The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

If pre-K and elementary teachers are going to be better equipped to teach science, they need better training during teacher preparation programs — and that training should be followed by long-term support. For example, early ed teachers, nervous about teaching inaccurately , are less likely to offer science lessons to their students.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2021

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. All professional development sessions were recorded or planned as asynchronous sessions.

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Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Making Social Studies Fun to Teach | Teacher Testimonial Nov 07, 2024 Video Transcript Speaker : Manda Rensel, 1st Grade Teacher, PA Tell us why you love Studies Weekly! Manda's Story In Manda Rensels 25-year teaching career, she never enjoyed teaching history. Studies Weekly has changed my outlook on history, she says.

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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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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

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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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. If there was a class to be covered, I was pulled to teach it. I didn’t have to attend professional development or training to become a PCM.

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Classroom Management Professional Development Lesson Plan Teaching 107

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2016

This past summer, I had the opportunity to observe district leaders, teachers, and university supervisors from TeachOregon’s Salem-Keiser Teacher Preparation Collaborative as they trained new mentor teachers in the effective co-teaching of new residents. The first theme was that of classroom management.

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Tradition Classroom Management Professional Development Education Policy 109

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

He went into teaching with the goal of building strong relationships with students of color. Bradley, who has 15 years of teaching experience, acts as a mentor. He shares his own experiences as a reference point and encourages the group to outline professional development goals.

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Psychology Classroom Management Professional Development Leadership 121

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

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School. I don’t want to leave teaching. The analogy is that you can’t teach somebody to play piano if you don’t know how to play piano.”. Her immediate reaction: “What a bunch of baloney!”. “I

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Elementary School Professional Development Classroom Management Teaching 111

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

She was talking about how my website and podcast sometimes make her feel like she’s not doing enough, she’s doing it all wrong, her teaching is never quite good enough. Something like teaching. Do they seem excited about the thing they’re teaching? The opposite is also true. Do they ask challenging questions?

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Pedagogy Library Lesson Plan Leadership 130

Edthena

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Teacher self-efficacy is grounded in instructional confidence This Edutopia article provides the research-based importance of teacher confidence: “Teachers’ high self-efficacy [are associated] with better classroom management, closer relationships with students, and high-quality lessons.” Why is this key to improving school culture ?

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Cultures Psychology Professional Development Classroom Management 106

Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

When we launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a program from EdTechTeam, Google, and Digital Promise that empowers school leaders to transform instruction across every classroom for every student, we wanted to put teachers in control of their professional development.

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Classroom Management EdTech Pedagogy Professional Development 87

Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective support for new teachers includes effective coaching, high-quality professional development, and emotional support. Tech-powered professional learning helps build skills for self-reflection and increases sense of efficacy. High-Quality Professional Development. Emotional Support.

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Professional Development Classroom Management Leadership Teaching 65

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

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 97

TCI

JANUARY 2, 2024

Are you looking to amp up your teaching game this year? Check out the new Teacher Tip courses in TCI’s In-App Professional Development. In these 300-level courses, TCI teachers share strategies for planning, navigation, and classroom management. Sign in to your TCI teacher account to explore these features.

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Library Professional Development Classroom Management Teaching 52

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. Thompson teaches three 90-minute periods per day — equal to six classes. Teaching is a ministry. You teach because you are interested in helping children be the best they can be.

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Education Middle School Public School Teaching 83

Edthena

JANUARY 19, 2016

Teach For America is using video coaching to put teachers in the driver’s seat of their professional development. Our teachers draw on experts from a variety of disciplines to customize their own support framework. Of course, this was very hard to coordinate and inefficient from a travel standpoint for the coaches.

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Pedagogy Classroom Management Professional Development Teaching 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

In schools across Mississippi, teachers are focusing more on teaching basic reading skills in early grades to make sure students are ready to pass the third-grade reading exam. Literacy coaches are being used statewide to help teachers teach literacy and boost reading scores. Photo: Jackie Mader. Photo: Jackie Mader.

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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.

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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

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

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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Psychology Artifacts Social Studies Lesson Plan 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2019

At the high school with the highest percentage of black students, 38 percent of the teachers left last year, compared with just 15 percent at Avoyelles Public Charter, which has the lowest percentage of black students among the parish schools teaching grades 9-12. “I Stanley Celestine, former Avoyelles student and now school board member.

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Dr. Preece

MARCH 6, 2023

Introduction: The teaching of climate education has undergone a change in recent years. 2021) and resources available (Rackley, 2019), we are increasingly seeing climate education in Geography classrooms as a synoptic and decision-making activity at the local scale (Hicks, 2019; Barton & Noyes, 2022). How can you teach with this?

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Geography Economics Classroom Management Teaching 52

Edthena

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Courtney Groskin are Learning Coaches with the Office of Professional Development in St. I know what it feels like to want to be the best teacher you can be and not necessarily have someone that you can access to say, like, “Hey, how do you teach inquiry style learning in a middle school classroom or high school classroom?”

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Teaching Artifacts Research Professional Development 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Anthony Boccia, a newly hired special education teacher at Valley High, has three years to complete earn an official teaching license before the district revokes his provisional license. Working long hours, Boccia — known at Valley High as Mr. Tony — is learning how to run his classroom via trial and error, one day at a time.

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Professional Development High School Teaching Classroom Management 101

Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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