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Five reasons teacher residencies often outperform traditional training

The Hechinger Report

During and between the three days of sessions, the trainers reflected on how today’s residency programs are far more meaningful than their own traditional training experiences. The first theme was that of classroom management. Effective classroom management requires more than knowledge of tested techniques.

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Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher

Cult of Pedagogy

” This is a big shift from traditional coaching, she says, “which is about data cycles and analyzing student work, learning targets and all of that. Teachers don’t need more of that. But right now I’m not able to do my job. The school’s out of control. “Our minds have a negativity bias.

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New Teachers Need More Support. Here's an Easy Way to Help

ED Surge

Yet, many of the traditional strategies employed, while absolutely essential to professional growth, can be cumbersome and disruptive for teachers, their students and even those responsible for offering support. She believes that this combination is not only time-saving, but also helps teachers develop autonomy.

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Upskilling and Reskilling for the ‘New Normal’ of Education

Education Elements

Formerly ‘nice-to-have’ skills in digital integration became ‘must-haves,’ traditional classroom management and instructional design methods no longer applied, and everyone was required to embrace a high level of comfort with ambiguity as guidelines and expectations shifted on a weekly basis.

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What All High Schools Can Draw From Career and Technical Education Programs

ED Surge

As part of this program at Morris County Vocational School, in New Jersey, where I teach, students engage in research about key issues at our school and learn how to plan effective professional development to support the staff. Earlier this year, I was facilitating a series of three lessons about classroom management.

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Fighting Teacher Stress

The Hechinger Report

Indeed, that’s why wellness — eating right, exercising and rest—features prominently in many teacher stress management plans, including the ones developed for the Atlanta schools working with Georgia State University’s Center for Research on School Safety, School Climate, and Classroom Management.

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What should new teachers know before they set foot in a classroom?

The Hechinger Report

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.