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- Teaching Q&A A Principal's Advice on Using Trust to Quell Unruly Student BehaviorEducators have leverage on how students behave when they build connections with them.Teaching Cellphones and Beyond: Teachers' Ideas on What's Hindering LearningTeachers on social media give their two cents regarding the major factors contributing to students' apathy toward learning.Teaching Opinion 'We Need Help': Teaching Amid Turbulence (Video)None of her experiences as a Black woman or her professional training prepared her for this moment, explains a high school teacher.Teaching Opinion So Much Research, So Little Time for Teachers to Put It Into PracticeEducation research is voluminous, but teachers often aren't shown how to adapt the findings into their practice.Teaching A Classroom Management Training Helps New Teachers Send Fewer Kids to the OfficeAnti-bias training has mixed success in cutting racial discipline gaps. Helping teachers interpret student behavior may be more effective.Teaching Lazy? Anxious? Overlooked? Teachers Sound Off on Unmotivated StudentsTeachers have lots of opinions about who's responsible for student "laziness."Teaching Opinion How to Make Summer School Effective and EngagingAlong with offering meaningful academic lessons, these educators advise incorporating fun so that students want to come to summer school.Teaching Student Apathy Is a Big Classroom Challenge, Teachers Say. Cellphones Aren’t HelpingThe distractions of cellphones compound a general lack of interest in learning, a new national survey of teachers shows.Teaching Video The National Teacher of the Year's Advice for Building 'a Legacy of Strong Teachers'This year's National Teacher of the Year has a message for educators on finding joy and creating a legacy of strong teachers.Teaching Opinion Teachers Want to Create a Classroom Learning Culture. Here's How It's DoneStudents need to practice grappling with complex ideas. Teachers can foster an environment that encourages active, open-minded thinking.Teaching Opinion How to End the School Year StrongWhatever teachers pick to close out the year, they should include opportunities for students to celebrate and reflect on ways they've grown.Teaching Opinion Late Assignments: Tips From Educators on Managing ThemTry setting two deadlines, a preferred due date for the majority and a hard deadline for those facing various challenges.Teaching Opinion Here's What Accelerated Learning Really Looks LikeAccelerated learning lessons should be engaging, not boring, and the content should be challenging, not dumbed down.Teaching Opinion 4 Effective Instructional Strategies That Work for Math, Writing, and MorePreassessments give teachers a better baseline for their students in order to dig deeper into the content.Teaching From Our Research Center Educators Say Social Media Hurts Their Colleagues' Social Skills. Their Own? Not as MuchWhat educators might be missing when they say social media has a negative impact on their students and colleagues.