The Big List of Teacher Development

Montclair State gets future teachers into real schools real fast. More to this story.

One California program recruits the youngest partners in treating autistic children. More to this story.

This old college is teaching aspiring educators new tricks, with a focus on experiential learning, classroom immersion, and mentoring. More to this story.

Members 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.

At 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.

The education visionary speaks about innovation in education and the critical need for businesses to better support educational programs.

In 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.

Susan 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.

The director of the University of Kansas's ALTEC discusses how ALTEC educators create and share resources and foster alliances.

Chris 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.

Two 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.

Alan 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.

George 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.

Prakash 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.

Kathleen 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.

This Massachusetts school teaches the basics with passion. More to this story.

A 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.

The 2005 National Teacher of the Year grades American schools. More to this story.

The 2005 National Teacher of the Year talks about his approach to education. More to this story.

Despite 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.

An interview with the founder and chairman of the George Lucas Educational Foundation on the new visual language of learning and teaching.

The Las Vegas building boom has stretched the creativity and resources of the fastest-growing school district in the nation. More to this story.

With 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.

Proving 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.

Thanks 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.

Faced with the fastest-growing student body in the country, spread out over 8,000 square miles, Clark County is addressing its growing pains virtually.

In 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.

An introduction to The George Lucas Educational Foundation, its mission, and its projects. More to this story.

This 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.

When 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.

Parents and teachers, community members, and business partners combine their efforts to build a new school and revitalize a community. More to this story.

Employers helped design the program at this charter school. More to this story.

Healthier 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.

There is a growing national movement to combat a potential school-administrator shortage through the use of experienced mentors. More to this story.

How one fast-track teacher-licensure program is preparing mid-career professionals to become teachers. More to this story.

What happens in schools of education does make a difference in the classroom. More to this story.

Children help veteran and prospective teachers include technology in their lessons to enhance student learning. More to this story.

At the University of Virginia, aspiring teachers are well prepared by working directly in classrooms and using the latest technology. More to this story.

At Sherman Oaks Community Charter School, interactive technologies support the curriculum and facilitate communication among the staff. More to this story.

When 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.

This school provides an unusual amount of support for its faculty, including ninety minutes of collaborative planning time each day. More to this story.

In 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.