For 17-year-old Warren Coates, a teacher who’s taken the time to build a relationship with him is highly motivating. “When there’s a teacher that I have a relationship with, I—100 percent—try harder ...

The relationships between principals and teachers can uniquely affect factors like school climate, how efficiently programs are implemented, and how empowered teachers feel to make decisions. Research ...

Our country is a witness to the dedication of teachers serving in perhaps the most challenging times in history–and as a prior educator and one who supports education leaders across the country to ...

School leaders can support their new teachers by setting up a structured series of discussions and classroom observation ...

At a time when educator burnout, teacher shortages and varied credential pathways are realities, we need to rethink how we support new teachers and how we define mentorship itself. We often frame ...

Middle school marks the transition from late childhood to early adolescence. Developmental psychologist Erik Erikson describes the transition as a shift from the Industry vs. Inferiority stage (ages 6 ...