I ’ve noticed a definite trend whenever I serve on faculty search committees lately: More and more job candidates seem to be relying heavily on PowerPoint during their teaching demonstrations. Such ...

This is my second post in this series. Check out the first one here. Two years ago I was a member of a hiring committee at my school. Along with two administrators, one other teacher, and a parent, I ...

For years, officials in the Fort Worth Independent School District used the same strategy to try to boost student achievement: Offer coaching and guidance to teachers and hope that, as they got better ...

People often ask me to name my favorite online teaching tool. My answer is always the same: Hands down, it’s online discussion forums. As a veteran online teacher, I view discussion forums as the meat ...

‘A Game Changer’: New Virtual Learning Program Addresses Mississippi’s Teacher Shortage Thanks to a new partnership between the Mississippi Department of Education and Mississippi Public Broadcasting, ...