It’s lauded by some as one of the best ways to improve teaching and learning, scorned by others as a complete waste of time. It’s something that teachers might have access to weekly, or barely get ...

It’s a tough time to be a teacher. COVID wiped out years of learning for millions of students, with too many also suffering from grief, anxiety, and depression. This means that effective instruction ...

Forty-two percent of teachers have little or no input on their professional development, a new Education Week Research Center survey found. At least three states and several individual school ...

Increasing teacher and teaching effectiveness is a paramount challenge facing public education. But what strategies work and are cost effective? Do we achieve an effective teacher workforce through ...

Nothing elicits a groan from teachers quite like the word “professional development” or “PD.” It conjures images of peppy consultants who spent less than a year in the classroom, state-mandated ...

Back in the old days – say, more than a year ago – teacher professional development offerings in many districts went something like this: Drive across town at the end of the school day, sit in a room ...

Teacher education is increasingly recognised as a critical component in shaping the quality of teaching and, by extension, student learning outcomes. In a global context where educational reform is ...

A study raising a lot of eyebrows in the education world this week suggests that, despite the billions of dollars we are pouring into teacher development every year, we have very little to show for ...

Washington, D.C. — In their full education budget, President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos proposed completely cutting the $2.1 billion in funding designated for Title II of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on innovation, edtech ecosystems and entrepreneurial mindset. Some educators erroneously believe that blended learning is ...