Indiana ponders new measuring stick for student teachers
Indianapolis Star Kneeling on the classroom floor, student teacher Adam Samuels helps second-graders count Goldfish crackers and paper clips. Sure, this lesson quizzes the students on their math skills...
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Investing in the teaching profession
The school year has begun for children and teachers; it also needs to begin for Congress. At the core of the federal government’s small but vital role in Pre-K-12 education is the Elementary and...
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Researchers give failing marks to national effort to measure good teaching
School systems around the country are trying to use objective, quantifiable measures to identify which are the good teachers and which are the bad ones. One popular approach used in New York, Chicago...
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New York teachers hate the idea of outsiders evaluating them. Here’s what...
This story was co-produced by The Teacher Project, an education reporting initiative at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism dedicated to covering teachers, and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit,...
View ArticleStudy calculates low-income, minority students get the worst teachers in...
For decades academic researchers have dueled over how to distinguish good teachers from bad ones. Some have zeroed in on using student test scores as a way of measuring which teachers are most...
View ArticleEvaluating teachers: Precise but irrelevant metrics?
I’ve told this joke before: Two hot-air balloonists get lost, and they’re floating aimlessly. They spot someone down below and call out, “Hello!” The person on the ground replies, “Hello!” “Where are...
View ArticleHey STEM professor, you’re a teacher too
“I have three universities in my backyard, and we can’t fill science teacher positions.” shouted Kathleen Butler Gordon, of Orange County, Florida. “Teachers have to report August 17. What can my...
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New report reveals that teacher professional development is costly and...
Panelists discuss a new report by The New Teacher Project, which found that professional development is largely ineffective. Photo: Jackie Mader WASHINGTON—Only 30 percent of teachers improve...
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Tablets and other tech offer ways to track teacher performance beyond just...
Bass-Hoover Elementary School teacher Jessica DeMarco, standing left, assists some of her students in readying their tablets for a reading assignment in Stephens City, Va., on Tuesday, March 10, 2015....
View ArticleDoes using high-stakes tests to fire teachers improve student outcomes?
Can a teacher’s worth be measured by how much his students’ test scores improve? And should teachers who don’t move that needle very much be fired? These are two of the most controversial questions in...
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Does every teacher need a coach?
A new analysis of 60 studies on teacher coaching found that coaching can help, but not for large numbers of teachers. Photo: Alexandria Neason Just like athletes become stronger under the guidance of...
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Two studies point to the power of teacher-student relationships to boost...
Two studies on elementary schools published in June 2018 point to the importance giving teachers and students plenty of time to form relationships. Students may learn more. Photo: Jamie Martines Two...
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How artificial intelligence could help teachers do a better job
Scientists are using artificial intelligence to build systems that can analyze the quality of classroom instruction and student engagement. (Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science...
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