SHARE: Teacher Efficacy: Why It Matters and How Administrators Can Help
Efficacy—or a teacher’s level of confidence about their ability—can greatly depend on past experiences or on their current school culture. A bad classroom experience or negative work environment, for example, can quickly sour a teacher’s confidence. Conversely, witnessing student growth and working in a collaborative environment can boost a teacher’s belief in their ability and improve performance. As you can imagine, school leaders play a critical role in developing teacher
Teaching: Remember Why We Do This
Three years ago, at just about this time of year, a small crew of us sat on a train headed home from a mind-blowing annual education conference in Philadelphia. The conference, EduCon, is hosted by Science Leadership Academy, a progressive and cutting-edge school led by the brilliant educator/pioneer Chris Lehmann. In an organic moment, the teachers from Hudson High School of Learning Technologies traveling on that Amtrak bounding through the wooded areas of southern New Jers
SHARE: 6 Months To Go: A Teacher’s Guide for Winning the 2nd Half of the School Year
It’s January, which means there are six months of classes, lesson planning, meetings, and assessments left. As hardworking educators, we can easily start wishing away the rest of the year to get to summer. But honestly, by maintaining a healthy and clear perspective, there’s no reason that this year couldn’t be your best teaching year yet. Here, you’ll find some simple advice for building and sustaining a positive outlook from now until June. We can do this! Reflect & Renew J