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We Are Teachers

Our editors have reviewed and selected the top 50 Edu-Bloggers that you should follow for up-to-date news and views on everything pertaining to education. Is there a blogger you’d like to see featured here? Contact us! Description: Director of Tech for school district outside Atlanta. Cofounder of #edchat. Highly influential. Specialty: Instructional technology, resources for …

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The Economic Imperative of Attracting Great Teachers

Great teachers have the ability to transform and enrich the lives and living standards of Americans. According to recent research, a student’s kindergarten teacher has long-lasting influence on important lifetime outcomes, such as future earnings. These effects are so important that the difference between having an above-average kindergarten teacher and a below-average kindergarten teacher could …

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Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems | Brookings Institution

Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems | Brookings Institution. U.S. public schools are in the early stages of a revolution in how they go about evaluating teachers. In years past there was little more than intuition and anecdote to support the view that teachers vary in their quality. The little data that was available came …

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Using Technology to Personalize Learning and Assess Students in Real-Time | Brookings Institution

Imagine schools where students master vital skills and critical thinking in a personalized and collaborative manner, teachers assess pupils in real-time, and social media and digital libraries connect learners to a wide range of informational resources.  Teachers take on the role of coaches, students learn at their own pace, technology tracks student progress, and schools …

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