Discussions Schools Teaching Philosophy 
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 1, 2025
You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. The only good news: Your boss told you already, giving you time to job hunt for the new school year. Here’s how.
Teachers Pay Teachers
JULY 7, 2025
All you need to add is a classroom full of eager middle schoolers, and you’ve got the best school year ever! Keep a copy of your teaching philosophy nearby 8th Grade ELA teacher Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed Seamlessly transition 8th grade ELA students to high school 1. Table of Contents 1.
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Catlin Tucker
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Back-to-School Night is the one evening each year when I have the opportunity to connect face-to-face with my students’ parents. Unfortunately, not all parents can attend Back-to-School Night. So, three years ago I began flipping my Back-to-School Night presentation in the hopes of reaching more of my parents.
Edsurge
JANUARY 25, 2023
The way sessions were facilitated often contradicted research-based teaching strategies. It is also frustrating when pre-packaged PD sessions are disconnected from your specific school context and student population. In 2017, I formed an after-school student activism and leadership club with a small group of seventh grade students.
eSchool News
MARCH 15, 2016
Hiring in today’s tech-driven schools requires a careful resculpting. This article discusses sculpting the staffing mix of an organization. In the past, schools were reasonably homogenous in their approach to teaching. Graph 1: A typical school population before technology is added to enhance learning and teaching.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
My first foray into using video in my teaching involved a TV cart wheeled into my classroom, replete with a connected VHS player—and no remote. the Extra-Terrestrial, or a school-wide showing of a “ Stranger Danger ” PSA? As a teacher or a student, you may remember a holiday-week screening of E.T.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 17, 2022
You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. The only good news: Your boss told you already, giving you time to job hunt for the new school year. What to include.
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