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We know that new teachers often maintain informal contacts with classmates and instructors from their teacher training programs. It is common for teachers in training to rely on peers and instructors for support and guidance when they are in school. An abrupt break from those contacts can be a significant loss for new teachers who […]

Starting and supporting an alumni support group does require commitment and effort on the part of faculty and administration. The effort does not need to be daunting. Here are some considerations for getting started. Determine specific days and times. Invite all education program alumni to participate in the support group seminars. Program-specific group seminars meet […]

It only takes a moment in the school hallway to recognize the love young adults have for slang. I turn to the creation of slang and jargon—which is worthy of historical study in and of itself—to reveal its comic potential. I have most frequently used this activity in conjunction with reading M. T. Anderson’s Feed, […]

Critical theory is a term that has been with us for nearly a century now. First coined by the philosophers of the Frankfurt School in the 1930s, critical theory challenged the biased nature of all knowledge, specifically knowledge that was transmitted via dominant institutions such as schools and the media. Proponents of critical theory such […]

Nora, a first-year teacher, shared with us her experience with the mentor that an administrator had assigned to her: “My mentor did not want to be a mentor. She hates me; I hate her. I wanted to be with another teacher with whom I have more in common, and a good teacher” (McCann, Johannessen, and […]