Tag: teachered
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New Teacher Tip: Arranging Your Classroom
As the new school year begins, most students look forward to joining their new class. The set up and layout of the classroom will determine the ... -
Are Bilingual Programs Worth the Extra Effort and Expense?
The debate on the best way to educate ELL students continues, with little promise of a clear-cut way to proceed emerging anytime soon. Meanwhile, the diversity ... -
How to get boys excited about reading
Decades of data show girls outscoring boys on a range of language skills. Four ELA teachers share their best practices for closing the gap. A guest ... -
Explainer: what is all the fuss about the Common Core?
Ken Libby, University of Colorado When it comes to US public education, few topics engender such heated debate as a new set of maths and English ... -
The Ultimate Demise of Common Core – Part II: The Parents
It’s been said that Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but in the case of Common Core implementation, I’d say the word “parent” could ... -
Getting the Most Out of Student Teaching Mentorship
Whether an official part of a student teaching internship or a more informal relationship garnered in your work place, mentorship is a great opportunity to learn ... -
Hard Evidence: at what age are children ready for school?
David Whitebread, University of Cambridge When are children “ready” for school? There is much debate about when the transition between play-based pre-school and the start of ... -
School metal detectors reduce weapon carrying but not fear
Paul Hirschfield, Rutgers University The recent horrifying spectacle of a disturbed student fatally stabbing his teacher in front of his classmates in Leeds has spurred a ... -
15 Tips To Take The Stress Out Of Teacher Evaluations
Across the United States, teacher education programs do the hard work of training tomorrow’s educators for the classroom. But with only so many hours in the ... -
He Named Me Malala: the ordinary life behind an extraordinary girl
Alison Macdonald, UCL Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for speaking out in support of girls’ education in Pakistan. Since then, based in ...
