Teaching & Learning
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Special Education
Special Ed. Policies Can Change Fast. Districts Can Help Families Navigate Them
States have raised the maximum age of eligibility for special education services. But policies often change quickly.
Teaching
How to Help Students Judge Fact From Fiction Around the Assassination Attempt on Trump
Conspiracy theories are almost certain to emerge on social media after a major news event, experts say.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
This Initiative Seeks to Redesign How We Staff Schools
A team-based approach to school staffing gives room for educators, school leaders, and system leaders to rethink their roles.
Teaching
Opinion
Strategies for Teaching the 2024 Election (Hold on to Your Hat)
Even before entering into the content, craft agreements with students on the boundaries of what's up—and what's not up—for debate.
Teaching
Is Cellphone Management a No-Win Situation? Teachers Weigh In
On social media, educators share their experiences on trying to manage cellphones in the classroom.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Teacher Tips for Better Reading Instruction
Amid the reading wars, educators, researchers, and policymakers have been at odds over how to teach reading. Here is some tempered advice.
Teaching
Opinion
Teachers Swear by These Instructional Approaches for Engaging Students
It's true that some strategies can take more time. But often, teachers have to slow down to move students forward.
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Elk River, MN
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Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Newark, NJ, US
K-8 Teaching position 2023 2024 academic year
Chicago, Illinois
Curriculum Should the Bible Be Taught in Public Schools?Are recent pushes to include the Bible about cultural literacy—or a pretext for politicians who want Christianity in public schools?
English Learners Opinion Teachers Share Their Best Lessons for Intermediate English LearnersStudents build confidence in their language skills when they're taught four basic sentence structures, moving from simple to more complex.
Teaching Profession Teachers' Favorite Reads This SummerTeachers shared some of their summer book selections, with a wide variety of subject matter and genres.
Curriculum Opinion Media Literacy Is an Essential Skill. Schools Should Teach It That WayFrom biased news coverage to generative AI, students (and adults) need help now more than ever to stay abreast of what’s real—or misleading.
Teaching Opinion 'Magical': How One Teacher Describes a Pandemic-Recovery MomentNot all student losses from the pandemic are headline-grabbing. Students have forgotten some basic skills.
Teaching Profession The Truth About Teachers' SummersTeachers endure many misperceptions about their jobs. Perhaps the most egregious has to do with their summer break.
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Classroom Technology
K-12 Essentials Forum
How to Teach Digital & Media Literacy in the Age of AI
Join this free event to dig into crucial questions about how to help students build a foundation of digital literacy.
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Teaching Opinion How to Kill Student Curiosity in 5 Steps (and What to Do Instead)In countless classrooms across the nation, I’ve observed well-intentioned teachers and administrators slowly stifle student creativity.
Early Childhood EdReports Expands Curriculum Reviews to Pre-KNon-profit EdReports will review pre-K curricula to gauge its alignment with research on early learning.
English Learners Opinion Short and Sweet Tips for Supporting English LearnersMore English learners than ever are enrolling in the nation's schools. Here's how every teacher can support them.
Teaching Cute Visuals Can Distract Students From a Lesson: 3 Tips for TeachersPlayful visuals may make a lesson more fun, but they can also get in the way of learning.
Teaching Profession In Their Own Words How This 'Goofy Science Teacher' Made It to the U.S. Open in GolfHigh school science teacher and golf coach Colin Prater just played in one of the world's most prestigious golf tournaments.
Teaching Profession Teachers: Start Your School Supplies Shopping Now With These DiscountsAs teachers start back-to-school shopping, Education Week compiled a list of educator discounts that can reduce costs.
Recruitment & Retention
Spotlight
Spotlight on Teacher Shortages: Causes, Impacts, and Effective Solutions
This Spotlight will help you learn what teachers say keeps them on the job, key steps to building teacher pipelines, and more.
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Classroom Technology
Spotlight
Spotlight on Academic Integrity & AI
This Spotlight will help you examine how teachers are combatting AI cheating, discover how to structure lessons in AI literacy, and more.
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