For many teachers today, classroom observation no longer feels like professional support. It has become a moment of ...

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A typical class of 4th or 5th graders might be skeptical about the potential for fun when a mathematician or historian pays a visit to class. But not at Stevens Elementary School in Seattle, where ...

A former full-time teacher and principal describes how she works to keep engagement high and learning fun when she is substituting.

All classrooms are different and require different teaching strategies to address various concerns, goals, and learning trends. Plus, it takes a dedicated teacher to employ the right teaching ...

Nothing elicits a groan from teachers quite like the word “professional development” or “PD.” It conjures images of peppy consultants who spent less than a year in the classroom, state-mandated ...

The new question of the week is: What do you think many teacher-credentialing programs should be teaching that they might not be doing now? In Part One, PJ Caposey, Keisha Rembert, Stephanie Smith ...

In lesson author Tim Smyth’s book, “Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels: Fun and Engaging Strategies to Improve Close Reading and Critical Thinking in Every Classroom” (Routledge 2022), he discuss ...

I’ve lived a full life, but I think the part of it that I enjoyed most and probably did best was the years when I was a public school teacher. With the beginning of the school year, I’m reminded of my ...