It’s time to listen to educators
When I became a teacher, I had what many might consider the ideal position. I was teaching...
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Tag: September 2022
Public schools, religion, and equality after Carson v. Makin
Maine is a rural place. On average, it has only about eight school-age children per square mile....
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What future educators want
What can schools do now to support rising educators as they prepare for their careers? We asked...
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Persian Beauty
This piece depicts my best friend. I grew up with her and thus experienced dinners in her kitchen...
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Growth mindset and intellectual risk-taking: Disentangling conflated concepts
How can teachers not only foster a growth mindset, but also create an environment in which this mindset can thrive?
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Teacher stress and COVID-19: Where do we go from here?
The piling on of demands during the pandemic increased teacher stress. How can leaders reduce...
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Jessica Stovall recommends The Spirit of Our Work
The Spirit of Our Work: Black Women Teachers (Re)member By Cynthia B. Dillard (Beacon Press, 2021)...
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Let’s take another look at homework
The March 2022 Kappan included an article by Colin McGrath, a junior at a high school in Larkspur,...
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Why teachers are leaving and what we can do about it
Two years of pandemic teaching have left teachers exhausted. What do they need in order to stay in the classroom?
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Cultivating anti-racist professional cultures that support educators of color
Pursuing equity for students is not enough to address racism within a school system. Leaders must also examine how racism affects educators.
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Empowering educators through team-based staffing models
Breaking away from the one-teacher, one-classroom model enabled teachers at an Arizona elementary school to lean into their strengths and find greater professional satisfaction.
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‘Grant us the sun’: What Black teachers need
Black teachers share their experiences with anti-Blackness in schools and discuss what they need for healing.
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