These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next ...

Teaching is the hardest job on the planet. It requires deep content knowledge, an understanding of how kids learn, a skill in connecting to students as human beings, and patience for the often inane ...

Having teachers create their own tests is one way to counter the backlash to “overtesting” and give teachers better data to improve instruction. Commercially prepared tests often fail to provide ...

Ed. note: Today’s students have too many tests to take—but today’s teachers still need insight into their classes’ knowledge and skills. Adding new tests every time students need to prove mastery ...

Peer reflection on microteaching plays a crucial role in teachers' training programs as it equips novice teachers with ...

New approaches to teacher evaluation, combined with comprehensive professional development for teachers and school leaders and changes in the organization and capacities of school districts, can ...

Soon, a sharp number two pencil won't be the only tool teachers need to pass state licensure tests. To earn a teaching license in most states, candidates must pass a handful of exams — largely ...

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Last week I promised to begin exploring current schooling issues from the perspective of our instructional time principle (i.e. the only method by which school learning can be increased is by ...

When it meets Thursday, Idaho’s State Board of Education will discuss next steps after an audit showed 99 percent of teacher assessments from the 2014-15 school year were incomplete, late or done ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room A bill wending its way through the California State Legislature could remove a valuable tool to evaluate teacher preparation programs, ...