How can educators work together more effectively to improve professional practice in a way that enhances student performance? The answer, says author ...

Good lesson plans have an almost mysterious power; they declare that all information can be interesting, that every skill acquired broadens our potentials ...

In this second edition of Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time , Jane E. Pollock and Laura J. Tolone combine updated research and real-world ...

Educators' most important work is to help students develop the intellectual and social strength of character necessary to live well in the world. The ...

A teacher presents a lesson, and at the end asks students if they understand the material. The students nod and say they get it. Later, the teacher is ...

In far too many classrooms, the emphasis is on instructional strategies that teachers employ rather than on what students should be doing or thinking ...

Even under ideal conditions, teaching is tough work. Facing unrelenting pressure from administrators and parents and caught in a race against time to ...

Baruti K. Kafele, a champion for assistant principals, offers stories from his own leadership practice and thought-provoking advice for being effective ...

Conflict is certain to show up in any school, so how do you as the leader know how to respond or when to intervene? Disagreements, friction, and even ...

There's a lot more to being a teacher leader than any job description can capture. When action must be taken, new goals must be set, and new standards ...