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Reimagining Anti-Cyberbullying Policies: Fostering Remediation, Repair, and Emotional Redress in School Communities

By Natalie Pemberton posted 11 days ago
Reimagining Anti-Cyberbullying Policies: Fostering Remediation, Repair, and Emotional Redress in School Communities by Emily Zhang, Kayla L uga, and Carly Berwick ...

Member Spotlight: Dr. Rose Cardarelli

By Natalie Pemberton posted 18 days ago
Member Spotlight: Dr. Rose Cardarelli My journey in education has not been traditional. My parents always placed a high value on education, but I wanted to experience the world, so my first career was ...

“Excluded from History” No More: Inclusive Inquiry to Support Both Research and Teaching

By Natalie Pemberton posted 25 days ago
“Excluded from History” No More: Inclusive Inquiry to Support Both Research and Teaching By Jenny Cox Jenny Cox wrote the article “Advancing Equitable and Responsible Research Involving Gender ...

Policy for Practice: Expanding Our Field of Vision

By Natalie Pemberton posted 06-06-2024
Policy for Practice: Expanding Our Field of Vision By Simona Goldin Simona Goldin and David K. Cohen wrote the article “ How Teachers Might Have Taught but Most Didn’t , and Why ...

Breaking Down the Classroom Walls: A Journey into Co-Teaching and Interdisciplinary Instruction in Teacher Preparation

By Natalie Pemberton posted 05-02-2024
Breaking Down the Classroom Walls: A Journey into Co-Teaching and Interdisciplinary Instruction in Teacher Preparation By Brandon Butler and Stephen Burgin For many, teaching can ...

What Does it Mean to be a Teacher Educator in Today’s Rapidly Changing World?

By Natalie Pemberton posted 04-16-2024
What Does it Mean to be a Teacher Educator in Today’s Rapidly Changing World? by Adrian D. Martin, Ph.D. Those of us who work in the teaching profession often focus on our engagement with ...

Real World Impact: Lessons Learned Through Studying an Early Warning Dropout Prevention Program in Washington State High Schools

By Natalie Pemberton posted 04-11-2024
Real World Impact: Lessons Learned Through Studying an Early Warning Dropout Prevention Program in Washington State High Schools by Dr. David Knight and Dr. Julia Duncheon What is the role of university ...

In Pursuit of Equity for Multilingual Students in Mathematics: What Do Teachers Need Support In?

By Michelle Melani posted 03-27-2024
In Pursuit of Equity for Multilingual Students in Mathemetics: What Do Teachers Need Support In? by Am elia Q. Rivera and Samantha A. Marshall As school bells ring ...

Smart Is a Costume That Not Everyone Is Allowed to Wear

By Julia Lewis posted 02-01-2024
Smart Is a Costume That Not Everyone Is Allowed to Wear: A dis/abled educator’s reflections on how whiteness and ableism shape our expectations by Autumn Wilke How do you ...

Implementation of Social Inclusion to Support Refugee Students’ Well-Being in Victoria, Australia: A Study of School Reports and Policies

By Julia Lewis posted 01-04-2024
Implementation of Social Inclusion to Support Refugee Students’ Well-Being in Victoria, Australia: A Study of School Reports and Policies by Huu Loc Nguyen and Ahmed Bawa Kuyini Refugees leave their home countries ...

Social Justice Leadership: The Backbone in Inquiry-Based and Transformative Education

By Julia Lewis posted 12-21-2023
Social Justice Leadership: The Backbone in Inquiry-Based and Transformative Education by Lucijan Jović As Nelson Mandella once said, “education is the most powerful weapon with which ...

Bouncing Forward in Tough Times: Strategies of Resilient Teachers During the Pandemic

By Phil Kitchel posted 11-09-2023
By Sharon McDonough and Narelle Lemon Dr. McDonough is a researcher in teacher education with advanced disciplinary knowledge of sociocultural theories of teacher emotion, resilience, and wellbeing. Sharon brings ...

The Teacher Advocate Convo Special

By Phil Kitchel posted 10-31-2023
KDP Convo 2023 starts Thursday! If you’re joining us in St. Louis this week, we can’t wait to see you, but even if you can’t be there, you can still review our list of great Speakers , follow along on the Schedule of Events ...

Words, Comments, and Perceptions Matter: Teachers’ Reactions to Misaligned Portrayals in the Media and Public

By Phil Kitchel posted 10-02-2023
By Erin Nerlino Erin wrote the article “From Heroes to Scapegoats: Teacher Perceptions of the Media and Public’s Portrayal of Teachers during COVID-10” in the latest quarterly issue of The Educational Forum. The article ...

7 Tips (and Lots of Links) for Organizing Your Classroom and Staying Sane

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-12-2023
By Joyce Wilson Teaching is a challenging profession, especially if you’re a new teacher. Fortunately, you can implement strategies to stay organized, focused, and effective in your teaching career. I’m going to share ...

The Teacher Advocate Back-to-School Special

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-05-2023
The Teacher Advocate has more than 100 searchable articles on everyday topics that will always be relevant to new and returning teachers. Here are some examples of our best to give you a hand, whether you’re new to the ...

Summer Memoir: Teaching “As It Is and How [We Think] It Ought to Be”

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-04-2023
By Carl Grant and Alexandra Allweisss In our article, “ 'Going for Broke': Working with Teacher Candidates to Bring about Intersectional Socially Just Teaching,” in the current issue of The Educational Forum (available ...

Why Do We Need Hip-Hop Pedagogy in Teacher Education Now?

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-07-2023
By Lin Wu The author wrote the article “Enacting Hip-Hop Pedagogy for Joy and Justice” in Volume 87, Issue 3 of KDP’s The Educational Forum . It is available free in the month of August. Six years after President ...

The Resistances Possible When School Subject Areas Talk to Each Other

By Phil Kitchel posted 07-20-2023
By Kyle L. Chong and Sheila M. Orr The authors collaborated on the article “Toward an Antiracist Pedagogy of Humanizing Co-creatorship in Teacher Education,” in Volume 87, Issue 3, of KDP’s The Educational Forum . It ...

Secondary Teachers, Your Students Can Do It!

By Phil Kitchel posted 07-18-2023
By Susanne Dunn When you walk around an elementary school, you regularly see students practicing lining up properly, transitioning from rug time to desk time, responding to questions, and moving through classroom stations. ...