ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. If you can't manage, you can't teach.

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Charter School Library Education Lesson Plan 102

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The night before the Teach for America (TFA) summer institute — commencing virtually for the first time due to the pandemic — I lay in my childhood bed at my parents’ house with tears in my eyes. Cut to my third year in the classroom, and I still wrestle with what led me to Teach for America in the first place.

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Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Lesson Plan 107

Digital Promise

MARCH 16, 2022

In this post, we will focus on one example of an AI system that can help teachers manage their workload and the importance of engaging teachers in the design of AI systems. While AI has come a long way since the 1950s when the term was coined and work on Intelligent Tutoring Systems began, it simply cannot replace a teacher in the classroom.

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Classroom Management Tutoring Lesson Plan Humanities 159

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. I also made myself visible in the school building.

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Professional Development Lesson Plan Classroom Management Middle School 141

ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. The population of students I serve as a teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning are interested in pursuing a career in education.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials. They are not available for homeschools.

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Studies Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

5 Classroom Management Tips for Elementary Teachers Sep 17, 2024 • by Studies Weekly Classroom management is such a big part of teaching and has become more critical as students readjust to post-pandemic in-person learning. Join our teacher Facebook group to share your classroom management teacher tips.

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Primary Sources Classroom Management Lesson Plan Professional Development 98

Edthena

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Or classroom management. Or even teaching fractions in a late-elementary classroom. New toolsets from Edthena allow any district to curate a video library of searchable lesson segments, tagged to teaching standards, and shared securely to all staff members within the district.

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Library Teaching Lesson Plan Classroom Management 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Elly Eckhoff listened intently as a group of veteran teachers listed what they think rookie teachers need before entering the classroom: more time student teaching and more training in how to communicate with colleagues, parents and students themselves. Photo: Peggy Barmore. COLUMBIA, Mo. And then she spoke. Photo: Peggy Barmore.

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Classroom Management Lesson Plan Pedagogy Elementary School 110

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.

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Classroom Management Psychology Lesson Plan High School 146

ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Education experts were raising questions and expressing concerns about teaching shortages long before COVID-19 came into the picture, but the pandemic exacerbated the issue. During that period, I continued my duties as a para, ensuring the students I worked with met the goals and mandates of their Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

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Classroom Management Professional Development Lesson Plan Teaching 114

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. Bubbling right under the surface is a key question: Can AI help teachers teach better? Teaching is hard.

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Research Professional Development Tutoring Teaching 145

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Listen to this post as a podcast: Sponsored by NoRedInk and The Modern Classrooms Project I was having a conversation this morning with a teacher I’m very close to, someone who trusts me enough to be honest with me, and who does it in a way that is loving and generous. Something like teaching. The opposite is also true.

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Pedagogy Lesson Plan Library Leadership 130

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

During their first few days in the classroom, they are bombarded with a variety of situations they had not anticipated, and are often caught off guard by the realities of teaching. When new teachers aren’t supported to rapidly develop skills and address the realities of the classroom, it’s their students who pay the price.

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Lesson Plan Classroom Management Elementary School Cultures 75

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

LEGO Education designs standards-aligned sets for K-8 students and offers plenty of free support for teachers, including more than 400 online lesson plans —ranging in focus from computer science and English Language Arts (ELA) to robotics and coding— self-guided professional development and an online community where teachers share tips and ideas.

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Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development Social Studies 98

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 1, 2023

If you recognize one of these common approaches to group work in your own teaching style, give it a tweak and pay attention to the impact your subtle change makes on the effectiveness of group work. Join our mailing list and get weekly tips, tools, and inspiration that will make your teaching more effective and fun. Come back for more.

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Pedagogy Library Lesson Plan Classroom Management 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Although she earned a bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate in math instruction for both elementary and middle school, she never had to take a class about students with disabilities. The need for teachers who have both the knowledge and the ability to teach special education students is more critical today than ever before.

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Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 101

Ashleigh's Education Journey

JUNE 28, 2017

In this post: Pacing Guides Fourth Grade Morning Work Reading Writing Guided Math & Workshops Social Studies & Science Classroom Management Top Ten Resources Pacing Guides It’s hard to start the year without a plan, so you can download example fourth grade pacing guides here. There is so much flexibility!

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Social Studies Classroom Management Lesson Plan Digital Resources 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

said teacher Kierston James, 40, who oversaw Albert, a fellow with the Brothers Empowered to Teach (BE2T) Initiative. Though Wilson has maybe a dozen African American male teachers on its K-8 staff, only one of them teaches within Wilson’s primary school, in the second grade. Growing up, Albert, now 22, saw almost no men teaching. “I

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Elementary School Public School Teaching Cultures 109

Studies Weekly

JUNE 6, 2024

Professional Development Workshops and Training Attend workshops or training sessions now to gain new ideas and strategies for classroom management and design. Other teachers can share what works for them and tips and tricks they have learned when putting together their classrooms. Submit your info by Aug.

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Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 6, 2024

Breathing techniques can be a fun and engaging way to teach students to regulate their emotions. Be sure to teach breathing exercises when students feel happy and comfortable so they can associate deep breathing with calmness. Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials.

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Heritage Primary Sources Lesson Plan Elementary School 52

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 7, 2024

7, 2024 • By Debbie Bagley Play-based learning is a teaching method that gives children opportunities to explore and engage in joyful hands-on activities. Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin Incorporating playful learning opportunities in the classroom has so many benefits.

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Edthena

AUGUST 29, 2022

Whether it is grading or lesson planning or something else, pick one thing to start with before moving on to the other items on their list. C urrent samples from formative assessments where the time between teaching, assessing, and analyzing samples is short so that teachers can immediately implement next steps with students.

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Leadership Lesson Plan Classroom Management Teaching 52

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 10, 2024

MagicSchool offers more than 50 different AI-assisted tools to help speed up so many of the teaching tasks that take so much time: lesson planning, assessment building, feedback, communication with parents, even an IEP generator. So teaching them how to do this well while they are in school is time well spent.

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Lesson Plan Pedagogy Classroom Management Teaching 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

In January, the school district hired Roberts and about two dozen other “ floaters” as part of a broader effort to improve the quality of substitute teaching and alleviate a staffing crunch that grew dire during this winter’s Covid-19 surge. Why don’t people who live there, teach there? Credit: Image provided by Nathan Roberts.

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Elementary School High School Public School Advocacy 138

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

By incorporating technology into her teaching and focusing on students needs beyond instruction, she creates a dynamic and supportive classroom environment. Studies Weekly offers customized PD opportunities designed to enhance your teaching and maximize the impact of your curriculum.

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Professional Development Social Studies Lesson Plan Classroom Management 40

TCI

MARCH 12, 2025

Starting a teaching career in K-12 education is a mix of excitement, passion, and overwhelming responsibility. Many new teachers step into the classroom full of energy, only to be met with the stark reality of lesson planning, classroom management, and adapting to the diverse needs of studentsall with little structured guidance.

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Lesson Plan K-12 Geography Classroom Management 52

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 6, 2025

Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials. They are not available for homeschools.

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Social Studies Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Mechelle's Story For the past six years of her teaching career, a key focus of Mechelle’s has been getting students to fully “buy in” and become excited about their learning. She is always searching for and exploring new classroom engagement strategies and has found that her students truly thrive when they feel excited to learn.

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Social Studies Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Categories Corporate English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Testimonials Teacher Tips The Science of Reading Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Game On!

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Social Studies Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

By incorporating technology into her teaching and focusing on students needs beyond instruction, she creates a dynamic and supportive classroom environment. Studies Weekly offers customized PD opportunities designed to enhance your teaching and maximize the impact of your curriculum.

Professional Development 40

Professional Development Social Studies Lesson Plan Classroom Management 40