A teacher-in-training darted among students, tallying how many needed his help with a history unit on Islam. A veteran math teacher hovered near a cluster of desks, coaching some 50 freshmen on a ...

Running out of time to complete a learning unit on math fractions, Concord Elementary third grade teacher Brianne Sinden turned to her “team” of fellow second and third grade teachers. Second grade ...

CONCORD, MI – As school begins on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Concord Community Schools is piloting a new team-based teaching model for second through ninth grades. The initiative aims to redesign the typical ...

It’s a Monday afternoon, and a sixth grade math class is humming with discussion as students shift and wiggle next to whiteboards set around the room. They’re trying to solve a math problem, and for a ...

Giving teachers more control over their collaboration with peers may boost the effectiveness of teacher teams and encourage educators to stay in the classroom. For example, at Westwood High School in ...

COMMACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- A respected New York City educator says we're losing the battle to educate our children because our system of teaching is antiquated. He's brought his inner city brand of ...

It’s a constant tap-dance to keep a roomful of 5-year-olds focused and engaged during a kindergarten math lesson. Stevenson Elementary’s kindergarten team teachers stay perfectly in step. Festooned ...

Westwood High School English teacher Jeff Hall speaks to his class through a P.A. system in Mesa, Ariz. Five years ago, Mesa allowed Westwood to pilot a program to make it easier for the district to ...

In February, as winter wore on across the Midwest, a group of Michigan school administrators found themselves in the desert. Not on vacation — they rarely were afforded the chance to enjoy the Arizona ...

Whittier Elementary School principal Andrea Lang Sims interacts with a student in Mesa, Arizona, which embraced team teaching about seven years ago. Credit: Matt York/ Associated Press The Hechinger ...

This is an installment of the AL.com Education Lab’s “Tackling Teacher Shortages” series, produced in collaboration with newsrooms around the country. MESA, Ariz. — A teacher in training darted among ...