Here is an engaging daily classroom ritual with students that takes less than five minutes, requires little to no training and can improve students’ mood and behavior immediately. It involves greeting each student individually as
King Muhammad, a rising 12th grader at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School, picks up a mini home construction model with subfloor, insulation, arches and sheathing. The model, which Muhammad created with classmate Lania
The nation’s largest teachers’ union – the National Education Association, with more than 3 million educators and allies — is seeking to address classroom use of AI through policy actions, according to Education Week. About
Officials at Virginia’s Richmond Public Schools knew something had to change when nearly 40% of students were chronically absent in the wake of the pandemic, according to The 74. Approaches to absenteeism in the 22,000-student
The first-ever EdWeek Teacher Morale Index stands at -13, on a scale ranging from -100 to +100, with higher scores indicating more positive feelings about the profession, according to Education Week. This year’s score suggests
School districts across the country are continuing to pour money into expensive reading materials criticized for leaving many children without the basic ability to sound out words, an investigation by The 74 reveals. The approach,
About 2,100 schools across 900 districts have adopted four-day school weeks, as of the 2022-23 school year, said an Oregon State University researcher, in an article in K-12 Dive. It’s been more than six years
More than a decade after being recognized as the Arkansas 2007 teacher of the year, Justin Minkel still found himself flustered when his principal slipped into the back row of class, according to Education Week.
The most common type of teacher in schools today is a new one, according to Education Week. Two examples show how modern challenges can play out for new teachers. For most of her adult life,
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