I remember my first year of public school teaching well. I was excited, thrilled—ready to meet my new families. But alas, there was an outcry from parents about their students getting a brand new ...

As an educator at the University of North Georgia (UNG), I spend my time with preservice teachers, preparing them for K-12 classrooms. The information that I share with my preservice teachers can also ...

This is my second post in this series. Check out the first one here. Two years ago I was a member of a hiring committee at my school. Along with two administrators, one other teacher, and a parent, I ...

Lots of research in the past decade underscores the importance of great teachers. Summarizing these studies, the distinguished Harvard economist Raj Chetty noted that good teachers aren’t only ...

An on-going department training program is essential to maintain skills, reinforce knowledge and to present new materials to the membership. Developing a complete, specific course objective insures ...

"Squat! Squat! Squat! Higher! Faster!" In the basement of the Duane Physics and Astrophysics building at the University of Colorado Boulder, a science demonstration is going on, but it looks more like ...

This lesson plan provides students with evidence that all living things grow and change as they progress through their life cycle. All of the activities detailed in this lesson plan can be done with ...

I get many things from my mother, but usually not news tips. Yet there she was on the phone a couple of weeks ago, asking if I’d heard about the school in California where students were being taught ...

“Jasmine” sometimes nods off or stares at her cellphone during class. “Ethan” blurts out answers without raising his hand first, while “Dev” rarely speaks unless he’s called upon. “Ava” drums her ...