Tag: teachered
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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 ... -
We aspire to be Finland, but we’re not even close
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding a P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts ... -
Planning the Perfect Teaching Portfolio
The requirement for content knowledge versus education methods is a current debate in teacher education. Many argue that with a sufficient knowledge base, anyone can teach. ... -
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 ... -
Discrimination of Sexual Orientation: What You Need to Know About LGBT Discrimination in K-12
Are you aware of the shifts in sexual discrimination occurring in K-12 school systems? Each day students are facing discrimination due to their sexual orientation. This ... -
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 ... -
What Makes 5th-Graders Dig Deeply into Texts?
An information and technology literacy specialist shares how a combination of digital and print resources helped him and his students. By Josh Jackson Fifth-graders can sometimes ... -
Attributes of an Effective Teacher, Part 1: What You Need To Be
Are you called to be a teacher? Taking some time to look over the important qualities that a teacher should possess and thinking about how much ... -
What Makes a Great School Counselor
For many of us, there’s no better feeling than having a positive impact on a kid. Growing up can be tough, and school and what lies ...
