Alaska Teacher of the Year Wins NEA Foundation Award
Alaska Teacher of the Year, James Harris, was recently awarded the NEA Foundation and California Casualty Award for Teaching [...]
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Back to School 2017: How will you motivate and engage your students?
By Cindy Long Originally Published in neaToday As you prepare to head back to school this fall, we’ve put together [...]
Many teachers have ‘no say’ in decisions about their own PD, survey finds
"Teachers tend to think their school leaders prioritize professional learning, but say they are rarely involved in the decision-making process, [...]
With a few weeks to go, Alaska schools are short 245 teachers and special educators
"Imagine you’re fresh out of school, broke and hunting for your first teaching job. Then a school district offers you a job paying $70,000 [...]
New fears for public service loan forgiveness
"A legal motion the Department of Education filed yesterday could have big ramifications for half a million teachers, social workers, [...]
Lean on me: How mentors help first-year teachers
By Mary Ellen Flannery Originally published in neaToday Jennifer Susin remembers her first days as a Brevard County, Fla., kindergarten [...]
Public Comment: 2nd Draft Alaska ESSA Plan
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) has released its 2nd draft of the Alaska ESSA plan. I encourage you [...]
National Geographic Educator brings summer travels to the classroom
Michelle O'Leary learning about Aflaj irrigation systems, Oman 2016 Michelle O’Leary is a geography teacher at Gruening Middle [...]
Effective co-teaching: relationship and planning
"For two years, Jennifer Dozier and I (Adam Brown) were co-teachers for students with emotional disabilities. During this time, we [...]
Teachers with student debt: the struggle, the causes and what comes next
"Teachers are paid significantly less than many other highly educated professionals. We decided to take a look at student debt [...]