/ 9 8:48 am)

More Daily News >

Keeping High School Journalism Class on the Cutting Edge

Snapchat, Twitter, and livestreaming are a regular part of life for high school journalism programs these days, which means teachers have to keep up with both the new technology and ethical considerations. (October 3, 2018)

FIRST PERSON

A Computer Science Teacher's Take on Tech: Start With Relationships

Technology can be powerful for learning and collaborating, but the most important community-building students do often doesn’t involve screens at all, writes computer science teacher Douglas Kiang. (October 3, 2018)

FIRST PERSON

Dance Teacher: Arts Ed. Could Be the Key to Student Engagement

The arts present an opportunity to reach students who feel disconnected from learning, writes dance teacher Jennifer Jackson, and more schools should make them a priority. (October 10, 2018)

CLASSROOM Q&A WITH LARRY FERLAZZO

Why It's Important to Build Positive Relationships With Students

(October 6, 2018)

THE INTERSECTION: CULTURE AND RACE IN SCHOOLS

The Shape of Schools

(October 5, 2018)

Teacher Blogs

The Art of Coaching Teachers>

Five Coaching Rules to Live By (10/07 11:26 pm)

Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo >

Response: Relationships Matter in the Classroom (10/16 12:48 am)

Everyday Equity in the Classroom>

Promise Keepers: Honoring our Students and the Profession (10/16 05:08 pm)

The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools >

The Shape of Schools (10/05 11:18 am)

Learning Forward's PD Watch >

Integrating Social and Emotional Learning Should Be Standard Practice (10/16 05:15 pm)

The New Teacher Chat: Advice, Tips, and Support >

Four Tips to Strengthen Partnerships with Parents (10/12 01:48 pm)

Teacher-Leader Voices>

A Step-by-Step Guide to Battle "Crabs in a Bucket" Syndrome (10/09 11:53 am)

Teaching for the Whole Story >

When Top-Down Professional Development Doesn't Work (10/16 01:27 pm)

Work in Progress >

Data Doesn't Have to Be a Dirty Word (10/16 04:03 am)

Teaching Channel Spotlight

Three Ways to Deal With a Chatty Classroom (Video)

Three teachers explain how they curb off-task talk and encourage productive discussion. 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)