Tag: teacher quality
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For Pre-Service Teachers: Is Your Teacher Preparation Program Accredited?
If you’re planning to enroll in a teacher education program, it’s absolutely necessary that you find an accredited one. Without accreditation, programs are unable to guarantee ... -
Educational Reform: Finding a Solution for a Nation at Risk
The education system of the United States is in grave danger of falling far behind other industrialized nations. But why? Why are our schools lagging behind ... -
Three Influential Historical Education Reforms
The current education system in the United States is the product of many historical reforms. Despite changes in the purpose of schooling and the nature of ... -
Three Alternative Educational Systems Produced by Reform Discontent
Despite efforts to reform public education by addressing a number of problematic areas in the system, many with an interest in education have been frustrated with ... -
The trendy classroom management strategy you should never use
**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 ... -
Traditional or Alternate: What Teacher Preparation Program is Better?
When thinking about whether to pursue a traditional teacher education program or enter an alternate-route program, money is unfortunately a major consideration. Some studies suggest that, ... -
The 4 Characteristics of a Healthy School Culture
School climate and school culture directly affect how successful your students will be. As a result, it is crucial for the school and the classroom culture ... -
Ask An Expert: Should Teachers Give Spelling Tests?
Question: Should students be given weekly spelling tests? Rebecca S. Answer: First of all, thank you for your question. Weekly spelling tests are a time-honored tradition ... -
3 Unconventional, Yet Perfectly Valid Reasons to Become a Teacher
Here are three slightly unconventional, yet perfectly valid reasons to become a teacher: -
Listening, not testing, will improve children’s vocabulary
James Law, Newcastle University Every few months a story appears about the declining speech and language skills of children arriving in primary school. The epithet “the ...
