What works best in teaching and learning? That is the core question John Hattie set out to answer some 40 years ago. Since then, there has been a rapid growth in leveraging the power of meta-analyses to answer that very question. Yet, a different level
As a new school year begins, teachers and leaders are already planning intervention support for students who are not currently meeting grade-level math standards. Rather than defaulting to traditional remediation practices that have produced disappointing results and failed to position students for future success, let’s
The connection between learning and assessment is becoming much closer than ever before as educators and multilingual learners assume more active roles in teaching and learning while language and literacy development becomes more prominent within content learning (Gottlieb & Katz, 2020). Put another way, the
Productive Struggle Helps Students Grow Their Learning Power The following is adapted from (Re)Building Students’ Learning Power: Teaching for Instructional Equity and Cognitive Justice by Zaretta Hammond, forthcoming from Corwin Press in April 2025. To engage in increasingly complex academic work, each student must develop a more
Are the teachers you are coaching asking for help in teaching and reaching multilingual learners? Do they want to know which vocabulary method is best for English speakers? Do you often hear, “Some of my students can’t read; how can I help them?” Studies on coaching
There is no shortage of advice for people starting this wonderful profession. It’s both challenging and rewarding to be a teacher. It’s humbling and motivating. And each day can be filled with joy and sadness. We touch lives. No, we shape lives. It’s a huge
Keisha has been a math coach for three years and is looking forward to the new school year. She is excited about working with the teachers she has been mentoring as well as building relationships with the new teachers. She wants to make sure that
Podcasts offer educators a professional learning option that I like to call Podcast PD. School districts often encourage teachers to create their own professional learning opportunities so why not include listening to podcasts? Corwin’s Teacher to Teacher Podcast episodes offer educators wisdom that is based
Across the nation, educators, students, and families are diving headfirst into the first weeks of school. Parents and families are excited to send their kids out of the house for seven hours, students are excited to share their summer selfies and show off their new
Learning is hard. In fact, as David et al. (2024) noted, thinking is actually unpleasant and becomes an aversive experience. When we are trying to learn something, we need a variety of supports if we are to feel comfortable enough to take academic risks and