The Big List of Teacher Development
Articles
- Stereotypes and low pay keep men away from teaching. But that Y chromosome can make a huge difference in the classroom.4/28/2008
Nidya Baez talks about the importance of connecting with students and why she wants to teach in her own community.
4/1/2008- How mentor educators respond to the key challenges of their job.3/25/2008
- Jonathon Kozol talks about building relationships, fostering creativity, and standing up for students.3/25/2008
- Conferences on ed-tech, charter schools, disabilities, phys ed, new media, summer learning, and the IRA, and a math conference featuring Malcolm Gladwell.3/21/2008
- Chicken soup for the classroom soul, world peace through film, strategies for struggling readers, and creating your own online comics.3/20/2008
- The first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate reflects on his school years.3/20/2008
How public schools struggle with a special-needs crisis, plus profiles of three programs that work, a look at technology as teacher's aid, and a slide show about peer-to-peer prep.
3/19/2008- Our executive director comes to understand just how tough it is to be a school leader.3/11/2008
A film and its sequel help teachers and students talk about gay people.
1/24/2008A university in this formerly Communist nation endeavors to update the educational system's Soviet-era pedagogy.
1/21/2008How to link teacher compensation to teacher accomplishment -- and a look at a school that makes it work.
1/15/2008- The dos and don'ts of requesting supplies at DonorsChoose.org.1/14/2008
- An invitation to explore the impact of smaller teachers' colleges on less-populated regions.1/14/2008
- To the presidential candidates, we say, "Look to the public schools -- that's our future."1/14/2008
- Ed-tech conferences, a workshop about service-learning curriculum, the National Arts Education Association Convention, and "the world's fair of education."1/14/2008
- How do we get better new-teacher support to keep our newest educators in the profession?

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1/12/2008 - Schools and community pull together for the world's largest chalk drawing.1/12/2008
- School meals from around the world.1/12/2008
- The star and producer of NBC's hit comedy My Name Is Earl talks about his school years.1/10/2008
Educators enrich their profession with globe-trotting experience -- and get funding to do it.
1/9/2008- A veteran administrator says it's irrelevant whether teacher preparation is traditional or alternative -- we just need to make it better.12/11/2007
Experience Boston's homegrown training program that places candidates in the classrooms of experienced mentor teachers for a full year. More to this story.
11/20/2007- Online education is a growing force in teacher preparation.11/19/2007
- Professional growth is personal.11/19/2007
- The best teachers for the toughest schools.11/19/2007
- Where graduate students and kids learn side-by-side.11/19/2007
- Homegrown training for Beantown devotees.11/19/2007
- A triple threat of training: academics, teaching, and technology.11/19/2007
- Practice makes perfect, and so does quality assurance.11/18/2007
- It takes a university and a community.11/18/2007
- Pioneering programs show the way to better teacher preparation. Here are our favorites.11/16/2007
- Math for the masses. Science, too.11/16/2007
Teachers-in-training at the Boston Teacher Residency offer words of wisdom from the front lines.
11/15/2007- An interview with the award-winning actress and founder of Hope Village, a program for abused and neglected children.11/15/2007
- How do I help English-language learners catch up for standardized tests?11/14/2007
- Innovative schools invent better ways to prep educators for the classroom.11/14/2007
- Teachers become sentinels as student writing is scrutinized for threats of violence.11/13/2007
- With green going mainstream, schools are catching on and looking to these resources for supplies.10/9/2007
- Helpful resources for those curious about sustainability.10/9/2007
- Eating within your "foodshed."10/4/2007
- Educators must pay attention to the disabilities they can see, as well as those they can't.10/4/2007
- Cutting out chemical cleaners boosts health for kids and teachers.10/4/2007
- Twenty-two likely carcinogenic pesticides are used in most schools.10/3/2007
- Junk becomes classroom jewels for creative recycling educators.10/3/2007
- How can I make my media center the hub of learning in our school?10/3/2007
- An award-winning science teacher inspires students to be the environmental "best in the galaxy."10/3/2007
- In a new book on climate change, a celebrity champion of sustainability inspires kids to teach their parents.10/3/2007
- Two Canadian teachers, on a quest to infuse environmentalism into today's teaching programs, launched Green Teacher magazine.10/3/2007
- Thousands of educators and students have become agents of environmental change. Here are some outstanding leaders in a swelling educational movement.10/2/2007
- Whale watching -- and whale touching -- off the coast of Baja California provides a deeply personal connection to these magnificent mammals.10/2/2007
- Turning asphalt deserts into educational Edens is the goal of a burgeoning architectural movement.10/1/2007
- These Web sites are the cornerstones of a vast online educational community.9/6/2007
- The arts vacuum in public education is filled by locals who come to the rescue.9/4/2007
- Science is next on the NCLB test list, and it's time for another wake-up call.9/2/2007
- As China rises, speaking its language becomes a practical advantage.9/2/2007
- As the weather cools, discussions of the race to the White House heat up.9/2/2007
- As the school year begins, we look to the future and at ten ideas to improve education.9/2/2007
- As veteran educators retire and good young teachers drop out, incentive pay may be the answer to making the center hold.9/1/2007
- Hate No Child Left Behind? It’s here to stay, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be improved.9/1/2007
- When Roger Sampson arrived as superintendent of Alaska's Chugach School District in 1994, he took charge of what he terms "a mess" -- a district with high teacher turnover, hostile community relations, poor graduation rates, and nearly zero college attendance. "The school board was very clear," recalls current superintendent Robert Crumley, who was then a head teacher and principal. "They said regardless of what we do, we have to change."8/31/2007
- In gritty north Jersey, an old chocolate factory becomes a model of sustainability.8/31/2007
- In remote Alaska, an innovative district ditches grade levels -- and increases learning.8/31/2007
- Journey to the other side of California's legendary Sierra Nevada mountain range.8/30/2007
Isaac Newton hops aboard a two-wheeled teaching tool.
8/30/2007- But the plan may be backfiring.8/28/2007
- Want to use movies in your classroom? Better watch your step.8/28/2007
- The Media Arts and Communications Academy transforms the public school learning environment.8/22/2007
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's ArtThink Web site is a rich resource for curriculum integration.
8/1/2007After hours, these inner city kids find their rhythm at San Francisco's DJ Project.
7/18/2007- Teachers attending the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute reenact the past and learn valuable tools for augmenting their curriculum.7/9/2007
- Mistakes can happen, but hopefully not to you. Here's what you need to know.6/14/2007
- "I would like to see ten times as much money put into education, and see it well spent."6/14/2007
A teacher's guide for Spike Lee's Hurricane Katrina documentary, plus PBS for teachers, TeacherTube, and a remote for an interactive whiteboard.
6/14/2007- Developing a strategic plan for selecting and training mentors, as well as providing sanctioned time for mentoring, is essential.6/14/2007
- An eye-popping mobile civics lesson arrives just in time for election-year politics.6/14/2007
Forty years after federal recognition, the educational lot of migrant students has improved, but keeping transient kids connected to learning is still a major challenge.
6/11/2007Squeezed out of the classroom by NCLB, some innovative technology has found its way into after-school programs.
6/6/2007Poll respondents call for engaging afternoon enrichment.
6/6/2007
Media
Montclair State gets future teachers into real schools real fast. More to this story.
3/27/2008One California program recruits the youngest partners in treating autistic children. More to this story.
3/19/2008This old college is teaching aspiring educators new tricks, with a focus on experiential learning, classroom immersion, and mentoring. More to this story.
11/19/2007Members of this high school environmental education and leadership program of the National Wildlife Federation created a PowerPoint presentation about climate change, gathered more than 5,000 signatures from fellow students, and went to Washington, DC, to persuade one of their senators to take action on global warming.
10/29/2007At this Chicago school, students in grades K-8 hone math skills and learn practical, lifelong lessons in finance by managing a $20,000 class stock portfolio.
10/3/2007The education visionary speaks about innovation in education and the critical need for businesses to better support educational programs.
9/18/2007In this preK-12 learning community, primary school starts at 9 A.M., high school runs from 11 A.M. to 7 P.M., and rising test scores are available anytime.
7/12/2007Susan Tidyman and Charlie Dayton of the Career Academy Support Network (CASN) at the University of California at Berkeley's Graduate School of Education, discuss how career academy programs are reforming our nation's public high schools. Some studies suggest that career academies, small learning communities that operate within public schools, increase academic achievement, attendance rates, and graduation rates.
3/16/2007The director of the University of Kansas's ALTEC discusses how ALTEC educators create and share resources and foster alliances.
3/16/2007Chris O'Neal, state director of the Virginia Initiative for Technology and Administrative Leadership (and an Edutopia blogger), discusses essential technology skills for school administrators and the issues they face on a day-to-day basis, including data-driven decision-making, understanding the role of technology from a school or division administrator's perspective, and identifying and promoting effective use of technology in the classroom. VITAL provides technology training for Virginia's school principals, superintendents, and other school-leadership staff.
3/16/2007Two New Jersey principals -- veteran Tony Bencivenga, of Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, and Richard Kuder of Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff, for whom Bencivenga serves as a mentor, discuss principal mentoring.
3/16/2007Alan Sitomer, an influential high school English teacher talks about bridging the gap between the conventional language arts curriculum and hip-hop music, and how he revolutionized his English class. Amir Ali, a Lynwood senior and a former student of Sitomer's, joins him.
3/15/2007George Lucas, world-renowned filmmaker and the founder and chairman of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, speaks on the future of education, applying technology in the classroom, and the language of art and filmmaking. James Daly, editorial director of Edutopia.org, Edutopia magazine, and Edutopia video, comments on the role of Edutopia media in helping realize Lucas's vision.
3/15/2007Prakash Nair and Randall Fielding, partners in the school design firm of Fielding Nair International, will discuss new ways of creating community-based schools, as described in their article, "Small is Big," in the November issue of Edutopia magazine. The school construction business is a $30 billion industry annually and offers opportunities to rethink school facilities, partnerships, technology, and instruction.
3/15/2007Kathleen Cushman, noted education writer and author of Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students, discusses school-community partnerships and upcoming books produced by teams of student authors and photographers documenting life in their communities. Her article, "It Takes a Village," appears in the November issue of Edutopia magazine.
3/15/2007This Massachusetts school teaches the basics with passion. More to this story.
10/25/2006A full academic year after the storm hit, New Orleans has a grand plan to remake its battered schools. Making it a reality will take unity and money, two commodities rare in this fabled city. More to this story.
5/6/2006The 2005 National Teacher of the Year grades American schools. More to this story.
4/12/2006The 2005 National Teacher of the Year talks about his approach to education. More to this story.
4/4/2006Despite large class sizes and economic challenges that plague many Oregon schools, Fullerton IV Elementary School has improved test scores dramatically by focusing on teacher training and support, including a math coach and summer workshops. More to this story.
11/8/2005An interview with the founder and chairman of the George Lucas Educational Foundation on the new visual language of learning and teaching.
6/1/2005The Las Vegas building boom has stretched the creativity and resources of the fastest-growing school district in the nation. More to this story.
9/17/2004With an instructional day that begins at 2 P.M., this unique school caters to students with full time day jobs and those who can't get up before noon.
9/6/2004Proving there is a lively sense of community in America's boomtown, this school harnesses parents, businesspeople, and retirees who offer academic and financial support and staff after-school programs.
9/6/2004Thanks to imaginative teachers and active community support, science learning in Clark County, Nevada, has been enlivened with the establishment of two on-site learning environments -- a rain forest dome and a replica of a silver mine.
9/6/2004Faced with the fastest-growing student body in the country, spread out over 8,000 square miles, Clark County is addressing its growing pains virtually.
9/6/2004In a town where dropouts earn $50,000 per year parking cars, Las Vegas schools have devised unique programs to keep students on the diploma track.
9/6/2004An introduction to The George Lucas Educational Foundation, its mission, and its projects. More to this story.
7/28/2004This campus gardening project has done more than teach students about the fundamentals of organic gardening. It's taught life lessons about interdependence, caring for the environment, and the value of hard work. More to this story.
3/11/2004When parents and educators pulled together to start this East Oakland school, their mission wasn't just to reinvigorate education; it was to change lives. More to this story.
11/5/2003Parents and teachers, community members, and business partners combine their efforts to build a new school and revitalize a community. More to this story.
4/14/2003Employers helped design the program at this charter school. More to this story.
1/7/2003Healthier kids, a safer school, and improved academic achievement are just a few of the positive effects of this unique partnership between New York City schools and the city's venerable charity for kids. More to this story.
9/3/2002There is a growing national movement to combat a potential school-administrator shortage through the use of experienced mentors. More to this story.
8/1/2002How one fast-track teacher-licensure program is preparing mid-career professionals to become teachers. More to this story.
9/11/2001What happens in schools of education does make a difference in the classroom. More to this story.
9/1/2001Children help veteran and prospective teachers include technology in their lessons to enhance student learning. More to this story.
9/1/2001At the University of Virginia, aspiring teachers are well prepared by working directly in classrooms and using the latest technology. More to this story.
9/1/2001At Sherman Oaks Community Charter School, interactive technologies support the curriculum and facilitate communication among the staff. More to this story.
10/1/2000When asked to establish a new community school where none had existed for twenty-five years, Sherman Oaks Community Charter School principal Peggy Bryan began by engaging parents and community members in the planning. More to this story.
10/1/2000This school provides an unusual amount of support for its faculty, including ninety minutes of collaborative planning time each day. More to this story.
10/1/2000In West Des Moines, Iowa, school facilities throughout the district are in use day and night for many purposes beyond educating children during the regular school day. More to this story.
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Interviews
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