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PROOF POINTS: Putting praise to the test

The Hechinger Report

Herman’s middle school study was first posted online in 2020 by the Journal of Educational Psychology and is slated for publication later in 2021. Herman’s earlier 2018 study of a praise-heavy classroom management program for elementary school students called The Incredible Years also found positive results.

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Teacher Engagement Part II: Emotional Engagement

Catlin Tucker

Two main factors can have a significant impact on a teacher’s emotional engagement at work: The quality of their relationships with students Student behaviors and classroom management. Student Behaviors and Classroom Management. Relationships require maintenance.

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Persistent problems: A powerful paradigm for professional development

A Psychology Teacher Writes

Self-determination theory (eg Ryan & Deci, 2020) suggests that the key drivers of intrinsic motivation are competence (feeling capable at something), autonomy (feeling a sense of control in our choices) and relatedness (feeling a sense of belonging and connection to others). Ryan & Deci (2020). Evidence Based Education blog.

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How Teach for America Crushed My Passion for Teaching

ED Surge

Parachuting In, Unprepared for Duty During the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year, I needed to make my first-ever parent call. This begs an important question: When schools know that they’re on the receiving end of that supply, what need is there for meaningful, lasting change to the school’s culture or approach?

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Why Do So Few Black Men Become Teachers?

ED Surge

percent of American school teachers, according to a widely cited federal survey of the 2020-2021 school year. Du Bois, the need to prove that Black people are capable of the heights of cultural excellence was a large part of the reason for the focus on education. So it's less about classroom management.

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With a teacher like me, ‘Would I have turned out better?’

The Hechinger Report

Parents and advocates have also called for more teachers who can relate culturally to black New Orleans children and make connections with the communities they serve. Green, the principal, took a special interest in placing teaching fellows in the right classroom. For Albert, shifting to this new school culture was a challenge.

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

In August 2020, she signed up for a new program designed to provide people working in school settings the chance to turn their job into an undergraduate degree in education, at a low cost. In 2020, Reach University started the program focused on school employees without a degree. She’s also a teacher-in-training.