The principal’s next question was more probing. “Why did you leave your previous school?” “The school wanted me to be a mechanical, or rather, ‘robotic’ teacher,” was the candid reply. “I didn’t feel ...
You are going to try some things that work brilliantly and you are going to try some things that don’t work out at all. Create a record of your thoughts to remember which was which. Every week, jot ...
Anne Guarnera recently received her PhD in Spanish at the University of Virginia. You can find her discussing teaching and learning on Twitter as @aguarnera and learn more about her work on her ...
Most librarians are educators in one sense or another, even when the role is not explicit. The best teachers learn from others and learn by doing. This is a good rule for improving at virtually ...
Your post on The Value in Reflection was so much fun to read. Looks like you’re jumping into the new year with incredible energy! Your teaching journey has brought you to a place where you now feel ...
The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township has been successfully using video in our teacher professional learning for more than seven years. According to our recently retired former ...
Teacher residency programs are transformative models for preparing educators for the K-12 teaching experience. These clinically-rich, immersive programs combine mentorship, year-long co-teaching in ...
The end of the academic year offers a good opportunity to reflect on our teaching practice and identify the things that are going well and anything we might like to improve or try differently in ...
University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Student achievement is highly ...