Unraveling the Homework Myth

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Unraveling the Homework Myth Unraveling the Homework Myth

4 Real Reasons Why Teachers Leave the Profession

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4 Real Reasons Why Teachers Leave the Profession 4 Real Reasons Why Teachers Leave the Profession

Understanding the Basics of STEM Education

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Understanding the Basics of STEM Education Understanding the Basics of STEM Education

Improving the Laws Against Cyber Bullying

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Improving the Laws Against Cyber Bullying Improving the Laws Against Cyber Bullying

Pros and Cons of Single Sex Classes in K-12 Education

10 Easy Strategies to engage students in every classroom

Pros and Cons of Single Sex Classes in K-12 Education Pros and Cons of Single Sex Classes in K-12 Education

Surprising Facts About How Boys are Treated in School

10 Easy Strategies to engage students in every classroom

Surprising Facts About How Boys are Treated in School Surprising Facts About How Boys are Treated in School

Facts About Extending the School Year

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Facts About Extending the School Year Facts About Extending the School Year

Confronting Issues in Bilingual Education

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Confronting Issues in Bilingual Education Confronting Issues in Bilingual Education

Time to Throw Away the Teacher Evaluation Checklist

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Outstanding, good, satisfactory, needs improvement, unsatisfactory. And that’s our evaluation – a teacher evaluation checklist. Helpful, isn’t it? Teacher evaluation is an integral part of improving achievement in the classroom and yet studies show that most teacher evaluations are usually “rosy.” A national report created by the New Teacher Project shows that evaluations do not necessarily reflect performance. Would we let ourselves get away with [...]

2 Major Challenges of Merit Pay in Education

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Mention merit pay in education or “pay for performance” and you will spark a lively, or contentious, debate among teachers. The idea that teachers should be compensated for their students’ achievement levels is nothing new, but some schools are experimenting with pay for performance, and President Obama said that teachers should be paid much more – but only if they deserve it. And how does [...]

The Expanding Role of Digital Literacy in the Traditional Classroom

The Role of Digital Literacy in the Traditional Classroom

What is traditional literacy? Even just ten to twenty years ago, that would have been an odd question. Traditional literacy meant the ability to read and write. But now, we have digital literacy – the ability to navigate online and use new technology and programs with ease. The difficulty is that overburdened teachers have the responsibility of teaching traditional literacy – with all the technological [...]

How Professional Learning Communities in Education Lower Teacher Attrition Rates

How does the worst performing school in the district – one with high poverty rates, high student transfer rates, and the largest number of ESL learners – transform itself into a school which exceeds district, state, and national averages? How did Westside Elementary School in Springville, Utah improve across the board, even pulling significant increases in language arts and math scores among those students with [...]

Keeping Students Motivated in School

Keeping students motivated in school is an ongoing issue in education. Two-thirds of high school students say they’re bored in class every day. We all have days when we zone out or would rather be anywhere else (yes, even the teachers), but every single day more than half of students are bored? Because the material isn’t interesting, not relevant to them, not challenging, or too [...]

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