Tag: teacher quality
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Society Trusts (and Expects a Lot From) Teachers. Why?
Teachers are the conduit for the quality of life in America, because they touch just about every adult in the nation at some point in their ... -
Parents can’t answer everything children ask about science – and that’s OK
Carol Davenport, Northumbria University, Newcastle If a child asked you how close an astronaut can get to the sun, the chances are you’d need a moment ... -
How Mentorship Can Help Teachers Succeed
Just like having good mentors is important to student teaching, as newly hired educator, having a mentor at your school is incredibly important, too. Mentor teachers ... -
Student motivation: An adult problem with grown-up solutions
By Vinod Lobo, Learning Upgrade How can we motivate the lowest performing students in a school to complete a rigorous standards-based curriculum and move up to ... -
5 Reasons I’m Thankful I’m an Educator
Like many others, I’d like to take time after this holiday weekend to reflect on my blessings and particularly the things in my life for which ... -
Six Core Characteristics of Ethical Teaching
Ethics are no walk in the park. While many scenarios are black-and-white, easily solved with clear-cut answers, not every circumstance that a teacher comes across is ... -
Schools: 8 Expert Suggestions on Helping Students Deal with a Parent’s Death
A parent’s death has ramifications for the entire school community. I will detail how schools can handle the death with respect to the student(s) whose parent ... -
Effort affects everything
**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 ... -
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 ... -
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 feedback at ...
