Teachers
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Getting the Most Out of Student Teaching Mentorship
Whether an official part of a student teaching internship or a more informal relationship garnered in your work place, mentorship is a great opportunity ... -
Why children who sleep more get better grades
Dagmara Dimitriou, UCL Institute of Education Sleep plays a fundamental role in the way we learn. Emerging evidence makes a compelling case for the ... -
How to promote real inquiry in mathematics classrooms
A colleague of mine has been struggling recently to understand how to develop inquiry in her mathematics classroom. Despite having secure content knowledge and ... -
Hard Evidence: at what age are children ready for school?
David Whitebread, University of Cambridge When are children “ready” for school? There is much debate about when the transition between play-based pre-school and the ... -
School metal detectors reduce weapon carrying but not fear
Paul Hirschfield, Rutgers University The recent horrifying spectacle of a disturbed student fatally stabbing his teacher in front of his classmates in Leeds has ... -
4 Reasons Why Classrooms Need Diversity Education
School climate and school culture directly impact student success. As a result, it is particularly important for the school culture (and the classroom culture) ... -
15 Tips To Take The Stress Out Of Teacher Evaluations
Across the United States, teacher education programs do the hard work of training tomorrow’s educators for the classroom. But with only so many hours ... -
3 Easy Ways First-Year Teachers Can Encourage Community Involvement in Their School
Teachers are often the first line of defense when it comes to their students overall well-being. Academics aside, teachers have a big responsibility to ... -
Stealth assessment: Reimagining learning and testing for the 21st Century
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish this guest post on stealth assessment as a way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. ... -
Here Are Some Interesting Facts about the Religious History of America’s Schools
Religious diversity has grown in leaps and bounds over the last 30 years. The Protestant and other non-Catholic religions of the European settlers were ...
