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Student teaching and initial licensure in the times of coronavirus

States must now consider how these coronavirus-related closures are impacting student teaching and other licensure requirements.

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How are school districts adapting teacher work policies for emergency closures?

When the COVID-19 crisis hit, we asked what, if anything, districts had spelled out in their existing policies relevant to...

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A message from Kate Walsh

This is a grave time. As we try our best to weather this storm, we find ourselves asking a lot...

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Tenure decisions and teacher effectiveness

Tenure serves as a key milestone in a teacher's early career. Tenure status can play a role in multiple aspects...

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Beating the drum on student teaching

Student teaching may not be a magic bullet for combating the myriad problems that plague teacher preparation, but it sure...

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If you believe it, can they achieve it?

Believing that one's students have potential—and treating them accordingly—helps them rise to their teacher's expectations.

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A win for CA students, but not necessarily for science

The settlement agreement in CA still tiptoes around the most likely reason these kids aren't reading.

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Better reading starts with better teacher preparation

Reading is the gateway to educational achievement and lifelong success, especially for students who face seemingly insurmountable social and economic...

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Is it too early to pop the bubbly?

While the success we see in adoption of reading science among teacher prep programs really is cause for celebration, I...

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Persuading great teachers to take on student teachers

Remember when we learned just how powerful a good cooperating teacher can be for a teacher-in-training?

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Lessons from across the pond

Although Brexit and Megxit may be dominating headlines, politics and the royal family aren't the only issues worth reading up...

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How evaluation ratings impact teacher pay

Over the last decade, pay reform and teacher evaluations were put forward hand in hand. As teacher evaluations became more...

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Two easy steps to a better principal

Looking for a good principal? Start your search with good teachers.

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Video-based observations and teacher evaluations

Just as football and basketball teams spend hours reviewing game tape, teachers have much to gain from self-observation.

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Evaluators require expertise

If there's one thing we know about teacher evaluations, it's that they're only as effective as the people doing the...