The Ten Professional Standards All Teachers Must Meet
These Students Don’t Want “Saviors,” They Want Effective Teachers
This blog is written by Garris Landon Stroud, a graduate student and teacher from Greenville, Kentucky. Until he had an international experience, he didn’t know he had a race. When he returned home from a summer of living, studying and working with students in Latin America he realized how flawed his understanding was of race in education. Read more on how it impacted and changed his teaching.
Three Things to Look for in 21st Century Classrooms
When Greg Garner was a middle school teacher, a classroom observation he received from his principal made him realize he needed to explain why the “organized chaos” in his room was actually a good thing. As a new school year get underway, it’s a great time for teachers to think about what their classroom look like and if there are any changes to make to move it more toward a 21st-century classroom environment.
FOR TEACHERS: Developing Academic Mindsets that Foster Growth, Development, and Innovation
Why do some students willingly engage in academic tasks, persist in challenging tasks and want to learn more and improve? Camille Farrington, who has done extensive research and made the case for the importance of academic mindsets for deeper learning, identified four mindsets as critical to students' motivation and willingness to persist in academically challenging work.
FOR TEACHERS: 4 Misconception of Culturally Responsive Teaching
The term "culturally responsive teaching” has become common in the last year or so, but in many cases, it is being misused. Teachers believe they are practicing culturally responsive teaching and doing whatever they can to meet the needs of students from diverse backgrounds--but they're missing some pretty important ingredients, things that could really move the needle on their students' academic achievement. Learn the four most common ways people get culturally responsive teaching wrong, and what you can do to get it right.:
FOR TEACHERS: Death to the Behavior Chart! 3 Reasons to Resist the Lure of Rewards and Punishments
Star charts and color cards create a negative classroom environment, writes Justin Minkel. To address the root problems of students' misbehavior, teachers need to toss the behavioral systems and focus on building relationships. Read more.
FOR PARENTS: Music: A Superior Tool for Brain Development
Music is an excellent tool to increase your child's intelligence and his audio memory and discrimination, while enriching his enjoyment in life. It gives you, the parent, the opportunity to enjoy this activity with your children and strengthen your bond with your child. This article includes specific ideas on how to enjoy music with your children.
FOR SCHOOL LEADERS: How to Be a Principal Parents Want to Talk To
They may be all grown up, but parents sometimes still fear the principal and hesitate to approach with questions or concerns. The problem with that is you need parent and family feedback in order to better reach your goal of helping children succeed. Are you an approachable principal? Here’s a quick checklist to find out and learn how to put parents at ease. Are you doing these 12 things?
FOR SCHOOL LEADERS: Are you Growing As A Leader
FOR SCHOOL LEADERS: A Study of 36,000 Students Just Backed Bill Gates’ Favorite Style of Education
The style is known as "personalized learning," and a study involving 36,000 students just upheld it as a major driver of improvement in reading and math skills. Conducted by the education consulting company Education Elements, the study spanned five districts across the US for 2-3 years, tracking how students performed on the NWEA MAP test. On average, personalized learning led to 130% growth in reading and 122% growth in math.
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