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Walking in Their Shadows: ED Officials Team Up with Principals
In celebration of National Principals Month, dozens of senior ED leaders and staff members are visiting schools today, tomorrow and Thursday across the country as part of an organized effort in which federal education officials are shadowing school leaders. These … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, News, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged National Principals' Month, Principals
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Duncan Tells Teachers: Change is Hard
Teaching is really hard work, Secretary Duncan told a group of more than 800 teachers this morning in Baltimore County, and the job is becoming more challenging as education reforms take hold in classrooms. The Secretary spoke frankly about the … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, News, P-12 Reform, Teachers, Teaching Profession
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Teachers@ED: Steven Hicks, Special Assistant for Early Learning
Teaching is in Steven Hicks’ blood. Almost everyone in his immediate family – including his mother, father, and all of his seven younger sisters – has either taught or teaches today. And Hicks is no exception. “I didn’t decide I … Continue reading
Posted in Early Learning, Headlines, News, Teachers, Teachers at ED, Teaching Profession
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Great Teachers Harness the Energy of Students
Editorial Note: During this year’s Teacher Appreciation Week, 50 of ED’s senior officials and career staff went “Back to School.” Each staff member was matched with a classroom teacher and spent a full or half day experiencing the life of … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, News, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged Teaching Ambassador Fellows
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Teachers and Principals Get Engaged
About 180 teachers, school principals and education advocates convened at the U.S. Department of Education’s headquarters last Friday to make connections and engage in important conversations about how educators will lead the transformation of their profession. With representatives from their … Continue reading
Leaders from NEA Student Program Talk Teacher Prep with Secretary Duncan
Earlier this month, future teachers from the National Education Association (NEA) Student Program met with Secretary Duncan to discuss ways to reinvigorate teacher preparation and enhance communications with the Department of Education. “These future teachers were frank,” Mary Ellen Flannery … Continue reading
Arne Duncan Gave Me Homework!
Last Wednesday, I found myself invited to a meeting at the White House with Secretary Arne Duncan and some of President Obama’s advisors. I didn’t know I would walk away with homework! Eleven colleagues and I were invited to discuss … Continue reading
Teachers Reject “Captain Bligh” Principals
As Teaching Ambassador Fellow Greg Mullenholz ends his tenure at ED, he reflects on what he has heard from teachers and principals about effective school leadership. My wife has an uncle, Craig, who works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, News, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged Principals, Teaching Ambassador Fellows
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Summer Seminar Gets Personal
Recently teachers from across the country participated in a summer seminar to grapple with an emerging hot topic in education: how to personalize learning in a classroom full of diverse students with varying interests, skills and learning styles. The seminar, … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Innovation, National Education Technology Plan, News, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged ED Tech
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State and District Education Leaders Collaborate to Transform the Teaching Profession
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. Last week, state and district education leaders from across the country traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to share their stories, strategies, and best practices around a topic in education that seldom sees the spotlight: labor-management … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Labor-Management, News, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged Collaboration, RESPECT
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Teacher Creates Museum Experience in Classroom
Stepping into Keil Hileman’s classroom was like being magically transported to a wing of the Smithsonian. This archeology teacher at Monticello Trails Middle school in Shawnee, Kan., has decorated every square inch of his space with a fascinating array of … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, News, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged Teacher Appreciation Week, Teaching Ambassador Fellows
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2012 Labor-Management Conference Kicks Off – Watch Live
Secretary Arne Duncan, national education leaders and over 100 district and state leadership teams are converging in Cincinnati today to kick off the two-day 2012 Labor-Management Conference. The conference will encourage participants – teams of state and district school chiefs, … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Labor-Management, News, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged Collaboration
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