Tag: teacher quality
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If You Want to Be a Teacher, You Have to Know This (Part I)
If you’re looking to become a teacher, you should probably know about the InTASC standards. The Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) has identified ... -
American teachers spend the most hours in classroom
American teachers spend more hours in the classroom than their peer across the globe, according to an education report from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and ... -
Lessons from Educators on the Big Screen: Part II
For better or worse, films influence people. While known for exaggeration, I do feel like the best-made films contribute something to society at large. In the ... -
3 Reasons Teaching Just Might Be Your Calling
Take a second and think about it: Why do you want to be a teacher? The answer, whatever it may be, outlines the reason you are ... -
Ask An Expert: Teachers Are Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse
Question: I am a third-grade teacher who works in a suburb outside of Philadelphia, PA. Based on several signs and a gut feeling, I suspect that ... -
Student and Teacher Records: What are the Privacy Rules?
By Matthew Lynch Personal histories and records exist for every student who attends, and every teacher who teaches, at a school. This history, in the form ... -
Tools for Eliminating Racism in the Classroom
By Matthew Lynch Despite legislative changes that have made schools accessible to everyone, the mindsets of individuals who attend or work in schools have been slower ... -
Worldwide: Girls are doing better than boys academically
Girls are outperforming boys academically in many countries according to a report from Dr. Gijsbert Stoet of the University of Glasgow in Scotland and David C. ... -
The 5 most satisfying reasons to become an educator
**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 ... -
3 Ideas to Consider about Corporal Punishment in Schools
It’s difficult to believe in this day and age that we still have some schools around the nation that are using corporal punishment as a form ...