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Five reasons teacher residencies often outperform traditional training

The Hechinger Report

Just like doctors in training, aspiring teachers need sustained clinical experiences alongside expert practitioners to build links between educational theory and practice and to develop the hands-on techniques and strategies that help children learn. Third, there’s teaching quality. Planning is the second theme that loomed large.

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PROOF POINTS: Two groups of scholars revive the debate over inquiry vs. direct instruction

The Hechinger Report

Educators have long debated the best way to teach, especially the subjects of science and math. Some call it explicit or traditional instruction. The debate reignited among university professors during the pandemic with the 2021 online publication of a commentary in the journal Educational Psychology Review.

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Rethink How Teachers Advance their Careers with Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. And most teachers often were paid the same, irrespective of their effectiveness and their contributions to improving their schools.

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Using Micro-credentials to Recognize the Skills of New and Experienced Teachers

Digital Promise

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. see this 2002 Education Week report ). The disputes over whether a teacher needs a license to teach are not over.

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OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism

The Hechinger Report

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist.

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OPINION: In an era of teacher shortages, we must embrace and develop new ways to unleash educator talent

The Hechinger Report

It’s troubling then, to be faced with signs of a teaching profession in decline — with alarming teacher shortages , fewer college students choosing to become teachers and many current teachers not recommending that others enter the profession. And current shortages are finally beginning to spur an embrace of broader conceptions of teaching.

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Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?

Cult of Pedagogy

After all, framed that way, teachers give hundreds of standardized tests a year, even those who do learner-centered assessment, project-based learning, or otherwise collect evidence of student learning in ways that are considered alternative or non-traditional. Uneducated Guesses: Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided Education Policies.

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