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Man in library

What are innovative ways to help teachers keep learning?

Gaining insight into student work

Online professional development

  • WIDE World <summary + link> David Perkins and Stone Wiske
  • Why use the Web for professional development? <video> Stone Wiske

Adult and child reading

How can we promote students' learning?

Learning needs of the future

Effective classroom practices

  • Ideal world <article> Catherine Elgin
  • Reading, writing, and reform <article> Terry Tivnan
  • Morphological analysis: New light on a vital reading skill <article> Nonie Lesaux
  • Early childhood education and beyond: Teacher-child relationships and learning <interview> Jacqueline Zeller
  • What is teaching for understanding? <article> David Perkins and Tina Blythe
  • Reading and writing for understanding <article> Vicki Jacobs

Child painting

What are new directions in curriculum?

Understanding the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of other people

  • Social perspective taking: A multidimensional approach <article + video + quiz> Hunter Gehlbach
  • Learning to stand in someone else's shoes <video> Robert Selman

Global education

  • Growing Up Globally <article> Fernando Reimers

Teacher with students

How can we close the achievement gap?

Integrative instructional approaches

  • Lee Academy: A school focused on closing the achievement gap <article + video> Richard Weissbourd

Rethinking the black/white achievement gap

  • Challenging the notion of "oppositional culture" <article> John Diamond
  • A new era of civil rights <article> Mica Pollock
  • Everyday anti-racism <article> Mica Pollock

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