A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

With 2020 in the rearview mirror, it is now time to focus on the present with an eye to the future. Many difficult lessons were learned during the pandemic, and a few more are sure to materialize over the next couple of months. As the new year begins, schools, for the most part, are still where they were in 2020.

K-12 542

K-12 Pedagogy Classroom Management Public School 542

Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2021

Everything is placed neatly into your school bag, the classroom is beautifully made up, and all the seats and materials are ready to go for students. The lesson plans are typed up and printed out and the lesson objectives and daily agenda are posted artfully on the board.

Professional Development 140

Professional Development Lesson Plan Classroom Management Middle School 140

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

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.

Classroom Management 146

Classroom Management Psychology Lesson Plan High School 146

ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In a deal struck between the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers, a new position — paraprofessional classroom manager (PCM) — was created as a temporary solution to allow paraprofessionals (paras) like me to sub for classroom teachers. These are luxuries that are not afforded to most subs.

Classroom Management 115

Classroom Management Professional Development Lesson Plan Teaching 115

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Parachuting In, Unprepared for Duty During the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year, I needed to make my first-ever parent call. One of my students, Justin, was consistently unresponsive during Zoom classes, failing to engage with classwork or respond in the chat.

Teaching 107

Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Cultures 107

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In 2017, a group of four educational nonprofits partnered with two local universities, Xavier and Loyola, to land a $13 million federal grant that will produce 900 “highly effective, culturally competent teachers from diverse backgrounds” by the year 2020, according to one of the partners, New Schools for New Orleans.

Elementary School 109

Elementary School Public School Teaching Cultures 109

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Black and Hispanic students and students living in poverty were most likely to have to go without substitutes, according to a 2020 study from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. It also sent templates of lesson plans that teachers can leave for their temporary replacements. Covid made a bad situation worse.

Elementary School 137

Elementary School High School Public School Advocacy 137