Teachers and Teaching

Lecturer Eric Soto-Shed on using America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to rethink how we teach democracy in schools

New Principal Investigator is answering questions while Building AI Agency in Schools

Values in Teaching resource offers teachers and students a path for discussing difficult topics while feeling safe in “contentious times” 

With immigration a national focus, a new book by Jessica Lander, Ed.M.’15, offers educators deeper insight into the law that gives all students a right to a public education

A story of parallel paths that converged with one faculty and HGSE

Gabrielle Oliveira reveals how migrant families’ decisions, often misunderstood from the outside, are driven by deep care, and what schools must do to truly support the children

Professor Meira Levinson’s normative case studies offer students and educators a chance to learn across differences

Associate Professor Elizabeth Bonawitz explores why curiosity is essential to learning and how schools can better protect it

Find out from three master's students teaching science this year at local schools  

With a new tool, Project Zero helps teachers rethink what makes a good learning environment

Summer programs can help with COVID learning loss, especially in math

New book by alum says just being a bit more creative can make a difference when faced with challenges

A new study shows that allowing students space for mental exploration can be as valuable as hands-on lessons

Mridula Chalamalasetti, Ed.M.'25, builds games for learning in India

We dug into our archives for advice for teachers, school leaders, and parents as they prepare for going back to school

A new book raises — and answers — teachers' most prevalent questions

Alum creates an easy-to-use app for teachers to better diagnose and help struggling readers

Harvard guidance and a new tool from the Center for Digital Thriving can help educators color in the gray areas

How small adjustments for educators can help them guide their students through a technology-filled world

Joanna Chou, Ed.M.'25, finds new meaning in helping high schooler's discover their purpose

Satyam Mishra, the 2025 winner of the Phyllis Strimling Award, looks back on his year at HGSE and what’s ahead

From high school classrooms to college campuses, HGSE alum Barbara Selmo reflects on four decades as an educator

Inspired by a courageous 12-year-old in Peru, Tyler Thigpen is working to engaged and empower this generation of high schoolers

Statistician who explores how to best use modern methods in applied social science contexts has been promoted to the rank of professor of education 

HGSE alum and Hairiette series author shares how the LDIT program inspired her to create a 7-year-old girl with magic hair

Shining a light on the many paths that lead our students to the Ed School

Podcasts have been a great way for the Ed School to connect with those working in the field. Here are a few of our favorites

Led by intention and purpose, HGSE alum Dominik Dresel finds his calling in education

Collaboration with City Year helps corps members become Ed School students

Here’s what happens when faculty put boots to the ground

Akanksha Pabari reflects on her time teaching high school students, highlighting the importance of creating a supportive environment

Alum Anjali Adukia discusses how textbooks across states like Texas and California are less different than commonly believed — especially in how they portray race, gender, and historical narratives

Schools have an essential part to play in confronting climate change and developing climate literacy

How intentional teacher language in early childhood classrooms can shape children’s inner voice, support emotional regulation, and promote lifelong resilience and well-being

U.S. Special Olympics chair and UNITE co-founder Tim Shriver highlighted ways to improve communication and rhetoric by choosing dignity over contempt

Ph.D. candidate Jeannette Garcia Coppersmith’s research focuses on inherent bias, and what happens when teachers let students endure the “productive struggle” of learning ambitious mathematics

Lecturer Aaliyah El-Amin and Boston College's Scott Seider, Ed.M.'04, Ed.D.'08, examine what it truly means to pursue education justice in K–12 schools

Assistant Professor Ying Xu studies how artificial intelligence can impact a student’s learning ecosystem

A new professional development institute helps educators find their courage

Tools to aid teachers and school leaders in their own “continuous improvement”

What tools are needed to help young people to develop skills, knowledge, and characteristics to become informed and motivated citizens in our society, particularly in polarized times?

A new book demonstrates how to educate for social action and why it doesn’t have to come at the expense of academic learning 

Lessons to be learned from evolving views about free speech policies on college campuses and how to preserve a safe, productive, and respectful learning environment

How to sustain satisfying careers for educators and create a resilient future for teaching

A new guide offers advice and strategies for using generative AI tools to support self-directed project-based learning

New book from alum says we do, but it doesn’t have to be that way