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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

When you have 45 minutes once a week with students that have so many different levels of learning, so many different accommodations and modifications, and you still have to stay with it and plan and be able to change or modify in a moment, classroom management is key. I also teach cursive writing, which is a lost art.

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Supporting Teachers in a Hybrid Learning Environment

Digital Promise

In February, the district decided, based on data from other school districts in the area, that we would go back to school five days a week. As the Verizon Innovative Learning coach at Norris Middle School, my job is to support teachers in their implementation of technology in the classroom.

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Professional Development Partnerships with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial

Studies Weekly

Professional Development Partnerships with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial Feb 07, 2025 Video Transcript Speaker : Julie G., 4th Grade Teacher, TX How was your experience with our Professional Development team? Ongoing professional development (PD) is essential for both educators and students to thrive.

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PROOF POINTS: Borrowing a page from marriage therapy in the classroom

The Hechinger Report

Experts argue over whether the best classroom-management approach is a consistent, strict discipline or a more forgiving response where students discuss their grievances with an adult’s guidance, a process called restorative justice. Credit: Photo by Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages. The paper, “??

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

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. Christina Rodriguez teaches a math lesson at Bloomfield Middle School. No one taught her these strategies. Photo: Jackie Mader.

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Former educators answer call to return to school

The Hechinger Report

That’s why Murray said Jackson is also stepping up efforts to hire new teachers by increasing starting pay and offering curriculum support and professional development opportunities. The school district offered a signing bonus of $2,500 for teachers who were hired this school year, he said.

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Deepening Your Teaching Practice Using Video (C3 Connecting, Coaches, Cognition Podcast)

Edthena

Getting started using video at your school and not sure how to begin? Courtney Groskin are Learning Coaches with the Office of Professional Development in St. Vrain Valley School District in Colorado and hosts of the C3: Connecting, Coaches Cognition ?Podcast. Is Courtney amazing in classroom management in a hybrid?