Graduation season is here and it’s time for even the youngest graduates to walk across the stage, receive their diplomas, and toss those…
For Newton County Schools, a district in rural Georgia of more than 19,000 students spread across 24 buildings, ensuring that innovation is not…
By Spencer Chaisanguanthum My love of debate was largely by happenstance. It started with a five-day summer camp at the New York City…
Located near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Highline Public Schools serves many students and families from around the world, including some who are new to…
In traditional American education, there has long been a “middle school mandate” for workforce readiness. The prevailing logic suggests that once students reach…
Across education systems worldwide, teaching remains a profession defined by purpose. Teachers continue to show deep commitment to their students, pride in their…
According to Mather and Scheepers (2025), providing students with feedback is one of the most important aspects for teaching and learning. However, it is not uncommon for students…
Patricia Ambrosio explains how scaffolded Turn-and-Talks empower Multilingual Learners This piece builds on the ideas shared in “A Pedagogy of Translanguaging” (Language Magazine,…
Hang in there, teachers, because summer break is on the horizon! But if you need some beachy basics to help you cross that…
Eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables is one of the easiest ways for kids to stay healthy and strong. To help…
In the chaos of Term 1, with new students settling in, timetables shifting, and urgent admin piling up, professional development can quickly become…
The Educator opens entries to its fifth annual 5-Star Employers of Choice to recognise the top workplaces in Australia’s education space. This report…
Teachers across Australia will now be able to upskill for free with a new course focused on teaching phonics. The Teaching Phonics microcredential,…
Congratulations! You’ve ascended to a leadership position in your school or district. And although it seems as if it’s been a long journey…
There’s almost always a good reason to play music in the classroom. But finding a motivating, fast-paced playlist of school-appropriate songs can be…
Membean is not a vocabulary tool alone, says its creators, but rather works on developing word consciousness in students. While this might sound…
Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute…
In our combined decades of experience with equity in public schools—first as urban teachers and now as professors of early, elementary, and secondary…
A new study carried out at the MIT Language Acquisition Lab offers a novel insight into the early acquisition of vocabulary—sentences contain subtle hints…