The principal’s next question was more probing. “Why did you leave your previous school?” “The school wanted me to be a mechanical, or rather, ‘robotic’ teacher,” was the candid reply. “I didn’t feel ...

Instructors should take the time to ask themselves what they can do differently when students struggle on an assignment. If there are pain points in the courses they are teaching, and students ...

Being an effective educator involves more than content expertise, it requires the ability to regularly reflect on your teaching, respond to learner feedback, and intentionally adapt your approach.

Feedback is one of the most important aspects of teacher education, but how exactly it works in practice remains underexplored. Most studies focus on how teachers deliver lessons, while little ...

Teacher residency programs are transformative models for preparing educators for the K-12 teaching experience. These clinically-rich, immersive programs combine mentorship, year-long co-teaching in ...

The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township has been successfully using video in our teacher professional learning for more than seven years. According to our recently retired former ...

This week’s question is: How can we incorporate reflection in the classroom? I always feel so guilty when my students are quietly reflecting. As if the mere act of having students think to themselves ...

As with any skill, teaching takes practice. A practicing student teacher is allowed to get hands-on experience teaching. But since student teaching is also a fairly rigorous process, it helps if you ...

The Teaching Effectiveness series seeks to bolster the teaching practice of all UAB instructors through workshops that inspire continuous improvement in teaching skills. Participation in each workshop ...

An AI coaching process aligns with a focus on action-oriented professional development and is far from traditional sit-and-get professional development It is easy, as an educator, to get stuck in a ...