Tag: teacher quality
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How to Build a Teaching Portfolio
When applying for a teaching position, you’ll need to have a portfolio put together and ready for presentation to your potential employers. A teaching portfolio is ... -
3 Reasons School Security Is a Waste of Money
Most parents and educators would do anything to keep students safe—whether those students are pre-Kindergartners or wrapping up a college career. Nothing is too outlandish or ... -
10 Tools to Help Teachers Develop Executive Functioning Classroom Skills
By Nicole Eredics Executive Function is a term given to a variety of cognitive processes (organization, working memory, ability to initiate tasks, switch focus or manage one’s ... -
Promoting Student Achievement through Accountability and Assessment
Educators, parents, politicians, and concerned citizens agree that the American educational system is in poor shape, and that far reaching changes are needed for improvement. One ... -
Bridgeport Public Schools expands myON personalized literacy district wide
School pilot program leads to district implementation (Minneapolis, Minn.) October 13, 2015 — myON, K-12 education’s leading provider of personalized literacy environments, announces a K-9 district wide implementation ... -
Ask an Expert: Authentic Diversity
Question: Dr. Lynch, I am an African American man whose son is being recruited by a large state university in the south. However, my friend informed ... -
3 Important Themes of American Culture that Influence Our Schools
School culture can be defined as the shared beliefs, traditions, and behaviors within the school community. Considering the diverse nature of today’s society, it is sometimes ... -
Test prep should be real education
**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 ... -
Crossing Your T’s and Dotting Your I’s: Educational Policies and You
“Do your homework.” The admonishment applies not just to school and students, but to teachers and educators-in-training as well. When in the process of becoming a ... -
3 Tips for New Teachers Who Want Well-Behaved Students
Student defiance is an unpleasant experience for all teachers, new and experienced. But as a new teacher, this can be particularly daunting. You might be tempted ...