Category: Online education

You’re an Educator With a Story to Tell? What to Do? Last fall, I wrote enthusiastically about novelist Kevin M. McIntosh’s book Class Dismissed, terming it a “revealing, gripping, and highly readable volume.” Well, McIntosh and I wound up corresponding a bit after the review, and I was fascinated by his experience as a 30-year…

The Most Important Lessons Teachers Impart Are Not ‘Dictated by a Pacing Guide’ Neema Avashia is the daughter of Indian immigrants and was born and raised in the hills of southern West Virginia. She has been an educator in the Boston public schools since 2003, primarily as a civics and history teacher, and was a…

Want Vibrant, Engaged Teachers? Give Them Professional Freedom The pandemic unearthed a lot of opportunities along with all the hardships it brought. One benefit was that it has made social and emotional wellness a more mainstream topic across the board in education. As a result, teachers, principals, and other school leaders seem to be carrying…

How to Elevate the Voices of Teachers. Try Narrative Pedagogy Rebecca Thomas has worked passionately in education for the past 25 years in primary to intermediate settings and in a variety of leadership roles in New Zealand. Steve Saville is a passionate educator who has significant experience across a range of educational settings. For the…

How to Adopt a Culturally Responsive Mindset Stephen Katzel is the author behind Win Your First Year of Teaching Middle School: Strategies and Tools for Success. He is an educator with a passion for middle school education and helping new teachers: For decades, differing opinions have existed on how to teach social studies, with no…

 Their N.C. School District Was Pandemic-Ready. Here’s Why There are probably no tarot cards or crystal balls in the central office of North Carolina’s Union County school district. But you could be forgiven for thinking that someone there has a sixth sense about the future. The district went big on intensive tutoring years before it…

Critical Race Theory Law Violates Teachers’ Free Speech, ACLU Argues in New Lawsuit Newly passed Oklahoma legislation banning how race and gender can be taught in classrooms is vague, sweeping, arbitrary—and unconstitutional, alleges a new lawsuit filed in federal court. The lawsuit contends that the law will have a chilling effect on what K-12 teachers,…

Is Censuring a ‘Rogue’ School Board Member a Free Speech Violation? High Court to Decide Amid a backdrop of K-12 school boards nationwide besieged by controversies over pandemic measures, teaching about race, and LGBTQ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon take up a case involving situations where a member of a board is the…

How Critical Race Theory Made an Appearance in Abortion Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard nearly three hours of arguments about whether the federal government or other litigants may challenge a restrictive Texas abortion law that delegates enforcement to private individuals. The issue is relevant to education because…

In Censure of School Board Member, U.S. Supreme Court Skeptical of First Amendment Claim The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Tuesday to rule that a school board’s censure of one of its members over speech that violates board rules does not give rise to a First Amendment case. “Unless there’s something special about the…