At times, classroom management and guidance elude even the most seasoned teachers. Yet, students need guidance and practice in self-regulatory skills to assist in the learning that occurs in classrooms. Teachers need both practical and research-based classroom management strategies that benefit the environment and help create a space conducive to…

Additional career paths are an element of improvement on the traditional career ladder concept in education. A culture of growth offers teachers opportunities that can greatly expand their careers while substantially enhancing student learning. The career paths summarised in this article, describe some additional opportunities for education…

The conventional wisdom -- and a reality for many -- is that one can advance only by becoming an administrator, pursuing a coaching position, or taking a job in the central office; which often means moving away from the students teachers entered the profession to serve. Fortunately, new career paths are emerging for teachers, and they can advance…

In a school of 1,000 students, up to 100 will be gay, lesbian, or bisexual; 10 will be transgender; and one will be intersex (biologically neither male nor female). If their lives are average, 87 of them will be verbally harassed, 40 of them will be physically harassed, and 19 will be physically assaulted in the next year because of their sexual…

Parents--whether they're biological parents, legal guardians, grandparents, or other family members who are primary caregivers--can be the most critical partners teachers have in their students' academic journeys. How can teachers build effective relationships that help students to succeed? This article provides ideas and methods that can help…

Cooperating teachers can help student teachers make the most of their student teaching experience. The author has served as an on-site supervisor for many practicum students and interns. She has also worked on the university side, supervising pre-student teachers and school psychology practicum students. Having served in all three of these…

Hope, the ideas and energy for the future, is one of the most potent predictors of the success of the youth. Based on the Gallup Student Poll, an online school-based measure of student hope (and engagement and well-being), half of American students are hopeful. Hopeful students are energetic, full of life. They're able to develop many strategies…

Increasingly, educational reform is linked to the concept of professional learning communities (PLCs). Definitions of PLCs vary, but generally the concept refers to a group of educators who "continuously seek and share learning, and act on their learning" (Hord 1997, 6). Stoll and her colleagues, concluding their review of the current state of…

Students have problems in their lives, but can teachers help them? Should teachers help? The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act and its emphasis on standardized test results have forced school systems to produce high scores, and in turn school administrators pressure teachers to prepare students for taking standardized tests. Teachers may want to…

As violence, unethical behavior, and disrespect toward others become rampant not only in schools but also in the U.S. today, some commentators blame John Dewey and his ideas on moral education for the dramatic change in schools in the twentieth century. John Dewey, America's chief philosopher of education from the turn of the twentieth century,…

Comparison of site-based management in 1987-88 and 1993-94 indicates that principals' leadership increased and teachers' leadership stagnated and was focused on classroom rather than schoolwide issues. There were discrepancies in principals' and teachers' perceptions of leadership. Teachers are still not empowered in many areas. (JOW)

Teachers who have uneasy feelings about diversity should (1) acquire factual and objective knowledge about students' cultures; (2) take steps to develop positive attitudes; and (3) develop teaching and relational skills for accepting diversity. (SK)

Maine Touring Artists in schools discuss how artists teach, teaching as a way of knowing, building learning communities, and artists' teaching methods. Issues discussed include the following: the roles of artists and teachers are connected, their teaching philosophy is linked to spiritual philosophy, and teacher-artists view themselves as…

In school-based management, effective school leaders are facilitators, trainers, advisors, resource coordinators, communicators, and advocates. School leadership should be based on an ethic of caring, which emphasizes responsibility and relationships, not rights and rules. (SK)

Defines restitution restructuring as the creation of conditions for individuals to correct their mistakes and return to the group strengthened. Offers Five Positions of Control as a vehicle for teachers to evaluate themselves: (1) punisher, (2) guiltmaker, (3) buddy, (4) monitor, and (5) manager. (JOW)