Der er elementer i arbejdet med nye fagplaner, der glæder den nok største lærerstemme i opgøret med læringsmålstyret undervisning. Men flere af de politiske målsætninger for arbejdet bekymrer hende.
Nu er der en dato for, hvornår regeringen senest er klar med en meget ventet udmelding om elevernes Chromebooks. Men den dato ligger alt for sent i forhold til skolernes planlægning, siger skoleledernes formand.
Teachers say they are under increasing physical and verbal attack from pupils. A recent BBC survey of 9,000 teachers found that one in five had been struck by a pupil this year. It has prompted many to question their career choice. Two teachers at unnamed secondary schools have shared their experiences with the BBC.
Åbo Akademi sätter stort fokus på att ge blivande klasslärare alla verktyg de behöver för att kunna förebygga, upptäcka och hantera mobbning. Uppgiften känns ändå svår, säger studerande.
Reading skills are key to the ability to learn content across subjects, such as comprehending scientific concepts, writes Ian Hartigan, a fifth- and sixth-grade science teacher at a K-8 school in Massachusetts. Hartigan writes about attending professional development programs about foundational reading skills and explains why older students need instruction in how to read unfamiliar…