Improve teacher development using a challenge-based model

E-School News - Tom Daccord "These are just a few [...]

April 28th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, Uncategorized|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Hero’ teacher tackles shooter in Washington high school (+video)

The Christian Science Monitor - Donna Gordon Blankinship "A popular [...]

April 28th, 2015|Categories: Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, High School, Learning, Teacher, Teaching, Teens, Uncategorized, Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why this Texas teacher is the 2015 National Teacher of the Year

The Christian Science Monitor - Betsy Blaney "A high school [...]

April 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Training, Teaching, Texas, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Next Phase Of Teacher Evaluation Reform: It’s Up To You, New York, New York!

Education Next - Thomas J. Kane "Since 2009, more than [...]

April 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Learning, New York, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Beyond the Classroom: What’s so funny about teaching? Everything

The Miami Herald - Laurie Futterman "I can tell you [...]

April 26th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Florida, Learning, Miami, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What “The Cage-Busting Teacher” Means For School Reformers

Education Next - Frederick Hess "If you’re an aficionado of [...]

April 25th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Reform, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher Layoffs Are Coming, and It’s the Great Recession’s Fault

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli "In education reform, we [...]

April 20th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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Los Angeles school district, teachers in tentative labor deal

Reuters - Staff Writer "The Los Angeles Unified School District [...]

April 19th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Los Angeles, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher's Aide, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Julia Steiny: Refuel Kids’ Attention with Short Movement Breaks

Education News - Julia Steiny "In a technology class at [...]

April 15th, 2015|Categories: Behavior, Childhood Education, Children, Learning, Physical Activity, School, Teacher, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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5 steps for creating a custom makerspace

E-School News - Laura Fleming "A couple of years ago, [...]

April 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Maker Movement, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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