Tag: teacher quality
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How should we teach about social justice in a post-(Michael) Brown world?
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Justice in action: How we can address the school-to-prison pipeline
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Survey: Workload makes 3 in 4 new teachers want to quit
From VoicED A survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the U.K. has found that 76 per cent of recently recruited, new teachers are ... -
K-12 Writing Standards: What Will it Take to Improve Them?
While global communication has grown and improved by leaps and bounds in the past two decades, the same cannot be said for K-12 writing skills. A ... -
Should Bi-Lingual Learning be Required?
This generation of K-12 students is growing up in a society that is increasingly bi-lingual. Foreign language requirements have long been a core requirement for high ... -
New Teacher Tip: Handling Challenging Behavior Problems
Every class has its share of challenging students. If you feel frustrated with the behavior issues that you have to handle, take comfort in the fact ... -
Pass or Fail: Intervention Approach Alternatives
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction ... -
Is Teaching Right for Me?
As a college professor, one of my favorite courses to teach was “Introduction to Education.” Why? Because it allowed me to instruct students while they were ... -
Attribution Errors in America’s Classrooms
Cause and effect aren’t always clearly and correctly paired in America’s classrooms. Teachers don’t always have the time, energy, or awareness to properly attribute underperformance. Is ... -
Why Neuroscience Should Be Taught in Teacher Preparation Programs
Most teacher preparation programs focus exclusively on education. Future elementary school teachers learn about the latest methods for teaching students reading, writing, and math. Middle and ...