Rather than have students memorize definitions and facts about a science topic such as light, an effective first grade teacher today would have students investigate various types of objects under ...

Knowledgeable, innovative, skilful, fun-loving, caring, supportive, task and pupil centred – it’s official – the most effective teachers are in a class of their own. They stimulate a pupil’s ...

At the Reading League conference, Burns shared tips from a set of guidelines he created with his colleague, Valentina ...

There are some things you just can't grasp until you enter the teaching world.

Teachers will tell you that being well prepared to teach effectively - from the first day - is the most important factor for their success. What are the ways teachers are prepared? Most go through a ...

In the face of teacher shortages, some states are turning to unconventional strategies to fill vacancies, including relaxing certification requirements or recruiting from outside the education field ...

TRENTON – Nearly all of New Jersey's teachers are doing an effective, if not highly effective job, in the classroom, according to a recent report by the New Jersey Department of Education. Less than 3 ...

Figuring out exactly how New Jersey’s public school teachers will be rated under the state’s new evaluation system has been a little vexing, so the state Department of Education has put out an online ...

The increase in online education has allowed a new type of teacher to emerge -- an artificial one. But just how accepting students are of an artificial instructor remains to be seen. That's why ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced last week it will spend $50 million on new recruitment programs over the next three years to address ...

Learning at a distance is generally less effective than face-to-face interaction, but these tips from experts and teachers can help. To be successful, remote instruction requires a lot of the same ...