Instruction

The practice of teaching is an art, and it's critical that teachers understand how students learn and the best ways to deliver curriculum. This section offers examples of research-based strategies and methods for improving student learning through effective instruction.

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Stories from the Field

Inside-Out PD: Teachers as the Seeds of Innovation

“Our stakeholder data said we needed to make changes, and here is what we did.” Rebecca illustrated each step carefully that she and her principal had taken to build the teacher professional development system in their elementary school. The design she was sharing was based on the model I had...

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Tapping the Power of Inquiry-Based Learning with STEM

Educators nationwide are building student buy-in for STEM education by challenging learners to solve real-world challenges. By simultaneously showing students how STEM skills can help to solve complex community problems while demonstrating STEM’s power to improve their personal futures—including these examples where schools use STEM-based lessons to explore issues such...

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LFA Updates

The Hidden Characteristics of Teacher Leadership and Teacher Leaders

Teacher leaders play an important role in working with teachers and administrators and often have specific characteristics for the job

By Cathy Houchin According to Charlotte Danielson’s book Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice, “The term teacher leadership refers to that set of skills demonstrated by teachers who continue to teach students but also have an influence that extends beyond their own classrooms to others within their own school and...

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Creating a New Understanding of Science Education

A teacher surmises that educators need to rethink science instruction to help stoke students' curiosity and prepare them to use their knowledge 

By Ted Willard, Discovery Education At some stage in every teacher’s life, they reach a point when they feel like they should write a letter of apology to the students they taught early in their career, and I am no different. I can remember how, in my first few years...

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Member Resources

NAESP Afterschool and Summer Learning Portal

Principals are essential to the success of afterschool and summer learning programs that inspire, motivate and challenge students. Research indicates that quality afterschool and summer learning programs can increase academic achievement, improve students’ social and emotional skills, and improve attendance rates. Whether you are just starting an afterschool program, partnering...

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ISTE Standards: Education Technology Standards to Transform Learning and Teaching

The time for major change in education is now. In a world where rapid advances in technology have a profound impact on the ways we work, communicate and live, education has struggled to keep pace. The ISTE Standards work together to support educators, students and leaders with clear guidelines for...

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