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JCPS teacher fired after reportedly improperly restraining and moving students
Nancy Downs was fired after investigation found that she improperly restrained and physically moved students, including an instance where she dragged a student down a hallway.
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?
Research shows that students, especially boys, benefit when teachers share their race or gender. Yet most teachers are white women.
Why I Avoid the ‘Teachers’ Lounge’ and You Should, Too
The teachers' lounge isn't a place at all but a mentality that can creep up on educators unexpectedly and create a toxic school climate, writes Lauren Powell.
Letting the Light Shine: How Teacher Leadership Made Me a Better Teacher
Teacher leadership allows educators to influence and elevate others while still doing the job they love. William Anderson shares his insights on leading from the classroom.
Study Finds More Evidence of Racial Bias in Teachers' Expectations for Students
White teachers are more likely to doubt educational prospects of black students, according to a new study.
3 Reasons Why Your Observations May Be a Waste of Time
Teacher observations should be one of the most important jobs completed between a leader and teacher, but there are 3 reasons why they are typically a waste of time.
Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named
Many parents and teachers report that schools won't use the word dyslexia. Why might this be? And what is the Department of Education doing about it?
Ask, Listen, Do: How to Find Out What Kids Need From School
How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them.
5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research
Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly and efficien…
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
How to Connect With Other Teachers in the Social Age
With new media, shifting standards, and evolving pedagogies, teachers need a community to find and give support. They need to be able to exchange ideas.
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
Open-ended Questions to Encourage Conversation
Why is it important to ask students open ended questions? It encourages academic thinking and conversation, especially among English Language Learners. Get tips for using open ended questions in your classroom.
Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices
Have students take responsibility for their grades and behavior by strategically offering opportunities to redo assignments, retake tests, and reflect on their performance.
Teachers Create what they Experience
Create a shared vision of teaching and learning. Using learning as a process and not an event. Allow authentic learning through practice, trail, and authenti...
Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation
Guest blogger Dr. Allen Mendler presents eight strategies for helping your students reclaim and master the lost art of conversation.
5 Ways in Which Technology is Changing Education and the Role of a Teacher
The best teachers have upgraded themselves to cater to their students & parents by making the best use of technology to meet the 21st century needs.
Do Teachers Need Response to Intervention?
Response to Intervention (RTI) has been proven to work with students. Why don't we use it with teachers?
Teacher Voice: Myth? Or Long Overdue?
Over the last few years teachers have said they don't feel like they have a voice. Is teacher voice a myth or long overdue?
Even English Teachers Make Mistakes
Making mistakes publicly is hard and sometimes it even paralyzes some into not trying at all. I'd rather try and fail with the opportunity to try again than not give it a whirl because of fear.
