Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A 2017 article by Edutopia states that students do not retain memorized facts and dates very well but they do remember first-person accounts that emotionally connect them to the subject.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Teaching Oral History 52

Edthena

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Our top picks for important October reads are below, with highlights, article links, and related content for you. The push vs. pull of professional development. But you’ve likely attended professional development sessions that felt like a slog. Read more at ASCD: Pull Versus Push Professional Development.

Professional Development 98

Professional Development Social Justice Cultures Classroom Management 98

A Psychology Teacher Writes

JUNE 22, 2024

There’s a huge amount of discussion around the use of instructional coaching in schools as a key driver for professional development, and some are quite evangelical about it. Not every problem a teacher faces is about classroom management (although these probably account for a lot more than we might realise).

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Professional Development Teaching Classroom Management 167

Edthena

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Teacher self-efficacy is grounded in instructional confidence This Edutopia article provides the research-based importance of teacher confidence: “Teachers’ high self-efficacy [are associated] with better classroom management, closer relationships with students, and high-quality lessons.”

Cultures 105

Cultures Psychology Professional Development Classroom Management 105

Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

Read the original article here. When we launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a program from EdTechTeam, Google, and Digital Promise that empowers school leaders to transform instruction across every classroom for every student, we wanted to put teachers in control of their professional development.

Classroom Management 97

Classroom Management EdTech Pedagogy Professional Development 97

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

To be fair, I’m not the only one making her feel this way — she gets this message from professional development, from people who write books and articles and create media directed at teachers, and from her school leadership. None of us are sending that message in quite those words.

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Pedagogy Lesson Plan Library Leadership 130

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Have the students read the article “Rock and Register.” Have the students read the article “Voting is a Process.” What objects do you see? What are people doing? What words are displayed? What do people do to register? Invite students to learn more about the registration process in your community.

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Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development Social Studies 52