Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 1, 2024

“ Because of her work with Educators Rising, Eckert’s name was passed to the leadership of Reach University, a nonprofit university that had started to offer an alternative credentialing path to teacher candidates in California. And so it was just like, Oh wow. We got some stuff to fix. Let’s see what we can do.

Social Justice 220

Social Justice Pedagogy Leadership Library 220

Education Elements

JULY 19, 2017

Yuma Elementary School District ONE began the journey of Personalized Learning over two years ago and we went all in --17 schools and 9000 students all at once. At the start of school, iPads were distributed to all students and 490 teachers -- many staff and students had never even held an iPad prior to the distribution.

Leadership 78

Leadership Pedagogy Elementary School Teaching 78

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2020

She also found a bright side: freedom from the constraints of public-school systems as she designed her innovative school. After leading a handful of conferences and workshops for public school teachers over the last couple years, Acera is in the first year of a three-year, whole-school partnership with the Joseph G.

Public School 121

Public School Project-Based Learning Pedagogy Leadership 121

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In an outstanding school, teachers understand that they have the capacity to help every student excel, and they work collaboratively to make this happen – they share and discuss individual student data with their peers and with the principal; they observe each other’s classrooms and ask for each other’s suggestions.

Charter School 93

Charter School Pedagogy Elementary School Middle School 93

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

During the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, teacher accounts were abuzz with reading lists and calls to adopt culturally responsive and culturally sustaining pedagogies. By welcoming their passion into our curriculum, I hope to affirm students for what they value and pursue outside the classroom.

Cultures 128

Cultures Pedagogy Elementary School Teaching 128

ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

American University Pays Tutors American University’s School of Education established the Future Teacher Tutors Program in fall 2020. It started off as a way to bring high-impact tutoring to elementary school students in northeast Washington, D.C.

Tutoring 145

Tutoring K-12 Education Pedagogy 145

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 24, 2021

More than ever, schools realize that to facilitate learning in equitable ways, they must provide all learners with personalized supports. Having the right pedagogy in place is a critical step in keeping those who are attending classes, either remote or face-to-face, engaged. Engagement strategies need to start early and be sustained.

Pedagogy 487

Pedagogy Psychology Elementary School Leadership 487

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Saykhamphone and other Black students at the school found this lesson offensive, but their teacher did not understand why until students talked to Fairfax County’s culturally responsive pedagogy specialists to intervene. Related: What do classroom conversations about race, identity and history really look like?

History 111

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 111

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Much of our pedagogy as history teachers emphasize and center on human experiences. To this day, I am fortunate to have a two-decade-long relationship with my former elementary school teacher, Mrs. Gray, an educator that inspired me to become a teacher.

World History 117

World History World Religions Civics History 117

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

It was founded as a contract school (similar to a charter) with Chicago Public Schools, by civic-minded tech leaders appalled that their booming industry was struggling to find enough new talent despite being surrounded by neighborhoods where, quite often, roughly 50 percent of the young adults were unemployed.

High School 84

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 84

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2018

When schools close — forever. The district is working to improve results at its elementary school, which has been underperforming. One teacher proposes gingerly talking to the student’s mother and giving the child time to finish some homework in school. Related: Merger madness? Around 10 a.m., I think that’s great.”.

Elementary School 112

Elementary School Professional Development Museum Pedagogy 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2017

Called Fuse RI, it is meant to nurture good ideas by having educators mentor teachers outside their own school districts and serve in leadership roles on administrative teams to help principals and superintendents plan how to use these new models of teaching and learning. There isn’t a strategy coming from D.C.,”

Leadership 111

Leadership Charter School Pedagogy Elementary School 111