How I'm Putting the Joy Back in Teaching This Year (Opinion)

A teacher shares three steps for bringing joy to the classroom. Advertisement [hand2mind -- Advertisement]( Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders — August 11, 2022 [1920 258 max (1)] Teacher Update [Illustration of two people arguing. ]( [Teaching]( [Stress, Harassment, Censorship: What Educators Face as Politics Roils Schools]( A quarter of teachers have been warned away from political or social topics. [Read More]( [Share on LinkedIn]( [Tweet]( Advertisement [CDT -- Advertisement ]( [Is Monitoring Software Harming Students?]( Disproportionate discipline. Interactions with law enforcement. Outing LGBTQ+ students without consent. Schools are monitoring student activity online, and although this technology promises to keep students safe, new research shows that it may be causing more harm than good. [Read the report.]( [Reading & Literacy]( [5 Insights on Getting the ‘Science of Reading’ Into Classrooms]( Overhauling reading instruction is challenging. Here's what to know. [First grader Geniss Gibbs practices reading skills at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C., on May 23, 2022.]( [Read More]( [Share on LinkedIn]( [Tweet]( [Teaching Profession]( [How I'm Putting the Joy Back in Teaching This Year]( A teacher shares three steps for bringing joy to the classroom. [Conceptual Illustration of people floating in space around a bright central core]( [Read More]( [Share on LinkedIn]( [Tweet]( Advertisement [Pearson 125x125 Logo]( [Empowering personalized instruction with a three-tiered approach to learning evidence]( The promise of accelerated learning through personalized or differentiated instruction that is tailored to a learner’s needs rests on the insight, accuracy, and availability of learning evidence.[Download Whitepaper]( Get Inspired [Teaching]( [Starting the New Year by 'Building Relationships']( Here are more than 30 strategies for building a positive classroom community. [Illustration of teacher surrounded by students]( [Read More]( [Share on LinkedIn]( [Tweet]( Advertisement [Dell Technologies Logo 125x125]( [Partnering with Educators to Reinvent Teaching and Learning]( This paper discusses opportunities to reinvent policies, practices, and structures to enhance teaching and learning. [Download Whitepaper]( In the News [School Climate & Safety]( Our Research Center]( [How Many Teachers Have Been Assaulted by Students or Parents? We Asked Educators]( [Curriculum]( [How the Overturning of 'Roe v. Wade' Will Reverberate Through Classrooms]( [School Climate & Safety]( [Shouldn't Classroom Doors Lock From the Inside? Here's Why Many Don't]( [Teaching]( [Tutoring or Remediation: Which Learning Recovery Strategy Is Most Popular?]( [Teaching Profession]( [Why I Left Teaching (Spoiler: It Wasn't the Students)]( [Social Studies]( [How Should Asian American History Be Taught? A Scholar Explains]( [Mathematics]( [10 Teacher-Proofed Strategies for Improving Math Instruction]( [Classroom Technology]( [Software That Monitors Students May Hurt Some It's Meant to Help]( [School & District Management]( [You're an Educator. What Can You Stop Doing This Year?]( [Student Well-Being]( [As Students Head Back to School, COVID Protocols Wane]( What Teachers Are Reading 1. [Teaching Profession]( [Why I Left Teaching (Spoiler: It Wasn't the Students)]( 2. [Reading & Literacy]( [When the 'Science of Reading' Goes Too Far]( 3. [Teacher Preparation]( [States Crack Open the Door to Teachers Without College Degrees]( 4. [Student Well-Being]( [The Monkeypox Outbreak: What School Leaders Need to Know]( 5. [Reading & Literacy]( [5 Insights on Getting the ‘Science of Reading’ Into Classrooms]( EdWeek Top School Jobs [View Teacher Jobs]( 🏫 [View Spec. Ed. Jobs]( 🏫 [View Principal Jobs]( Featured Jobs: - [Superintendent]( State College, Pennsylvania - [SY22-23 Elementary School Literacy Specialist]( Washington, DC, US - [SY22-23 Middle School Social Studies Teacher]( Washington, DC, US Recruit principals, district leaders and teachers. [Post your job openings today.]( A teacher shares three steps for bringing joy to the classroom. Read more when you subscribe! You may read limited stories for free. [Subscribe now]( to access every article. [Find out how your entire organization]( can benefit from access to Education Week. [View in Browser]( | [Contact Us]( | [Advertising]( | [Subscribe]( If you would like to stop receiving the Teacher Update newsletter, [click here](. Copyright © 2022 Education Week 6935 Arlington Road, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814