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.
Safety and privacy of students and their data remains a key concern when teachers bring Alexa, Google Home and other voice-activated devices into the classrooms. Teachers also have to consider how to protect themselves, too. Here are some tips. DO: Restrict device use to educational purposes. Train teachers on the best practices for using devices […]
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.
As voice-activated devices transition from homes to classrooms, dozens of teachers now lead spelling practice, present history lessons and interact with their students in new ways.
After the 2016 presidential election, teachers across the country reported they were seeing increased name-calling and bullying. Now, research shows junior high school student in Virginia areas that favored Trump reported bullying rates in spring 2017 that were 18 percent higher than students living in areas that went for Clinton.
Sphero launched Specdrums, the STEAM learning brand's first music-focused product. The musical, app-enabled rings empower kids of all ages and skill levels to create and play music by using colors on a variety of surfaces as their instruments.
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.
If there's been one constant over the last decade in terms of teacher evaluation policies, it's been change. But state policies have moved faster than researchers' efforts to understand what works and why. The risk? If teachers remain skeptical of the evaluations, too often there is scant feedback,
