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Pandemic teaching – evaluating and improving students’ reading skills
Pandemic teaching – evaluating and improving students’ reading skills

Education systems across the world have taken different approaches to addressing the challenges of the pandemic. Jaylene S Miravel – a teacher at Lal-lo North Central School in the Philippines – shares how she is supporting students who are falling behind in reading during this prolonged period of remote learning.

Retracing the story of schoolteachers and their changing status
Retracing the story of schoolteachers and their changing status

Teacher is delighted to welcome Professor Vimala Ramachandran as a regular contributor. She has worked on women’s empowerment and education, education research and policy for more than three decades, and in this article takes a look at the changing status of schoolteachers in India.

Not all kids smiled when the school bells rang after two years
Not all kids smiled when the school bells rang after two years

Pooja Shandilya heads the Foundation years at Ahlcon International School, Delhi. In this article for Teacher, she presents her experiences of welcoming students back to school after the pandemic lockdown, and her team's strategies to recover learning losses and socio-emotional skills.

How to build collaborative relationships between families and schools
How to build collaborative relationships between families and schools

How can schools better engage families in their students’ learning? Dr Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director of the Centre for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution, shares the findings from research across 10 countries, including India, along with some practical tips for building school-family engagement.

Teaching techniques – six ways to use Instructional Video
Teaching techniques – six ways to use Instructional Video

‘For teachers affected by remote delivery of teaching, many found the value and utility of engaging their students through Instructional Video.’ English and History teacher Steven Kolber shares the six common approaches to apply Instructional Video within a classroom or educational setting.

Infographic: My first Teacher India alphabet
Infographic: My first Teacher India alphabet

What do you need information on? Inclusivity? Engaging with parents? Virtual learning? The first Teacher India alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful. Download the PDF for a hyperlinked version.

Leadership: Building an inclusive school in India
Leadership: Building an inclusive school in India

The National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC) is an association of 195 private senior secondary schools across India. In today’s article NPSC Chairperson Dr Sudha Acharya shares what she is doing to ensure her school serves the needs of all students, including those with disabilities.

Satyam Mishra on making mathematics more engaging and relevant for students
Satyam Mishra on making mathematics more engaging and relevant for students

Satyam Mishra was one of two educators from India to make it into the prestigious Global Teacher Prize Top 50 for 2021. In today’s article, he shares practical examples for making mathematics more engaging and relevant for students.

Future schooling – education in the metaverse
Future schooling – education in the metaverse

‘The metaverse is upon us. Soon it will be as omnipresent as TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook (now Meta).’ So reads the first line of a new Policy Brief exploring the potential of the metaverse to enhance teaching and learning in the future, and why we need to start planning for it now.

Three common mistakes to avoid when designing a science assessment
Three common mistakes to avoid when designing a science assessment

When it comes to designing student assessments, teachers can often get swayed by their instinct of being a topic expert over the actual requirements of the assessment. ACER India Research Fellow Bikramjit Sen discusses three common mistakes that teachers should keep in mind when creating a science assessment.