ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

I tried various classroom management strategies: positive narration, proximity and whole-class attention-getters. Then, I walked back inside and continued teaching. That moment forced me to confront a difficult truth about teaching: we often talk about respect, kindness and emotional awareness, but how often do we model them?

Pedagogy 60

Pedagogy Humanities Classroom Management Critical Thinking 60

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As educators embrace innovative technology-enhanced instructional models , they often grapple with letting go of the time-saving practices inherent in the traditional teacher-led, teacher-paced whole group approach to instruction. Both of these perceived benefits are important to acknowledge and explore.

Education 167

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 24, 2021

Our goal was to try and parse out What do leaders at innovative schools do that is different from their counterparts in more traditional schools ? As you might imagine, we saw some fantastic leading, teaching, and learning. It also requires a mindset shift away from the teacher as the classroom manager and deliverer of content.

Leadership 121

Leadership Classroom Management Elementary School Tradition 121

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Teaching is intense, vulnerable work. We can look at student data and try new instructional strategies all day long, but until we learn to navigate all of these complex feelings, the work of improving our teaching will always be limited at best. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? The school’s out of control.

Humanities 224

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ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

In Secretary Cardona’s vision to elevate the teaching profession, he highlights three priorities: improving teacher pipeline, supporting teacher growth and investing in teacher retention. Classroom walk-throughs and observations place undue stress on new teachers, eat into prep time and can exacerbate existing classroom management issues.

K-12 124

K-12 Classroom Management Professional Development Elementary School 124

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.

High School 141

High School Museum Education History 141

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

After all, the rhythm of the traditional classroom doesn’t leave much room for chatting among students, and socializing in class is often viewed as a proxy for poor behavior or inattentiveness. Here are three things I learned about how to teach students to meet the interpersonal and leadership demands of the new economy: 1.

Leadership 111

Leadership Classroom Management Middle School Economics 111

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.

Classroom Management 146

Classroom Management Psychology Lesson Plan High School 146

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.

Classroom Management 110

Classroom Management Lesson Plan Pedagogy Elementary School 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As schools across the South grapple with vacancies, many turn to those without teaching certificates or formal training to serve students. And then there’s Florida, where military veterans without a bachelor’s degree can teach for up to five years using temporary certificates.

K-12 118

K-12 Middle School Elementary School Tradition 118

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.

Elementary School 136

Elementary School High School Public School Advocacy 136

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

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Professional Development Classroom Management Teaching 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As a Black woman in a STEM career, Freeman knows the difficulties that Black students, particularly Black women, typically face going into traditional STEM fields. Having someone you can bounce ideas off, especially for those classroom management pieces, is the best way to start.

Lesson Plan 99

Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development Social Studies 99

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.

Middle School 95

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 95

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

This power dynamic also places an enormous burden on teachers, who find themselves doing all of the planning, teaching, reviewing, reflecting, assessing, and communicating with families. With classrooms overloaded with students, this is a recipe for burnout. Why did we get into teaching in the first place?

Critical Thinking 78

Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning Psychology Tradition 78

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

After all, a glimpse into the lives of educators working in schools right now reveals problem after problem with few solutions in sight—not exactly reassuring for someone considering a career in teaching. So for the first time, this academic year education students are eligible to receive a stipend during their student-teaching internships.

K-12 98

K-12 Teaching Advocacy Classroom Management 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Successful classroom leadership requires instructors specific to career and technical education to add classroom management and teaching strategies to their technical expertise. To expedite the process , districts can offer teacher training during the instructors’ first classroom year.

Education Policy 75

Education Policy Classroom Management High School Leadership 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Grow your own’ has really caught on fire,” said Edwards, in part because of research showing that about 85 percent of teachers teach within 40 miles of where they grew up. It then expanded to offer credentials to teachers who wanted to move into administration as well as graduate degrees in teaching and leadership.

Elementary School 97

Elementary School Tutoring High School Leadership 97

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.

Charter School 80

Charter School Elementary School High School Tradition 80

Studies Weekly

JUNE 6, 2024

Classroom Layout and Furniture Flexible Seating Incorporate a variety of seating options, like traditional desks for seat work time, bean bags for the class library, other types of seating for listening, art, and science centers, and floor cushions to accommodate different learning styles and other center activities.

Heritage 52

Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2025

When Rickeyda Carter started teaching young children, she led story time the way she remembers being taught as a child. The trend crosses traditional political divides. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. That meant children were expected to sit, listen and remain silent. When the teacher is reading, you dont talk, Carter recalled.

K-12 93

K-12 Critical Thinking Classroom Management Research 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2018

I have worked in the field of teacher preparation for over a decade, and arming teachers would change the work of teaching even more fundamentally than many may realize. A well-recognized problem facing the teaching profession is how to prepare teachers for classroom management, a euphemistic term for keeping order in the classroom.

Classroom Management 80

Classroom Management Humanities Economics Teaching 80

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It wasn’t until an instructional coach from STEM Ed Innovators visited our school that I saw my dictatorial classroom management as oppressive. He was there to help us shift to a more democratic teaching model. Related: OPINION: Why it’s time to diversify and modernize science teaching. Experiments should be fun.

Middle School 113

Middle School Classroom Management Economics High School 113

Jonathan Firth

MAY 30, 2017

Firstly, evidence-based education is the idea that research of various kinds should be used to inform decisions about teaching and learning. It is conceived of as an alternative to teaching practice that is guided by intuition and/or experience. Coe et al - the Sutton Trust report Coe et al (2014)’s report ‘What makes Great Teaching?’

Education 52

Education Psychology Tradition Classroom Management 52

TCI

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Active learning can lead to increased student performance, reduced failure rates, and deeper critical thinking, but it may be hard to know where to start, especially if youre used to traditional lecture-based instruction. Teachers often worry about classroom management, time constraints, and student engagement.

Classroom Management 52

Classroom Management Geography Civics Critical Thinking 52