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System for Educational Transformation (SET)

A Principal's Reflections

Furthermore, classroom management skills help create a positive and conducive learning environment while fostering student engagement and motivation, which is vital for sustained interest in the subject matter. The importance of evidence-based practices in K-12 education cannot be overstated. Want to learn more?

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More schools are adding pre-K classrooms. But do principals know how to support them?

The Hechinger Report

In San Antonio, Texas, elementary school principals get hands-on coaching and advice from early childhood experts during visits to pre-K classrooms. In Minnesota, a series of workshops offered across the state aims to educate school leaders and teachers on child development and pre-K through third grade work.

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When a Tiny Fraction of Teachers File Most School Discipline Referrals

ED Surge

“We know Black students are punished more frequently and more harshly, but what we didn’t really know was how much all of this discipline was shared across educators versus perpetuated by just a few educators,” says Emily K. The study on “frequent teacher referrers” was published in the journal Education Researcher this summer.

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Five reasons teacher residencies often outperform traditional training

The Hechinger Report

Just like doctors in training, aspiring teachers need sustained clinical experiences alongside expert practitioners to build links between educational theory and practice and to develop the hands-on techniques and strategies that help children learn. The first theme was that of classroom management.

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Why is it so hard to stop suspending kindergarteners?

The Hechinger Report

Research shows that when young children, many of whom are still learning classroom coping skills, are pushed out of school early and repeatedly, the impact can be irreversibly damaging. To begin the process of reversing the school’s suspension rate, Morgan-Thompson knew her teachers needed stronger classroom management skills.

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OPINION: Five ways to build stronger, more inclusive work opportunities for students

The Hechinger Report

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy , where I serve as a research analyst, investigated the country’s strongest models — and lessons learned from abroad — and released a policy report late last month. Intensive teacher training for instructors specific to career and technical education.