What the Numbers Tell Us About U.S. Teachers

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Teachers tend to be white, female, and have nearly a decade and a half of classroom experience, federal statistics show.

What Is the Common Core? The Controversial Standards Explained

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Here’s your all-in-one-guide to the Common Core State Standards, what’s in them, what’s not, and what all the shouting’s about. (September 6, 2016)

'Co-Teaching Is a Marriage'

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Two Baltimore-area school teachers explore what it's like to share a classroom every day. (October 14, 2011)

State Testing Standards: How States Stack Up

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A new federal report compares state testing standards against a national assessment. See how some state’s test stacks up. (June 12, 2018)

What Is Formative Assessment?

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Meghan Pazmino, a math coach at Ross Elementary School in Washington, helps clear up some confusion about what formative assessment is—and how it differs from other types of assessments used in classrooms across the country. (February 17, 2017)

Dan Meyer on Real-World Math

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Math teacher Dan Meyer explains how presenting real-life scenarios through photos and videos makes math problems "irresistible" to students. (April 5, 2011)

The Aftermath of the Atlanta Test Cheating Scandal

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It was one of the largest cheating scandals in the nation. Nearly 200 Atlanta educators were suspected of erasing and correcting student answers on standardized tests. Years later, the fallout of that scandal reverberates. (October (October 25, 2017)

Student Motivation: Why Autonomy Matters

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Studies show that giving students a role in deciding what their educational experience looks like can help motivate them.

Video Solves New Math Problems

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In Mooresville, N.C., one educator discusses how digital content has transformed the way she teaches and the way her students learn. (May 17, 2013)

Student Motivation: Making Students’ Work Relevant

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For students to feel motivated, they must see the work they are doing in the classroom as interesting, valuable, and useful to their present lives.

Student Motivation: Praising Competence Instead of Natural Ability

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Students are more likely to do something if they feel like they have the ability to be successful doing it.