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College Football: 6 Ways to See More African American Head Coaches
College football is arguably the most popular sport at the nation’s colleges and universities. Bringing in over $90 million annually in revenue at the highest grossing ... -
Attributes of an Effective Teacher, Part 1: What You Need To Be
Are you called to be a teacher? Taking some time to look over the important qualities that a teacher should possess and thinking about how much ... -
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. Conflict can ... -
5 States That Have Had Issues with Common Core
Developed by state governors, Common Core Standards are about creating a baseline of knowledge and skills that translates across all states in the nation. One way ... -
Three Important Critiques of Standardized Assessments
While there’s no doubt that standardized assessment has become a driving force in education, it’s not yet universally agreed that this is a good thing. Schools ... -
Supporting the Struggling Writer
Caption: A Turnitin study reports that technology tools can overcome psychological barriers struggling students encounter in writing. Pre-writing and frequent, informal writing exercises often guided by ... -
Girls Score Higher on STEM Assessment
Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal that eighth grade girls scored better than boys on an assessment focused on technology and engineering. ... -
STEM Learning Must Go Beyond Memorizing Facts and Theories
By Steven Korte There is a growing global demand for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals. At the same time, experts in science education are ... -
New Online PD Course Focuses on Incorporating Project-Based Learning
Defined Learning’s Performance Task PD with Jay McTighe helps educators create, implement, and assess effective project-based lessons (CHICAGO, IL) April 28, 2016 – Just in time ... -
School Community Collaboration and Peer Observation as Levers to Student Success
A guest post by Mark D. Benigni, Ed.D., Thomas W. Giard III, and David Levenduski Meriden Public Schools, Connecticut We are in an unprecedented era of ...