4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1429+ words) Social-emotional learning is a must in the classroom, and that includes lessons about gratitude. Today's post kicks off a series in which educators share how they teach about it'and not just around Thanksgiving! Sarah Cooper teaches 8th grade U. S. history and civics…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (653+ words) Nearly 7, 000 teachers are coming to Denver this Independence Day weekend to set the direction of the nation's largest teachers' union. The union represents 2. 8 million active, retired, and student teachers and paraprofessionals'a slight increase from 2023-24. Here's what to know about the…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago  (335+ words) The "six-seven" shrug'or, more frequently, collective shout'still tops teachers" list of annoying kid slang, but slurs and online crudity are also percolating in some classrooms, to the worry of teachers, according to new survey data So-called "brainrot" pulled from online…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (862+ words) Kimberly Nesbitt has studied extensively how young children's cognitive development can be accelerated in learning environments. That's why she concludes that play deserves a prominent place in achieving that goal. Leaning into play may seem at odds with today's early…...

15+ hour, 19+ min ago  (463+ words) I've never been a very sentimental person. I rarely cry watching movies. When I get holiday cards from friends with pictures of their family, I throw them out come January. But last spring, I noticed a habit of mine that…...

15+ hour, 28+ min ago  (108+ words) A Charter School Finds "Looping" Strategy Benefits Youngest Students Education Week A Charter School Finds "Looping" Strategy Benefits Youngest Students Capital City Public Charter School, the first parent-founded charter school in the nation"s capital, takes a unique approach to…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1081+ words) Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there's one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo. , uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world problem solving. A lesson on proportional relationships, for example, asks…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago  (713+ words) The Trump administration has expanded its list of graduate degrees it considers "professional" for federal student-loan purposes in response to a court order issued last week. But the list still lacks graduate-level teaching and education leadership degrees, meaning students pursuing…...

18+ hour, 21+ min ago  (661+ words) Schools and districts across the country are trying to figure out how to incorporate AI into teaching and learning, while also dealing with concerns about the technology's effects on students' critical thinking skills. In Maine, education leaders say they're hearing…...

19+ hour, 8+ min ago  (660+ words) A few years ago, Diana Barrios was in a room full of very engaged 8th grade students. It wasn't in a classroom during a lecture. It was at a district-hosted career exploration session called Girls in Industry. At the front of…...