Rather than have students memorize definitions and facts about a science topic such as light, an effective first grade teacher today would have students investigate various types of objects under ...

Does the UTeach program develop more effective STEM teachers than traditional teacher preparation programs? That was the question asked in a recent research project by the National Center for Analysis ...

Charles Dickens created the characters Thomas Gradgrind and Mr. M’Choakumchild in his novel Hard Times to satirize schoolteachers who taught “nothing but facts” and regarded students as “little ...

In the face of teacher shortages, some states are turning to unconventional strategies to fill vacancies, including relaxing certification requirements or recruiting from outside the education field ...

For the past four years, our Ask a Teacher columnists have answered your questions about school. We’ve shepherded you through the unthinkable: a pandemic, remote learning, a mental health crisis, ...

Raising teacher pay remains a hot-ticket item—and for good reason. Many communities are still facing teacher shortages, and even after some recent pay increases, teachers continue to earn less than ...

AI PCs and data dashboards are transforming teaching from instinct-driven to insight-driven practice. By analysing learning ...

Figuring out exactly how New Jersey’s public school teachers will be rated under the state’s new evaluation system has been a little vexing, so the state Department of Education has put out an online ...

Every year, school districts across the country grapple with teacher shortages. Some states have tried to fix the problem by reducing credentialing requirements or by implementing programs that ...

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