Students need 21st-century skills to succeed in our rapidly transforming society. They must also perform well on high-stakes tests. How can teachers meet both agendas? Technology provides the perfect ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

Working with kids is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on society that many people find personally rewarding. But what does it take to be an elementary school teacher? Elementary school teacher ...

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

Teresa Sisk has spent the last 27 years teaching physical education and adaptive physical education, the last 16 of those at her current home of Shiloh Elementary in Hume. Her duties don't ...

Elementary school teacher Kelby Krefting knows his messages about health and fitness have gotten through when he hears parents say they learned something about muscles from their children who are in ...