Professional Development

Photo credit: Siaath via iStockphoto Five years ago, researchers for the National Education Association (NEA) surveyed 1,500 teachers from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 about standardized testing. The results were alarming: Nearly half (45 percent) of teachers said that they had considered quitting their jobs at one point because of standardized testing. The biggest ...

(Photo Credit © Highwaystarz via iStock) Teaching with video can be controversial. Decisions about whether a video is appropriate for the classroom can be subjective. And arguments for and against the practice are common; does a student learn more from a video or from a lecture? Despite the issues, the ...

It’s understandable if the last thing you want to do on your summer break is focus on teaching – it’s been a long school year, after all. After packing up your classroom, the first thing you need to do is take a break: Go on vacation, go swimming with ...

We cover developing a teacher's book club as well as professional reading in our continuing education courses for teachers. 

Have you read “The Book Whisperer?” The full title is actually The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every ...

(Photo Credit © Kerkez via iStock) It’s hard to have any conversation about education today in which STEM teaching doesn’t come up. The acronym, used to refer to “science, technology, engineering, math,” pops up on education blogs, websites, teacher newsletters and career boards everywhere. Visionaries see bold, flexible ...

(Photo Credit © Ivanastar via iStock ) We use the word “spectrum” all the time, but have you ever actually looked at a photograph of a color spectrum? The reality is that you cannot draw clear lines between colors. It is impossible to do. The transition from red to orange to ...

(Photo Credit © Vchal via iStock) A fourth-grade girl daydreams extensively, gazing out the window during lessons. It’s hard to get her attention to have her participate in class. But she’s quiet, so she can sometimes escape notice. Another student has difficulty staying seated, and can be disruptive ...

Is that a trick question, you ask?

Yes and no. We can all come up with the typical reasons that professional development for teachers is important; and of course, one of them is that a certain level of it is ...

Twitter can seem intimidating until you’re familiar with it. With more than 67 million users globally and hundreds of millions of tweets sent daily, the whole thing can seem overwhelming.

Educational Outreach is about representing fellow teachers. That includes in negotiations with school administration and districts. As a teacher representative it is the job of an educational outreach associate to recruit and retain members and bargain on their behalf. Therefore, it is critical that anyone in this role be a ...