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Why L&D Should Look For Leadership Before Training For It
# The Hidden Leadership Skills Companies Overlook in Women Workers Workplace training programs typically begin with a deficit model: identify what em…
AACTE releases national framework on AI in educator preparation
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has released a national framework designed to guide how teacher preparation program…
When practice becomes data: Helping teachers respond to student misconceptions
# When Practice Becomes Data: Teachers Learn to Target Student Misconceptions Student test scores reveal what went wrong, but not always why. A stude…
Teaching With Humanity: What Students Need Most in the AI Era
# Teaching With Humanity: What Students Need Most in the AI Era The rise of artificial intelligence in classrooms forces educators to confront a new …
How AI can fix PD for teachers
# AI Can Personalize Teacher Professional Development, Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Sessions Teacher professional development has long frustrated …
Grading student work with AI: What we lose when AI replaces teachers
# When AI Grades Student Writing, Schools Lose the Teacher's Essential Role Schools increasingly adopt artificial intelligence tools to grade student…
Being a principal just got harder–and here’s why
# Principal Role Expanding Beyond Traditional Management Duties School principals face mounting pressure from an expanding job description that exten…
What Is Servant Leadership? A Complete Guide For Modern Organizations
# What Is Servant Leadership? A Complete Guide For Modern Organizations Servant leadership has emerged as a counterintuitive approach to organization…
Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supports
# Teacher Prep Programs Must Train Educators to Support Student Mental Health Teacher preparation programs across the country operate largely unchang…
5 tips for educators using video
# 5 Tips for Educators Using Video in the Classroom Teachers turn to video tutorials for nearly everything these days. That same instinct should guid…
We built evaluation for accountability–now it’s time to build it for growth
# Teacher Evaluations Are Stuck in Accountability Mode. It's Time to Shift Toward Growth For decades, school districts have evaluated teachers primar…
Learning the “why” behind the math: How professional learning transformed our teachers
# Teachers Gain Deep Math Knowledge Through Redesigned Professional Learning Schools across the country are discovering that surface-level profession…
As classrooms go digital, are educators ready?
# As Classrooms Go Digital, Are Educators Ready? Schools have nearly doubled student access to computers and tablets since the pandemic began, with r…
Sustainable change starts with educator voice
# When Teachers Shape School Change, Implementation Actually Works School leaders across the country roll out new initiatives constantly. They adopt …
School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards
School Specialty, a Wisconsin-based supplier of classroom materials and learning environment products, announced its 12th annual Crystal Apple Awards …
What it takes to build teacher confidence in math: 4 lessons for district leaders
# Building Teacher Confidence in Math: What District Leaders Should Do A veteran high school math teacher with two decades of classroom experience di…
National Survey of Substitute Teachers Across K-12 Districts Reveal Professional Development, Flexibility and Community Engagement as Most Important Factors to Job Satisfaction
# Substitute Teachers Prioritize Professional Growth, Schedule Control, and School Community Connection A national survey of substitute teachers reve…
My students need real connection, not AI feedback
# Teachers Push Back on AI Feedback as Schools Expand Automated Grading Teachers across the country are raising concerns about the growing use of art…
Teacher burnout is at an all-time high
Teacher stress has reached alarming levels despite modest declines in 2026. American teachers report stress levels and well-being outcomes far worse t…
Maybe we have too much teacher training
# Districts May Be Spending on Teacher Training Without Improving Classroom Results The quantity of professional development offered to teachers does…
Leading in the in-between: A multi-track approach to leadership growth
# The Overlooked Middle Stage of School Leadership Development Teachers who earn administrative credentials often face years waiting for principal or…
15 HR And Leadership Conferences Worth Attending
# 15 Leadership Conferences Offer Professional Development for HR and Management Teams Professional development conferences provide HR leaders, execu…
Podcasts For Learning: A Strategic Guide For Instructional Designers Using Podcasts To Build Skills
Instructional designers are increasingly turning to podcasts as a formal learning tool for workplace training and professional development. Podcasts o…
5 ways to rest, reflect, and recharge this summer
Summer break brings relief, pride, and exhaustion for teachers who spent months investing energy into their students. The season offers educators a ra…
Boys are rarely taught to be caring. If they were, we could better prevent domestic violence
# Boys Need Lessons in Caring to Prevent Domestic Violence Schools teach boys to stop aggressive behavior but rarely teach them to develop empathy an…
EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Institutional Resilience in Uncertain Times
EDUCAUSE polled higher education leaders about how well their institutions manage uncertainty and unexpected disruptions. The survey findings reveal h…
Building Institutional Resilience to Adapt and Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
# Building Institutional Resilience to Adapt and Thrive in Times of Uncertainty A new framework developed by community members offers colleges and un…
Teacher training needs more community and less compliance
Teacher professional development in many school districts follows a compliance checklist model, requiring educators to log hours and complete mandator…
The Pedagogy of Trading Places: Lessons from an Unexpected Role Reversal with AI
An educator's experiment with role reversal offers a fresh perspective on how artificial intelligence can reshape classroom feedback practices. Rather…
From Doodles to Discussion Boards: How “AI Image Combine” Can Turn Your Child’s Art into a Pedagogical Powerhouse
A university instructor teaching multimedia design has adopted an unconventional pedagogical tool: AI image-combining software applied to children's a…
The Syllabus and the Scar Tissue: What Leadership Preparation Programs Leave Out and Why It Matters
# The Syllabus and the Scar Tissue: What Leadership Preparation Programs Leave Out and Why It Matters Educational leadership preparation programs foc…
Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards
School Specialty launches its 12th annual Crystal Apple Awards, an initiative designed to recognize and honor outstanding educators across preK-12 sch…
A new PLC model that builds collective efficacy and fights teacher burnout
# New Professional Learning Community Model Targets Teacher Burnout Through Collective Efficacy Teacher burnout and turnover have reached crisis leve…