To be successful in a teaching career will take a lot of hard work and dedication. But above all, it will take an efficient design of support for teachers to make right actions and provide quality learning to the students
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Urban Teachers are the Superstars of the city! I enjoyed my college experience, but my preparation programs didn’t really prepare me for what happens in urban schools.
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Toy drives, food drives, and donations are regular occurrences in K-12 schools and students enjoy giving gifts or food to get extra points for class competitions, or just to help another organization in need
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I doubt that there are a lot of people who have an in-depth knowledge of what this term means. Personalized learning is very important for teachers because it helps to change the perspective of how they handle students
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Are you ready for Cameras in the classroom? There has been a growing trend on the usage of cameras in the classroom to support teachers. Teacher preparation and support has become recent trend in the United States.
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For most individuals, the term “collaborative learning” really sounds strange. But the meaning of this term is very simple, as it is already being applied in almost all learning institutions – knowingly and unknowingly to us. Collaborative learning is necessary for growth
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What if I told you that teachers can receive their own support system. With the use of today’s technology, it is now possible! Everyone needs a coach! Coaches provide an outside perspective and can see things that we may be doing wrong, or need to do better, which can help us perform at a higher level
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Social and Emotional Learning is the process through which children effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions
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As a beginning of the year coaching you want to be successful… right? In order to be effective as a literacy coach you have to understand that your teachers are not children. There is a slight learning curve that comes along with becoming a new coach
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The beginning of the year is so exciting for teachers and coaches, you get the freedom to imagine your what things could be. There is so much inspiration from teachers and so many people to meet
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Can you or your child survive in the 21st century? Well, if you are a 45 year old mother struggling to get a job because you do not know how to use a computer, or an immigrant that doesn’t understand that you can call your family for free
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Are you intelligent? When you are confronted with problems, what are your next steps? There are certain attributes or habits of mind that intelligent learners need to have in order to help them be successful throughout their lives.
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Unleash the emergency credentials, we need help in urban schools! I know, and you are right, an emergency teaching certificate is not the ultimate solution but it’s a start. In emergency teacher credentialing
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I love inclusion… but things are changing in the school systems. It is becoming a challenge for teachers. Teachers share that they struggle with classroom management and parents are concerned about the pace of instruction
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We do this so that our students can really become more efficient in asking better questions. A Habit of Mind is a pattern of intellectual behaviors that leads to productive actions.
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Of course we know that when parents feel welcomed and are invited in the school often they are more likely to be involved in their children’s education.
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Uhhhh….. Hmmmm…. No! Many states are facing a sever teacher shortage. In Los Angeles there has been a teacher shortage and enrollment in teacher programs is down 53 percent
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Our school systems has failed our children by not keeping them safe at schools, not turning a conflict into a teachable moment, and by suspending students for days at a time. What is going on?
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Is a child’s future fixed at birth, determined by family strength and the parent’s financial status? Karl Alexander notes in his research that all of the kids who got a better start at life because their parents were married and working ended up better off and for the poor kids from single-parent families stayed poor
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