Project-Based Learning Helps Students Become Activist Citizens of the World
I have a confession to make. I’m a little selfish. I think I’m selfish because I wouldn’t want to do this very difficult and demanding job if I didn’t feel great about what I was doing with students...
View ArticleSo, You Have to Move Your Classes Online. Now What?
“Cynthia, I can’t run my toaster oven. How am I going to run an online class? I don’t want to be an online professor. You have to help me.” Teaching in the time of COVID-19, many of my faculty...
View ArticleSocial-Emotional Learning Should Be Priority During COVID-19 Crisis
In Wendy Turner’s class, social and emotional learning (SEL) comes first. “SEL is the foundation, the heartbeat of the classroom,” she says. “It’s about connecting everybody and making them feel safe...
View ArticleHow Teachers Are Integrating COVID-19 Crisis Into Their Lessons
The coronavirus as a teachable moment? Yes, indeed. Many NEA members are integrating the pandemic into their lesson plans—using students’ natural curiosity about what’s happening in the world around...
View ArticleWelcome to the Education Profession, Class of 2020!
The NEA Aspiring Educators program and its leaders recently held a Zoom celebration to honor and welcome college graduates who are entering the education profession, and it was a star-studded event,...
View ArticleNEA Analyzes Alternative Routes to Certification
Most states offer alternative routes to teacher certification other than traditional four year colleges and universities as a way to fill teacher shortages and diversify the workforce, among other...
View ArticleFaculty and Staff Raise the Alarm Over Reopening College Campuses
With college students poised to return to campuses this month, faculty and staff across the U.S. are pleading with campus administrators and state lawmakers to end the “magical thinking,” and return to...
View ArticleClassrooms Need the Three R’s of Social Emotional Learning Right Now
Reconnect. Recover. Reimagine. That’s what we need to do in our classrooms around the country as we re-engage in learning and ready ourselves to support all students this year. Social emotional...
View ArticleCommunity Partnerships Critical to Strong Public Schools
(Photo by Ron Adar / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) Always looking for lessons – the teachable moments – is part of what makes an educator tick. The COVID-19 pandemic and the national...
View ArticleHow to Assess Digital Literacy for Students (and Educators!)
For years, educators have been buzzing about the importance of “digital literacy.” But what do those words really mean? According to the American Library Association, digital literacy is “the ability...
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