Explore essential teacher competencies that drive student success and professional growth in today’s classrooms. This blog category covers the core skills every effective educator needs — including classroom management, instructional strategies, student engagement, assessment, communication, educational technology, and professional development. Whether you’re an aspiring teacher, a current K–12 educator, or a school leader, discover practical strategies, research-backed insights, and real-world examples to strengthen your teaching practice and advance your education career.
Teaching at the high school level can be a very rewarding experience. You can influence students as they enter adulthood, dive deeper into specific content areas like U.S. History or Calculus, and integrate skills that will help teenagers thrive in... Read more: How to Become a High School Teacher
Whether you are entering into your first year as a teacher, transitioning from being a substitute teacher or assistant to becoming a lead teacher, or joining a new school, these essential tasks will help you start the year with success! Read more: 5 Quick Start Skills for a Successful School Year
Teachers can lessen the learning gap by consistently using effective classroom management strategies that incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) into daily practices. Read more: Incorporating SEL into Classroom Management
Wherever learning takes place, students benefit from agency in the learning process. Agency is loosely defined as students’ ability to exercise control over the learning process by setting goals, making […] Read more: Student Agency and Student-Led Learning in Digital Spaces
The object of differentiation is not to make assignments and activities easier; instead it is to increase engagement and access, ensuring that all activities are both challenging and attainable. Read more: Demystifying Differentiation
Strategies to Empower Students in an Increasingly Globalized World Read more: Emotional & Cultural Intelligence
According to an article in Inside Higher Ed, the majority of survey questions focused on how instructors changed their teaching practices, as well as their approaches to students. Given that TEACH-NOW is a graduate school of education, where we bring... Read more: Has Teaching Really Changed in the Forced Shift to Online?
How does one enter the teaching profession as an expert, if transitioning into teaching from another professional career? Read more: Entering the teaching profession as an expert
Dr. Molly Cummings Carney’s dissertation, Preparing Teachers For Tomorrow: A Case Study of TEACH-NOW Graduate School of Education is a “qualitative’ case study [that] … Read more: Preparing Teachers for Tomorrow (Dissertation)