Today's mentoring programs go beyond the basics of helping new teachers acclimate to the classroom. The one-on-one coaching model can serve as a boot camp for new teachers and a reboot for veterans.
Albuquerque Public Schools, the Albuquerque Teachers Federation and the University of New Mexico's College of Education launched a mentoring program in 2004 with nine tenets.
Many teachers—even seasoned special education teachers—haven't studied transition planning through university coursework or through other professional development.
Grading, calling parents, meeting with students after class, filling out paperwork, prepping lesson plans, new district initiatives and mandatory professional development can make teachers feel like there's never enough time. It's important to make instructional minutes count. How can schools be more creative with their time allotments?
Charlotte "Nadja" Trez, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' executive director of ELL Services, firmly believes in maintaining rigorous math standards for all ELL students, and embedding language lessons in math instruction.
The California Rural Ed Network recently launched an online resource bank that offers free informational and professional development articles about topics relevant to rural educators, such as teacher recruitment and adverse childhood experiences.
Teachers regularly ask for more professional development on how to use the tech tools districts are buying. However, large skill-based workshops aren't the most effective way to get teachers integrating technology into their practice to shift learning. Classroom-based coaching is a better approach to help teachers integrate new tools.
Data collection has become one of the most prominent tools educators use in the classroom to gauge the level of student comprehension. From classroom tests and standardized state testing to exit tickets, teachers are always being asked to collect data to determine the abilities and needs of students. The information we collect helps determine group […]
The Charter School for Applied Technologies in New York will install Boxlight Corporation's ProColor 752 interactive flat panel displays in every classroom across three buildings for its 2,365 students.
