Whoa! Please read the guest post on Education Week‘s “Teacher in a Strange Land” blog, by writer and former teacher Kelly Flynn. She’s someone who agrees that teachers need to tell our stories ! And it certainly is always great to have someone agree with me, and to say it out loud. Now, I’m hoping […]

Here are a couple of fresh angles on speaking up. There are many ways teachers can use their voices. Check out these two: A teacher explains to her audience the need for and value of long-term professional development, as opposed to brief dips into the pool. Watch this short but to-the-point video. A private school […]

There’s more than one way to inform parents and community about the quality and value of the work teachers and schools are doing. An elementary school in Wisconsin has long held a reading fair for students every year — but now they’ve scheduled it in the evening so that their reading fair builds support with […]

Just what we all need to be doing! Our new Iowa friend, Steve Peterson, let his community know about a rich learning experience as 3rd graders visit a local museum. His letter to the editor also gave him an excellent opportunity too give credit and thanks to the many community members who helped make it […]

WE’RE FINDING TREASURE. Outstanding letters, newspaper columns, blog posts, and guides for helping teachers connect in savvy ways to the wider public. Check them out on our Teacher Tools for Reaching Out -and Examples, Teachers Reach Out More Widely-Examples, and Teachers Writing for Support pages. Then let us know what you think about these, and […]