Tag: teacher quality
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First-Year Teachers: 4 Reasons You Need a Mentor Right Now
Finding your way as a first-year teacher can feel overwhelming, and even isolating, at times. There is so much responsibility that lands on you all at ... -
The First Year Teaching: Taking your first year evaluation seriously
By Matthew Lynch As a new teacher, be aware that there are evaluations by school principals or other administrators that you must endure. Such evaluations may bring ... -
Educators: What You Should Know About Ethnic Minorities in the United States, Part I
The United States is truly a country of immigrants. People from countless ethnic groups have settled in since the nation’s early days. Because of this, it ... -
Ask An Expert: Taking the Stress Out of Teacher Evaluations
Question: I am a recent college graduate and I am gearing up for my first year of teaching. I was well trained by my professors, but ... -
Boys, Girls and K-12 Classroom Gender Bias
By Matthew Lynch If you think back to your own days as a student in the classroom, you may be able to recall particular times when ... -
What’s the Secret to High PISA Test Scores? Top ranking BASIS Schools Say its Teachers
Author: Dr. Q. Mark Reford Dr. Q. Mark Reford was born in Ireland. He was educated at Oxford and taught there, as well as Sidwell Friends ... -
4 Ways to Help Your Students Embrace Diversity
When you’re a culturally responsive teacher, one of your major goals is to help all students become respectful of all the cultures and people that they’ll ... -
5 Expert Tips on Working with Homeless Students
Homelessness is another step down on the ladder of poverty and it is a very real problem faced by 1.5 million children in the United States. ... -
3 Things We’d Rather Not Hear About Gender Bias in K-12 Classrooms
Think back to your own days as a student in the classroom. Do you remember particular times when you noticed a difference in the way boys ... -
6 Ingenious Ways Activists Are Transforming K-12 Education
Activism when it comes to public K-12 education is flourishing. Laws regarding K-12 education are no longer simply handed down and enforced without pushback – student, ...
