The calendar still says summer, and the days, though growing increasingly shorter, continue to be baked by a sun that seems not quite ready to give way to the crispness of fall. 聽Yet across the country, teachers and students fill classrooms as they enter into another year of intellectual exploration and growth. It鈥檚 the beginning […]
The 快活林app hosted its 13th聽Annual ART of TEACHING Conference on Sept. 22nd聽at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach. Over 600 educators registered to attend the conference from across California, making this year the largest conference the foundation has ever hosted. The Hyatt Grand Ballroom was filled with the […]
The 快活林app of TEACHING orientation, which falls annually in the month of June, was designed to build community among new mentors and fellows and to inform them of the work that will be achieved during the two-year fellowship program. This year the orientation was held on June 2nd聽at The Centre at Sycamore Plaza in Lakewood, […]
On March 29th, 2018, the 快活林app, held a CGI counting collections lab day for grades 3-5 at Juan De Anza Elementary School. The focus of the day was counting collections and how it can connect to upper-grade math. Counting is an essential building block of mathematics. In many ways […]
Acacia Elementary (Fullerton School District) and Coeur D鈥橝lene (Los Angeles Unified School District) welcomed film crews to selected Cotsen classrooms the week of Oct. 12. Headed by Bill Siegel, Great Books Foundation staff member and professional learning consultant who trains educators how to use Shared Inquiry, the team videoed Shared Inquiry conversations in the […]
As a long-time educator, my excitement about new beginnings generally emerges in August with the arrival of a new school year. I love seeing the eagerness, joy, and anticipation in the eyes of teachers, students and parents as they embark on yet another 180-day odyssey into the world of learning. I have always believed […]
Recently, GreatSchools named Whittier City School District California’s second most improved school district in 2012, citing its substantially improved test scores over the last three years. The district鈥檚 considerable improvement has been attributed to an increase in collaboration and teacher-leadership, including the establishment of professional learning communities and curricular improvement teams led by teachers. Four […]
By Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit News Great teachers are not born 鈥� they’re taught. That philosophy is the impetus behind a two-week teaching lab held annually at the University of Michigan’s School of Education, where the teacher and her methods are under study by educators, policymakers and others who hope to learn more about what […]
By Nicole Gillespie, Ph.D., Philly.com Perhaps for very different reasons, students and parents across Philadelphia are already counting the days until school starts. Both might be wondering who will be standing in front of the classroom on the first day of school. Odds are good that the teacher in the room will be new to […]
By James Encinas, Kyle Hunsberger and Michael Stryer, Los Angeles Times Op-Ed We’re teachers who believe that teacher evaluation, including the use of reliable test data, can be good for students and for teachers. Yes, yes, we know we’re not supposed to exist. But we do, and there are a lot more of us. Continue […]