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Teaching
4 Tips for Building Relationships With Remote Students You've Never Met
Teachers share their advice on building strong relationships through a computer screen.
Social Studies
Trump, the Peaceful Transition of Power, and How to Explain It to Students
President Trump said "we're going to have to see what happens," in response to whether he would honor the results of the election. How can teachers address that in class?
Professional Development
It's Notoriously Hard to Evaluate PD. A New System Aims to Change That
A new process for judging the quality of professional development has made its debut, with the aim of answering a difficult question: Which PD is high-quality and which isn't?
Social Studies
History Educators Respond to Trump: It Matters How We Tell the National Story
Social studies and history education organizations, and many teachers, lambasted President Trump's efforts to "promote patriotic education."
School Climate & Safety
Most Teachers Say They're Worried About Getting COVID-19 at Work
Teachers and parents have a long list of health precautions they feel are essential to reopening schools, but teachers are somewhat less confident that their districts will put those measures in place.
Social Studies
Could President Trump Really Penalize Schools for Teaching the 1619 Project?
By law, the president can't mandate or control what schools teach.
Curriculum
From Our Research Center
Fully In-Person Instruction Is Gaining Ground in Schools
Districts all over the country have been rolling back plans to teach students in person because of the coronavirus. But now there are signs that some districts are getting more comfortable with the all-in-person approach.
Teaching
Mask Fatigue and No High-Fives: Teachers Discuss the Hardest Parts of In-Person School During COVID-19
Five teachers who are back in classrooms talk about challenges they've faced under the new restrictions and ways to make socially distanced school manageable.
Teaching Profession
In Their Own Words
'I'm Numb to All of This': A Louisiana Teacher in the Path of Hurricane Laura
Third grade teacher Erin Washington has weathered hurricanes before. But on top of the ongoing coronavirus crisis over the past months, she said, this one is hard to bear.
Teaching Profession
Teachers Felt Less Successful During the Spring School Closures, Survey Finds
But teachers who had supportive school leadership were the least likely to experience a dip in their sense of success.
Teaching Profession
Pregnancy, Teaching, and COVID-19: Here's What to Know
For many teachers who are pregnant, school building reopenings have been a source of anxiety.
Teaching Profession
New York City Teachers' Union Threatens Strike Over School Reopenings
The possibility of a strike in New York City's schools grew more distinct this week. Unions are pressing their cases in other districts, too.
Teaching
Should Teachers Enforce School Rules When Students Are Learning at Home?
Many educators say that the priority should be ensuring student well-being and equity over compliance.
Teaching Profession
Q&A
New NEA President: 'We Are Not Going to Put Our Students at Risk' for COVID-19
Becky Pringle, the next president of the National Education Association, said she would support teachers in "whatever actions they need to take" to protect the health of students and staff.
