Teachers know that expectations matter. They know that having high expectations in a classroom can both support (“I know you can do this”) and spur (“I’m not going to accept your bare minimum effort”) ...

Teachers can create welcoming, safe spaces while still maintaining high expectations and holding students accountable.

Across three articles, Helen Webb sets out three key aspects of early behaviour management in the classroom, especially for ...

Do I encourage students that sit in the front of the classroom to participate more frequently than those in the back? Are my expectations for some student groups lower than my expectations for others?

Apr. 1—RED SPRINGS — One local educator says setting consistent expectations in the classroom for students is important. Elaina Bouncer teaches fourth-grade English language arts and social studies at ...

AI is already in the classroom--will we give it a place that makes sense for teaching and learning as the technology evolves?

After teaching in elementary, middle, and high school science classes, and directing the science teachers and curriculum for a 35,000 student district, I’ve concluded that our modern methods of ...

Debate, disagreement, and discomfort have a productive role to play in the process of learning, and our students generally share our faculty’s sense that classrooms should be a site of vigorous and ...

A rise in harassment and violence against teachers is taking a toll on already-exhausted educators. A recent survey from the American Psychological Association found that 6 in 10 teachers reported ...

(This is the last post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.) The new question-of-the-week is: What are your best classroom-management tips? In Part One ...

Moving a classroom online is no easy task, especially for those who are new to teaching remotely for an extended period of time. Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her experience ...

(This is the third post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) In Part Two, Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D., Jenny Edwards, April Croy, Lori Jackson, Shauna Tominey, Megan ...