Lucy Flores, a preschool teacher from California, is also teaching her father how to read and write. “I was thinking to myself, I’m able to teach these children how to read and write, why am I not ...

During a parent-teacher conference several weeks ago with Andrew's pre-kindergarten teacher, I mentioned Andrew's disinterest in learning how to write. I've been concerned that he resists writing his ...

While the reading and math "wars" have gotten a lot of attention in education in recent years, writing instruction has not ...

When I started a new career as a high school English-as-a-second-language teacher in 2011, I figured I was better equipped than many teachers to help students learn to write. I had been a journalist ...

The idea of writing a hand-written letter might be foreign to kids these days, but there are still many skills children can learn from writing letters to their friends, family and loved ones. Writing ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

My daughter is onto me. As I read bedtime stories to her, sometimes I’ll stop, point to a word, and in my most convincing voice, and say, “Hmm, I don’t know this one. C-A-P? Can you help me?” The ...

I’ve been a teacher in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Writing Program for the past 14 years. A few weeks ago, while driving from a department meeting to teach a class, I received a text from the program ...

Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom. The “On Teaching” series focuses on the ...

Robots haven’t taken over the world just yet, but they’re certainly becoming more and more a part of our everyday lives. Just last month, Japan announced that it was building a hotel that would be ...

WEBVTT NEARLY ONE IN FIVE NEBRASKA CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. AND IT OFTEN LEAVES THEM WITH ECONOMIC STRUGGLES LASTING WELL INTO ADULTHOOD. A PILOT PROGRAM IN OMAHA HOPES TO CHANGE THAT. THE STORY IS ...