3 Things Every Teacher Should Know About Learning Differences
Teachers often graduate from their preparation programs without a firm grounding in common learning differences like dyslexia, which affects the ability to […]
How Teachers Can Prepare for Retirement (Opinion)
Many of us teachers are nearing retirement. In addition to getting the obvious financial advice, how can we best prepare ourselves for […]
Student Loan Debt Is an Overlooked Crisis in Teacher Education (Opinion)
Across the United States, public school districts are grappling with a shortage of teachers. Challenging conditions—including low pay, stressful and even unsafe […]
4 Things to Know About the Literacy Lawsuit Targeting Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell
A first-of-its kind lawsuit filed by Massachusetts parents argues that the creators of popular whole-language reading curricula used deceptive and fraudulent marketing […]
What’s in the ‘Secret Sauce’ That Made This Virtual Reading Tutoring Work?
Virtual tutoring has gained popularity since the pandemic for giving more flexibility to schools wanting to secure intensive help for their students. […]
Teachers, Here’s How to Make Science and Math Relevant in the Classroom (Opinion)
Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can […]
Here’s What Happens Next on the Calkins, Fountas & Pinnell Curriculum Lawsuit
Thorny questions about research drive the reading wars: What makes a curriculum research-based? Who gets to decide? Those questions have never been […]
Inside a Class Teaching Teens to Stop Scrolling and Think Critically
On a chilly November morning here, Brie Wattier’s 8th graders at the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School had their eyes trained on the […]
Cold and Flu and Walking Pneumonia, Oh My! How Teachers Can Stay Healthy This Winter
The seasonal flu hit San Ysidro High School math teacher Kathleen Monagan just before Thanksgiving break. She was only surprised she’d avoided […]
Some colleges are offering to admit students before they even apply
Amid concerns about the complexity and stress of college admissions, some schools are flipping the script by offering to admit students who […]
5 Ways to Up Your Classroom Game, According to Larry Ferlazzo (Opinion)
I’ve been writing a series this year where, in each post, I share five pieces of “wisdom” I’ve learned during my 23-year […]
A 1975 law helped kids with disabilities access education. Schools now need more help
In the 1970s, a landmark federal law gave children with disabilities a right to a free, public education, and offered federal money […]
