See Me After Class by Roxanna Elden

Here is some good classroom management advice collected from teacher-authors on Larry Ferlazzo’s Classroom Q&A EdWeek column. I’m in good company with one of my other favorite teacher-authors, Gary Rubinstein.

My newest column in Educational Horizons explains why complaining about work is a little bit like drinking.

StateImpact Florida is a collaboration of local public radio stations and National Public Radio. Reporters John O’Conner and Sarah Gonzalez travel the state to report on how education issues affect you. I am a big NPR listener and was happy to be invited to write a post about the “New Teacher Disillusionment Phase,” which lasts from around Halloween until… 3:30 PM the day before Thanksgiving weekend.

Five feel-good reform phrases with troubling subtexts for teachers.

For new teachers and the people who love them – sometimes so much it hurts…

A (kind of) love letter sharing teacher’ feelings toward education technology: It’s not that we’re not into you – we just want you to treat us right…

My catchiest title yet!

Check out the article at Education Next or the Flypaper.

Frustrated rookie teachers: check out my newest Class Dismissed! column for Educational Horizons magazine. If you don’t need it, you probably know someone who does.

While you’re there, you can also order a free issue of the magazine.

NewSchools is a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm working to transform public education for low-income children through funding and guidance of entrepreneurial organizations. I was excited to be an invited speaker at their 2011 summit. My session was called LeNOIWTA: “Let’s Not Overdo It With The Acronyms” and Other Secrets to Buy-In and Retention.

Click here to read NewSchools’ writeup of the session.

Sara Mead is a senior associate with Bellwether Education Partners who writes about education policy, with particular attention to early childhood education, school reform, and improving educational outcomes for low-income students. She recently profiled 16 people in their twenties and early thirties who are likely to transform education in the coming years. Click here to check out my profile and those of the other 15 nerds, and to get a sample of Sara Mead’s clear, insightful writing on education.