Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom. The “On Teaching” series focuses on the ...

Imagine you just walked into the classroom of a truly excellent teacher, as she’s teaching a lesson. One of those “irreplaceables,” perhaps. What do you see and hear? What’s on the walls--and the ...

Pick any high-priority instructional initiative in your district. Can you think of at least one teacher who is excelling in that priority area? Maybe it’s an early-elementary teacher facilitating ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What Are Good Examples of Reading Lessons Aligned to Common Core Standards? Reading is obviously a big part of school, and it’s a big part of the Common Core ...

Valentine's Day is a good time to express your appreciation of teachers. It's also a good time to define good teaching and think about unsung heroes. Good teachers change our lives. They inspire us ...

Andrew Martin is author/presenter of materials distributed by Lifelong Achievement Group. He receives funding from Australian Research Council and Spencer Foundation. John Loughran receives funding ...

Jesse Stuart — famed writer, teacher and school administrator in rural Kentucky — focused on character development in students. File art As a teacher, I am always excited to read an inspiring book ...

Merlin Crossley works for the University of New South Wales. He receives research funding from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council. Prospective ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. What is “good” ...

My nomination for the most predictable platitude invoked by university professors when describing the essence of their job is “teaching students to think ...