ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Name : Jami Rhue Age : 48 Location : Chicago Title : School librarian and media specialist Current age group : PreK-8 Years in the field : 23 EdSurge: How did you get here? Jami Rhue : I never thought of librarianship until I went to a job fair for Chicago Public Schools, and they were looking for school librarians.

Library 108

Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 108

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A researcher at the University of Southern California, she has been working on AI-based professional development for math teachers for several years. AI-based professional development is gaining traction at a time when a record number of teachers are feeling burned out, underpaid and demoralized about their profession.

Research 145

Research Professional Development Tutoring Teaching 145

Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2021

And then there is the 2020–2021 school year, where nothing is normal, and we have had five “first days of school.” Even when students were fully remote, our teachers would teach from their classrooms, and I would walk the hallways and pop into classes just to check on them and provide support as needed.

Professional Development 139

Professional Development Lesson Plan Classroom Management Middle School 139

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Black teachers account for 27 percent of the state’s teacher workforce, according to a Mississippi Today report, but black students represent almost half of the students attending the state’s public schools. He shares his own experiences as a reference point and encourages the group to outline professional development goals.

Psychology 118

Psychology Classroom Management Professional Development Public School 118

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Veteran or master teachers like Eckhoff, who often have rated highly under the new teacher evaluation standards and agreed to share their classrooms with aspiring teachers, are advising them on issues from the soft skills teacher candidates need to how to keep professional development useful and relevant once they’re on the job.

Classroom Management 110

Classroom Management Lesson Plan Pedagogy Elementary School 110

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2018

Thompson, 69, came out of retirement to teach English after learning that Jackson Public Schools were looking for help in local classrooms. The interim school superintendent of Jackson, Mississippi, where Thompson lives, issued a plea to retired teachers to come back. Longtime educator Hymethia W. Hymethia W.

Education 83

Education Middle School Public School Teaching 83

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In Avoyelles, African Americans comprise 30 percent of the population overall, but roughly 50 percent of the public school population and are the majority at several of the area’s lowest-performing schools. The growth of charter schools has engendered bitterness among much of the public school district’s staff.

Charter School 83

Charter School Elementary School High School Tradition 83