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Norway, IQ tests and child care deregulation: Our favorite early ed stories this year

The Hechinger Report

Accessing pay for child care services provided by friends, family and neighbors could make a huge economic difference for these (mostly) women. Next year, Im planning stories on district pre-K investment, early childhood inclusion and elementary classroom management, among others.

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TEACHER VOICE: Why that chatty student driving you nuts could become president of the United States

The Hechinger Report

After all, the rhythm of the traditional classroom doesn’t leave much room for chatting among students, and socializing in class is often viewed as a proxy for poor behavior or inattentiveness. A recent study from the World Economic Forum suggests that our chattiest students may be well poised for tomorrow’s world of work.”.

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TEACHER VOICE: I became a better middle school teacher once I stopped being a dictator

The Hechinger Report

Too often those who want and strive for learning are not given an opportunity; often they are students of color and economically disadvantaged. It wasn’t until an instructional coach from STEM Ed Innovators visited our school that I saw my dictatorial classroom management as oppressive. I vowed to do better than my professors.

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Is Student Absenteeism a Growing Problem at Colleges, Too?

ED Surge

She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading. You think there might be an economic prompt, if nothing else, to maximize this experience, but it sounds like that's not the case for everybody?

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Why Do So Few Black Men Become Teachers?

ED Surge

We can't recruit and retain educators of color without thinking about the social, political and economic conditions that they find themselves engrossed in and battling. I wanted to ask about some of the economic disparities because as much as particular teachers may be mission-focused, it is a profession. It's a good segue.

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The first year of teaching doesn’t have to feel like a fraternity hazing

The Hechinger Report

This sentiment is echoed in a report from Hope Street Group , a non-profit, non-partisan organization that connects people together to promote sustainable economic solutions in three sectors: jobs, health, and education. Related: What happens when teachers spend more time in a classroom — before teaching?

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Persistent problems: A powerful paradigm for professional development

A Psychology Teacher Writes

That means finding something that hits home whether you teach A level Economics or KS3 Music, and everything in between. Teacher vision: expert and novice teachers’ perceptions of problematic classroom management scenes. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 61. Jarodzka, H., van den Bogert, N.& & Boshuizen, H.