Classroom management issues are often the biggest impediment to learning for the novice teacher and even seasoned veterans. Any teacher can be suddenly derailed by outrageous behavior, and without a ...

This article is part of the collection: Going Back to School With the 2016 EdSurge Fifty States Project. I’ve made a promise to myself and my students: I have decided this year that I am making over ...

CHICAGO — In my first full-time teaching job, a supervisor disabused me of the classroom-management silliness my teacher-preparation program had drilled into me. A battle-hardened veteran devoid of ...

(This is the final post in a three-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) In Part Two, Theresa Staley, Judy Reinhartz, Lindsey Palmieri, and Louise Goldberg shared their ...

Creating a productive and inclusive learning environment starts with facilitating positive classroom interactions. Fostering a space where students feel respected, engaged, and empowered to learn can ...

A lifelong educator and advocate for children, Principal Diane Daprocida of P.S. 94, an elementary school in the Bronx, says she has been waiting for one thing since she started running the school 10 ...

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools to rethink how to deliver instruction. In the spring, it created an immediate demand for devices and internet access for all students. Teachers were required ...

Sid Bailey calls the crowning tool of his no-nonsense classroom management approach "the turn." He stands up straight and points his entire body toward a misbehaving student and stares directly at ...

As a recent college graduate in the early 1990s, with fewer books under my belt than many of my students and almost no developed competencies in teaching, I landed one of the most coveted teaching ...

In the dynamic landscape of learning in the digital age, K-12 educators are increasingly leveraging technology tools to enhance teaching and learning experiences. These tools, ranging from interactive ...