It’s a tough time to be a teacher. COVID wiped out years of learning for millions of students, with too many also suffering from grief, anxiety, and depression. This means that effective instruction ...

“In more than 25 years of teaching, this is the first time I have ever experienced a day of professional development in which I felt like a professional.” A colleague of mine said this at the end of a ...

Back in the old days – say, more than a year ago – teacher professional development offerings in many districts went something like this: Drive across town at the end of the school day, sit in a room ...

If not for professional development, Braelynne Shell said her first year teaching would have been overwhelming. The first-grade teacher at Rattlesnake Elementary is in the home stretch of her first ...

Teacher professional development is undergoing a facelift of sorts, moving from static and uninteresting lectures to dynamic video coaching, mentorship programs, and approaches that engage teachers ...

WHEN I began teaching in September, 1916, my assignment in a small four-year high school was to teach all English and Latin classes, involving eight separate lesson preparations daily. Almost any ...

It’s 7 a.m., and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology ...

The EdWeek Research Center survey also found that school and district leaders are more likely to have received at least one ...

It is often said that no nation can be great or rise above the quality of its educational system, and no educational system can rise above the quality of its teachers. This truth underscores the ...

New approaches to teacher evaluation, combined with comprehensive professional development for teachers and school leaders and changes in the organization and capacities of school districts, can ...

Teacher education is increasingly recognised as a critical component in shaping the quality of teaching and, by extension, student learning outcomes. In a global context where educational reform is ...

The beginning of the school year is here in many districts, and that means teachers have entered the first big season of professional development. Many districts are not really sure what to do with ...