Growing Up, He Struggled to Read. Then a Young Teacher Saw His Potential
By the time he entered six grade, he could spell his name, but he still couldn’t make out words, spell, or read with...
Eliminating Advanced Math ‘Tracks’ Often Prompts Outrage. Some Districts Buck the Trend
While there’s been ample research on tracking’s negative effects, studies of positive effects resulting from detracking are scant. A 2009 summary of 15...
Young Children Need Help Identifying Emotions. “Little Safe Place” Boxes Give Them Tools.
After that, each morning Kist guides students through using the different tools in their boxes. They take out a card that has faces...
4 Things a Mountain of School Discipline Records Taught Us About Student Suspensions
But experts also say that terms such as disorder or defiance are so broad and subject to interpretation that they can quickly become...
How AI Could Transform the Way Schools Test Kids
PISA, the influential international test, expects to integrate AI into the design of its 2029 test. Piacentini said the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
Interested in Teaching Social Justice Art Education? Don’t Overlook the Power of Relationships.
Adapted with permission from Dewhurst, M. (2023). Social Justice Art Education: A Framework for Activist Art Pedagogy, 2nd Ed., (pp. 37 – 39). Harvard...
Parents Make Mistakes When Setting Screen Time Rules For Their Kids. That’s OK.
“We forget that we’re still parents and we have permission to parent,” said Pressman, and that parents can tap into their inner authority,...
The surprising effects of $10,000 pay hikes for teachers in hard-to-staff areas
Surpluses of high school social studies teachers were next door to severe shortages
Elementary school teacher shortages were problems in Memphis and Nashville, but...
Indiana Lawmakers Ban Cellphones in Class. Now It’s Up to Schools to Figure Out...
“The cellphones have to be removed from their persons, and they have to be stored somewhere away from that individual,” he said. “That’s...
6 Ways Educators Can Bolster Boys’ Social Skills
Ioakim Boutakidis, professor of child and adolescent studies at California State University, Fullerton, notes that the self-regulatory components of the brain aren’t integrated...
10 Hacks to Boost Teen’s Executive Function Skills and Manage Screen Time
Teens’ focus is interrupted, on average, every 90 seconds. Something as simple as an audible notification can draw focus away from a task....
How a Second-Grade Teacher is Using the Solar Eclipse to Inspire Her Students
It’s an experience she expects them to remember for the rest of their lives.
“This is a story you’re gonna be able to tell,”...
