Stephen Noonoo
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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How New Teachers Can Learn to Ask for Help
Asking for help can sometimes feel like admitting failure, but these suggestions can aid new teachers as they seek out the wisdom of experienced colleagues. → Read More
4 Positive Alternatives to Problematic Teaching Practices
Old habits may be hard to break, but when teachers modify their approach in these areas, they can help improve learning for all. → Read More
Build Strong Math Vocabulary Skills Using These Simple Strategies
Learning new vocabulary is a fundamental part of understanding math concepts. Use these strategies to build both fluency and engagement. → Read More
ACT Says Grade Inflation Is a Serious Problem. It’s Probably Not.
The ACT has seen the writing on the wall—and it doesn’t look good.At a time when more colleges and universities are taking tentative steps away from ... → Read More
The Mental Health Crisis Causing Teachers to Quit
Teachers are leaving careers they love in a last-ditch effort to save their mental health. How did we get here? → Read More
EdSurge’s Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories of 2021
As another pandemic year draws to a close, a few key themes have risen to the top in education. First among them is how difficult the job has become. ... → Read More
Kids Don’t Always Believe in Climate Science. Are Schools Miseducating Them?
Scientists agree that climate change is real and urgent. But many kids in the U.S. aren’t so sure—even ones who have experienced its effects firsthand. ... → Read More
Teachers Have Reached a Breaking Point. But Remedies Do Exist.
Burned out, tired, demoralized, at a breaking point. Spend time with teachers these days, and phrases such as these will come up often. It's not a new ... → Read More
What Will Online Learning Look Like in 10 Years? Zoom Has Some Ideas
Last March, Zoom, the ubiquitous online conferencing platform, became a staple of daily life for many students and educators as learning shifted ... → Read More
How Toxic Positivity Demoralizes Teachers and Hurts Schools
Several years ago, during her first year teaching at a new school, Rachel cried a lot. Under the thumb of a relentlessly upbeat administrator, Rachel, ... → Read More
Live Education Events Are Back. But if They Host It, Will You Come?
After a grueling and prolonged pandemic, the days of stacked education conference calendars spanning the globe and events pulling in thousands of ... → Read More
Teachers Don’t Just Use Research — Some Are Designing It Themselves
When Carlo Diy throws out a question to his high school entrepreneurship and marketing students, he steels himself for an uncomfortable few moments ... → Read More
Educator Voice Is Essential to Meeting Today’s Challenges. Here’s How We’re Highlighting It.
Earlier this month, two education researchers revealed an unsettling (though perhaps unsurprising) truth about today’s educators in an article here on ... → Read More
Contact Tracing? Sports? Experts Explain School Reopening Research and Recommendations
It’s been a busy few months for schools reopening—and perhaps an even busier time for the agencies releasing guidance on how to do those reopenings ... → Read More
Is Teaching Still an Appealing Profession? A Growing Teacher Shortage Worries Experts
Long Beach Unified, one of the largest school districts in California, is facing a worrying but all-too-familiar problem: Finding enough qualified ... → Read More
What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers
The popular lesson-sharing site Teachers Pay Teachers first landed on Jenny Kay Dupuis’ radar a little over a year ago. Friends and social media users ... → Read More
Can You Provide a Quality Preschool Education Over Zoom?
Before the pandemic snarled daily routines around the world, Aria Jones’ 3- and 4-year-old students had a reliable schedule down pat in their ... → Read More
EdSurge’s 2020 Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories, as Chosen by You
At the end of every year, EdSurge rounds up a collection of its top stories based on clicks, shares and website traffic—and no year in our short ... → Read More
What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary
Teaching experience. An advocate for programs supporting underserved learners. A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare ... → Read More
Connecticut Gives Every Student a Computer and Home Internet to Close the Digital Divide
Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. But even when they can get online, students of color and ... → Read More