When it is time for teachers to be observed and evaluated far more than the teacher’s performance is under consideration. The observing and evaluating leader has to consider the scope of their own ...

Experts say there’s no set number of hours, but quality, relevance and ongoing support — returning to the same skills ...

Nothing cna replace the critica role of content. real rigorous and powerful content. period full stop end of story. it makes me crazy when reading teachers, say, ask kids to read any old book and just ...

Experts say the success of school technology initiatives increasingly hinges on whether districts can develop coherent, sustained professional learning sessions.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted all schools in the United States and the world, but in particular, urban schools. The nature of this crisis has continued to bring challenges to urban ...

Imagine this: In the middle of a lesson, one of your students deliberately makes an offensive remark that causes the other students to laugh and threatens to derail your lesson. Your fists start to ...

This is the second of a two-part series. The most recent Gallup survey on burnout found that 44 percent of those working at schools serving students and teens (K-12)—including 52 percent of K-12 ...

Teacher involvement in the design, use, and scoring of performance assessments has the potential to powerfully link instruction, assessment, student learning, and teacher professional development.

In classrooms around the world, educators strive to nurture not only students’ academic skills but also the qualities that help them thrive more generally as dynamic people, namely character strengths ...

We teachers are constantly reflecting on our practice and professional growth. We want to make sure we are doing the best for our students despite the demands of constant assessment, unanticipated ...