Teens turn to TikTok to learn about race
Thanks in part to a surge in online social interaction during the pandemic, along with “an increasingly politicized social…
Boosting SEL for educators
The objective of any social and emotional learning program, writes District Administration’s Chris Burt, “is to keep teachers emotionally…
Chiera testifies at hearing about N.J.’s ARP fund use
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera testified July 28 during the second of two virtual hearings hosted this week by…
Veteran teacher offers advice to newbies
Reflecting on his teaching career, which began in 2007, Jason DeHart has come up with a few points he’d…
‘Off the Page’ book forums focus on social justice
The AFTNJ social justice committee will hold virtual book forums Oct. 13 and Nov. 16 through its “Off the…
Choice, flexibility are keys to student engagement
If there’s one takeaway from the 2020-21 school year that truly stands out, “it’s that teachers have the ability…
Murphy signs civics education legislation
Gov. Phil Murphy on July 23 signed into law S854/S237-A3394, also known as Laura Wooten’s Law, which will require…
Higher education is at the center of ‘The Chair’
Sandra Oh stars in “The Chair,” an upcoming Netflix comedy series set at fictional Pembroke University. Netflix describes the…
Making a case for studying pandemic’s overall impact on students
Boston University Wheelock College of Education’s Andrew Bacher-Hicks and Joshua Goodman are not among those who are “framing the…
Early childhood educators recall personal, professional stress during the pandemic
From December 2020 through May 2021, EdSurge followed seven women who work as early childhood educators from around the…
Ways to make your professional learning personal
Recovering from the 2020-21 school year will take a while, and one way for educators to move forward is…
Making the most of integrated literacy workshops
As a way to “find innovative ways to streamline literacy instruction while offering students opportunities to follow individualized learning…
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