How Teachers Can Care for Their Students and Themselves This Year (Downloadable) (Opinion)
Welcome back, teachers! You and your students have just begun the often-challenging second half of the school year. I know. I’ve been […]
Student Motivation Is a Perennial Concern. What Are We Missing? (Opinion)
Many posts on student motivation have appeared in this blog over the years. Antoine Germany, an assistant principal at the school where […]
The Building Blocks of Science Lessons?
From Play-Doh to Barbie, major toy companies have long sought a foothold in the education marketplace by offering branded classroom materials and […]
Who Makes the Call About Curricula? (Opinion)
To the Editor: In the article “Parents Sue Lucy Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell, and Others Over Reading Curricula” (Dec. 4, 2024) the […]
Teach For America’s New Head Hopes to Inspire Young People to Take Up Teaching
Aneesh Sohoni, CEO of the Chicago-based nonprofit One Million Degrees, has been tapped to lead Teach For America, the national nonprofit that […]
Teachers, Do You Check Your Work Email on Snow Days?
“Magical.” That’s how middle schooler Emily Beckman describes snow days—when school closes due to inclement weather and there’s no e-learning in its […]
The SEL Skills Google, Microsoft, and Other Top Companies Want Schools to Teach
Google says it values social-emotional skills just as much as technical talent. Microsoft makes the case that the top skills necessary to […]
Advice From Over 1,200 Experienced Educators at Your Fingertips (Opinion)
In this EdWeek blog, an experiment in knowledge-gathering, Ferlazzo will address readers’ questions on classroom management, ELL instruction, lesson planning, and other […]
I Left the Classroom to Be a Horror Writer. Teaching Was Good Preparation (Opinion)
When I left high school classroom teaching, I thought I was closing the door on that chapter of my life. Then the […]
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona reflects on FAFSA rollout, debt forgiveness : NPR
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona talks with NPR’s Juana Summers about what went wrong and what went right in his department during […]
Tips for Easing Students Back Into Routines After Winter Break
The transition from card games with family to lessons in a classroom after winter break is tough for both students and teachers. […]
The fires in Los Angeles closed school for more than 600,000 students : NPR
Jose Centeno hands food to LAUSD student Jesus Sanchez at Hollenbeck Middle School on Friday, Jan. 10. Jireh Deng for NPR hide […]
