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The missing discipline? Why ‘didagogy’ challenges what we think we know about teaching teachers

The teaching profession in England is built on a glaring contradiction. We have pedagogy for teaching children and andragogy for teaching adults, yet when it comes to the teaching and learning ...
IEEE

Leveraging Generative AI Agent to Promote Teaching Reflection in a K-12 AI Course: Effects on Teachers' Reflection Self-Efficacy, Instructional Design, and Reflective Thinking

Abstract: As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) rapidly evolves, K-12 education is introducing AI courses whose interdisciplinary complexity exposes teachers' limited readiness. Research ...
The Educator

Why mid-career teachers are most at risk of leaving — and what schools can do about it

Years of pressure are driving mid-career teachers out, but system-level changes and school-based support can rebuild morale ...
Penn State Brandywine

Six faculty members receive 2026 Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2026 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in ...
bera.ac.uk

Promoting the place of reflective practice in primary schools

What are the challenges faced by professionals in primary schools? Concerns about teacher recruitment and retention are well established within the primary sector. While the Department for Education ...
IEEE

Leveraging Generative AI Agent to Promote Teaching Reflection in a K–12 AI Course: Effects on Teachers’ Reflection Self-Efficacy, Instructional Design, and Reflective Thinking

Abstract: As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) rapidly evolves, K–12 education is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) courses whose interdisciplinary complexity exposes teachers’ limited ...
Times Higher Education

Ten tips for embedding retrieval practice in university teaching

Despite the benefits of retrieval practice, students still tend to opt for more passive strategies. Here’s how to embed retrieval in your classroom to show them its power What is retrieval practice?
Queen Mary University of London

AI for Reflective Practice: Thoughts and Tensions

The rapid development of Large Language Models (LLMs) forces educators to confront a difficult question: Can AI meaningfully support reflective practice, or will it simply accelerate the reduction of ...
Frontiers

Innovating cultural studies pedagogy: a reflective case study of active and experiential learning in higher education

This paper presents a reflective case study of a pedagogical innovation in teaching the Introduction to Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies Unit in a higher education institution. Moving beyond ...
Frontiers

Classroom observation as reflective practice: a pre-service TESOL teacher’s professional development

A reflective practice is crucial for pre-service TESOL teachers’ initial training and ongoing professional development. This paper reports on classroom observation as the reflective practice in ...
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SWOT Analysis for Teachers: A Practical Framework for Reflection and Growth

SWOT (which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) is an analytic framework that was originally popularized in the world of business and entrepreneurship. Companies have been ...