Teachers
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6 Strategies for Creating a Nurturing Classroom for Your LGBT Students
As a teacher, odds are that you will have at least one student who is gay or lesbian in your classroom. Regardless of how ... -
Understanding State Funding: 4 Types of School Financing Systems
Educators can argue that the funding within education determines student success, staff morale, and the overall functionality of school system. The importance of understanding ... -
Ask An Expert: Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools
Question: I recently moved from New Jersey to a small town in Louisiana. To my amazement and horror, my children’s elementary school still uses ... -
6 Dos and Don’ts for New Teachers Who Need Help Correcting Student Misbehavior
There is bound to be some tension at some point in your classroom, no matter how organized or even how well-behaved your students are. ... -
The Pathway to Successful Teaching and Learning
Success takes planning. As a teacher, you will need to constantly evaluate the performance of your students and of yourself. But how do you ... -
Examining The Federal Government’s Role in Educational Reform
In the decades of attempted educational reform, the U.S. government has been the biggest player. Following the Nation at Risk report the federal government ... -
Why Family Involvement is Vital to Successful Educational Reform
Family involvement is tied not only to student success, but also to the success of schools as a whole. Greater appreciation for the importance ... -
Too Rough, Too Rowdy: External Causes of Misbehavior
Managing behavior in the classroom is one of the factors that new teachers find the most frustrating. Although misbehavior is easy to identify, finding ... -
New Teacher? Here Are 15 Ways to Prepare for an Evaluation
Each school system has a process for measuring and evaluating their teachers. In most districts, all teachers are evaluated by an administrator and provided ... -
Educators: What You Need to Know About Standardized Assessments
Standardized testing has practically become a tradition within the American school system. But why? How did standardized assessment become such a big part of ...
