The Facets of Personality and Successful Teaching
Anyone who has ever been a cooperating teacher for an up-and-coming student teacher knows how difficult it can be to evaluate one's protege negatively. As I observed my student teacher. I am inspired...
View ArticleCivility in the Classroom and the Rise of American Fascism
Setting the Stage I am in a hotel room with three millennials: Grace, 24, Gabriel, 22, Glorie, 20. An argument is raging: How can I be civil with people who support evil? I know that’s harsh. Is your...
View ArticleWhy We Need LGBTQ+ Inclusive Classrooms
The PBS Kids show “Arthur,” which began in 1996, recently aired an episode in which Arthur’s teacher, Mr. Ratburn, marries his partner who turns out to be a man. Although this isn’t the first...
View Article5 Tips for Navigating the International School Job Fair
Many teachers dream of leaving their home country to be an international teacher. It’s hard to blame them. The class sizes are often astronomically smaller, the pay is better (compared to the new...
View ArticleHow to Think Like Shakespeare: A Fun Educational Tool
As an English teacher, there are few things more contentious than teaching Shakespeare in high school classrooms. The idea that he is outdated, pointless, and just plain boring has plagued many of us....
View ArticleInterviewing Schools to Find the Best Fit For You
As hiring season for the next school year approaches, it’s time to have a real conversation about teacher interviews. When we interview for a position we often focus on convincing the place we want to...
View ArticleWhat Teachers Can Learn from an Afghan American Student Living in America
Teaching in Pinole, California over the past twenty years, I can count on one hand the students of Afghan descent I have encountered, let alone taught. As I watched what was unfolding in Afghanistan in...
View ArticleWhy the Arts Matter in Schools
An Interview With Art Teacher, Jan Barzottini Have you signed up for The Educator's Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! As arts programs continue to be cut across...
View ArticleA Q&A with Baltimore Teachers Union President, Diamonté Brown
Have you signed up for The Educator's Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Recently unions have been a topic of discussion following the successful unionizing of...
View ArticleA Conversation With My Deaf Quadrilingual Student
Have you signed up for The Educator's Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! In the summer of 2018 I learned that I would be meeting my first deaf[i] student in my...
View ArticleChalkboards and Beats
A Conversation with Award-Winning Educator and Recording Artist, MR Carter It’s no secret that more Black male educators are needed in the classroom. Nothing makes it more evident than the post that’s...
View ArticleThe Great Teacher Resignation: A Podcast About Life After Teaching
The Educator's Room Interview with the Hosts of The Great Teacher Resignation Podcast There's a new teaching podcast in town, this one focused on teacher wellness, in and out of the classroom. . Ali...
View ArticleVoices from the 2%
An Interview with Black Male Math Teacher Jason Lee Morgan Have you signed up for The Educator's Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Nationally, only two percent of...
View ArticleIs It Fair to Test Learning Loss?
Executive director of FairTest weighs in on standardized testing reform Have you signed up for The Educator's Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! The Nation’s Report...
View ArticleAn Idaho teen who won his school board election has a message for educators
The Educator's Room Interviews Shiva Rajbhandari Have you signed up for The Educator's Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Less than a decade ago, the idea of students...
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