Members of the Teacher Leaders Network discussed with our readers ideas for adding depth and creativity to lessons while still covering tested material.
(April 12, 2007)
Karen Isaacson and Tamara Fisher, the coauthors of "Intelligent Life in the Classroom—Smart Kids & Their Teachers," took questions on working with gifted children.
(March 19, 2007)
Susan Eaton, author of The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial, took questions on desegregation and educational disparities between the rich and the poor.
(February 12, 2007)
Our panel of guests and readers discussed new ways teachers are taking command of their own professional development experiences.
(January 24, 2007)
Ken Danford and Catherine Gobron of Northstar: Self-Directed Learning for Teens took questions on their alternative, unstructured education environment for high school-aged students.
(December 7, 2006)
Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, took questions on the Internet's impact on teaching and learning and what it means for today's educators.
(October 10, 2006)
The editors of Teacher Magazine were online to discuss the relaunch of the magazine and its new format and focus.
(September 6, 2006)
Marty Mentzer, innovative North Carolina physical education teacher, discussed her Basketball Poets program and other alternative teaching and learning ideas.
(August 24, 2006)
Jim Burke, author of Letters to a New Teacher: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Year Ahead, and an English teacher at Burlingame High School in California, and Hanne Denney, a career-changer in her second year as a special education and social studies teacher at Arundel High School in Gambrills, Maryland and author of Teacher Magazine's blog, "Ready or Not," answered teachers' questions on preparation for the new school year.
(July 26, 2006)
Dan Otter, author of Teach and Retire Rich, took questions on retirement planning and other personal-finance issues.
(June 14, 2006)
Christopher B. Swanson, director of EPE Research Center and Caroline Hendrie, project editor of Technology Counts,
discussed the findings of this year's Technology Counts report and states' use of technology and data.
(May 5, 2006)
B.J. Bryant, executive director of the American Association for Employment in Education, took questions on imbalances in teacher supply and demand, what schools are doing to address them, and how teaching candidates can best position themselves in the today's market.
(April 26, 2006)
Norma Jean Taylor, a veteran educator suffering from a degenerative disease, took questions on the challenges of teaching with a disability.
(March 23, 2006)
This chat featured two district administrators taking questions on key issues and innovative strategies in teacher recruitment today.
(February 15, 2006)
Three recognized experts in teacher recruitment and placement took questions on how to negotiate today's education job market and prepare yourself for a position that’s right for you.
(December 21, 2005)
Kevin Jennings, the executive director of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network took questions on the challenges facing gay and lesbian teens and his organization's sometimes controversial efforts to help those students advocate for themselves.
(November 30, 2005)
Nelson Beaudoin, principal of Kennebunk High School in Maine and author of the forthcoming Elevating Student Voice, took your questions on giving students a greater say in their schools.
(September 28, 2005)
In part by embracing strict the No Child Left Behind Act, Rail Road Flat Elementary, an impoverished school in rural northern California, has become one of the highest-achieving schools in the state. In this chat, Railroad Flat teacher Randall Youngblood discussed the schools' approach to academics and classroom management.
(September 14, 2005)
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