Teacher Leaders Network
For years, Education Week Teacher has partnered with the to publish a regular column by members of the Teacher Leaders Network, which is now the . For the most recent pieces in the column, visit the new index page.
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Cultivating Community (and Efficiency!) With Classroom Jobs
Eighth grade teacher Ariel Sacks discusses the benefits, both educational and administrative, of putting students to work in the classroom
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A Parent's Letter: What I Want From My Kids' Teachers
A teacher and father wants his own kids to love learning, and has three requests of their classroom teachers to help make that happen.
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Surviving a Last-Minute Change in Your Teaching Assignment
What do you do when you're unexpectedly transferred to teach a different class and grade? A teacher who went through the experience offers seven tips.
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Three Mistakes Teacher Leaders Can Avoid This Year
Having headed a districtwide technology initiative for the last five years, an Alabama teacher reflects on past leadership missteps and how she鈥檚 since corrected them.
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Teaching Collaboration and Critical Thinking, Tech-Free
An instructional coach offers some low-tech ideas for helping students develop collaboration and critical-thinking skills.
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How to Help Student-Teachers Feel Prepared
An upcoming first-year teacher describes the most valuable lessons she learned from the veteran teacher with whom she interned.
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Four Steps to Letting Your 69传媒 Surprise You
Before embarking on a trip to Nepal, teacher Wendi Pillars received a surprise lesson from her class about generosity and the value of understanding students鈥� passions.
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Boosting Creative Thinking in Math Class
Fourth grade teacher Lana Gundy says that she gained insight into her students鈥� application skills and interests by having them create their own math problems.
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Making Substitute Days Count
Just because a teacher's absent doesn't mean the day has to be a waste. These tips can help keep the class attentive and engaged.
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Speaking of the Common Core ... Give 69传媒 Time to Talk
A teacher offers six suggestions for giving students purposeful practice in oral communication, a focus of the common standards.
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Common Core: Diamond in the Rough?
In a discussion about what the common core means for educators, two teachers describe the ways they鈥檝e seen it lead to 鈥渏oyful learning.鈥�
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My Breakthrough Moment as a Teacher
Working with, and ultimately getting through to, a difficult 6th grader reminded this teacher that students' personal gains are often as important as their academic ones.
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How My Online Learning Changed My Teaching
Becoming a student again reminded this gifted-education teacher about some basic teaching musts, including providing clear directions and encouraging class camaraderie.
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Fighting Teacher Isolation With Technology
Jennie Magiera, a digital learning expert, offers tips on using free platforms and tools that she says can help teachers jumpstart their own professional learning.