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...
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...
SHARE: How a Focus on Independent Learning Transformed My Most At-Risk Students
The first time I saw Kevin, he shuffled into my classroom, staring sideways toward the floor. It was the third day of the new school...
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...
SHARE: Teach Students To Use Social Media (The Right Way) And The Possibilities Are Endless
CJ Marple wanted to teach his young students how quickly information can spread on the Internet. So earlier this year, the third-grade...
SHARE: A Root Cause of the Teacher-Diversity Problem
Conversations focus on getting more black educators into the profession—but what if the problem starts with bias in hiring practices? ...
SHARE: Laptops And Phones In The Classroom: Yea, Nay Or A Third Way?
"If something on their desk or in their pocket dings, rings or vibrates — they will lose focus." "Students are doing so much in class,...
SHARE: Thriving in Your First Years as a Teacher
Six realistic, low-stress steps you can take to improve your teaching in the hectic early years of your career. It is a universal truth...