Welcome to sunny Orlando, where it's a balmy 75 degrees and you can easily spot the NCTE attendees because they're the only adults not accompanied by children. There are also some tell tale signs like folks carrying canvas bags labeled "Reading Recovery" with their heads bowed in their books. (My n... Read Full Post >
Education Week releases its special report on teacher professional development. Read Full Post >
This website offers several training models for special education teachers. Read Full Post >
Here's pretty scary vision of a school collaborative planning meeting. (I really hope that the transcript is made up and not adapted from an actual meeting. ... ) (HT: The Answer Sheet.) Read Full Post >
Reader Question: As a rising sophomore elementary education major, what are the best opportunities to gain classroom management and instructional experience prior to my student teacher program? Dear Reader: Many teacher preparation programs offer students opportunities (through class work) to obser... Read Full Post >
If there is a line to draw to prevent salesmanship masquerading as corporate engagement, which I believe, and Google's foray into Virginia schools doesn't cross it, where should it be? (Or, does it matter, if everyone truly benefits?) Read Full Post >
Just a heads-up: We're excited to kick off the new school year off with two new teacher blogs on our site: In Coach G's Teaching Tips, instructional coach David Ginsburg offers sage advice on classroom practice, with a strong focus on classroom management. In Leading From the Classroom, Patrick Le... Read Full Post >
Frustrated young teachers wonder why they didn't get more help from colleagues. Read Full Post >
Dan Brown says that the best teaching books are driven by personal stories as opposed to abstract theories and generic technical illustrations: Read Full Post >
Education policy writers Andrew J. Rotherham and Daniel Willingham argue that the 21st-century skills movement, despite its obvious relevance to the needs of today's students, risks devolving into a mere fad if reformers don't devote more attention to the infrastructure (both organizational and intellectual) of teaching and learning. Read Full Post >
