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Professional Learning

Discover formal and informal professional learning programs and practices that will keep you at the top of your teaching game.

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  • Building and Sustaining Teacher Engagement

    When educators are fully engaged, they perform better and their students learn more.
    Chris Jones, Matthew X. Joseph
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  • 6 Non-Education Books With Lessons for Teachers

    Reading outside of the education field can provide insights that infuse teachers’ practice with meaning.
    105
  • How Principals Can Support Student and Teacher Leadership Across Grade Levels

    Fostering leadership skills across the school is a way to forge a strong community. See how one award-winning principal makes this happen.
    125
  • Candidate interviewing for a job in an office

    11 Questions You’ll Be Asked at a Teaching Interview

    Commonly asked interview questions you can anticipate—plus tips and links to resources you can tap as you polish your answers.
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  • 60-Second Strategy: Stand-Up Meetings

    Having staff stand for meetings keeps them quick—15 minutes, max—and efficient.
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  • Making Sure Each Child Is Known

    A middle school in Nevada uses a simple strategy to build deeper connections between teachers and students.
    63.2k
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    The Power of Being Seen

    How well do you know your students? In a Nevada school, a simple strategy pushes teachers to look beyond the lessons.
    56.9k
  • A Teacher Appreciation Week for the Ages

    When schools abruptly closed due to Covid-19, teachers figured out how to make remote learning work. This week, as the nation expresses its gratitude, we recap the emotional journey.
    27.6k
  • Learning Walks: Structured Observation for Teachers

    Brief visits to several classrooms give teachers a chance to reflect on a variety of practices.
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  • Group of teachers meet in a classroom

    Building a Culture that Respects Teachers and Reduces Stress

    When teachers are given time to work closely with other teachers, and have achievable goals—school culture thrives.
    18.2k
  • Lessons From Antarctica: Bringing Virtual Reality Into Environmental Education

    The Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship brought one teacher deep into the antarctic, emerging with deepened knowledge of environmental education and the role of VR in student engagement.
    162
  • What to Know About College Adjunct Teaching

    Many K–12 teachers enjoy the experience of leading college classes occasionally. Here’s how that works.
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    Creating Effective Professional Learning Communities

    If managed well, these teams can help teachers innovate in the classroom and improve student outcomes.
    16.7k
  • 6 Museums With Exceptional Teacher Resources

    From full-fledged lesson plans and virtual field trips to expansive digital archives and opportunities for professional learning, museums have so much to offer beyond the in-person experience.
    6.3k

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