Teacher Leaders Network
For years, Education Week Teacher has partnered with the to publish a regular column by members of the Teacher Leaders Network, which is now the . For the most recent pieces in the column, visit the new index page.
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Teaching Tomorrow's Skills to Today's Students
Middle school language arts teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron says teachers need to commit themselves to linking instruction more directly to the skills students will need for life after high school.
Curriculum
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Money Matters: The Case for Teaching Financial Literacy
Teachers need to do more to weave financial literacy into instruction and help safeguard students' futures, writes Anthony S. Colucci.
School & District Management
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Teaching Secrets: Communicating With Parents
Dealing with parents can be intimidating鈥攅specially for new teachers鈥攂ut treating them as partners can go a long way in helping students succeed, says Gail Tillery.
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The Magazine Project: Making the Writing Process Real
A middle school language arts teacher helps her students meet writing goals by having them create their own magazines on topics of their choice.
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Picture This: Helping Readers Flex Their Imaginations
A middle school reading teacher offers tips on how to help students develop their literary imaginations amidst the pop culture that surrounds them.
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Opinion
Teaching Secrets: Asking the Right Questions
A special education teacher offers advice on how to ask effective questions鈥攐nes that require students to go beyond regurgitating facts.
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What I Learned From My First Student Teacher
A middle school teacher offers end-of-year reflections on working with a student teacher鈥攁n experience that proved mutually beneficial.
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Not a Part-Time Job
Teachers are far from done at 3 p.m., says a veteran educator, and often give up vacation and family time to be there for students.
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In Praise of Principals (in Hard Times)
Elena Aguilar says that, while it鈥檚 easy to get frustrated with school leaders, teachers should recognize the challenging work principals do and minimize "us versus them" thinking.
Teaching
Opinion
Finishing the School Year Strong
Teacher-author Larry Ferlazzo has some tips for keeping students and teachers engaged and energized during the last few weeks of school.
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The Courage To Blog With Students
Middle school teacher Marsha Ratzel offers advice鈥攁nd plenty of examples鈥攆or teachers who want to incorporate student blogging into their lessons.
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Teaching the iGeneration: It's About Verbs, Not Tools
Efforts to use interactive technology in classrooms are pointless if 糖心动漫vlog fail to incorporate what they know about good teaching, says Bill Ferriter.
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Why Electives Matter
Too often excluded from collaborative opportunities, electives teachers can be more effective when they tie their instruction to what students are learning in core classes, writes Susan 鈥淓rnie鈥� Rambo.
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Helping Students Motivate Themselves
Teacher-author Larry Ferlazzo offers an alternative to the "carrot and stick" approach to student motivation.