News & Ideas

Keeping our growing community of partners and supporters abreast of our initiatives, programs, and updates is a crucial part of our work. We also know that using teaching and teacher education to disrupt injustice is complex. Part of our strategy to harness the power of teaching to create a more just society is to translate our ideas about teaching, teacher education, and professional learning into stories that engage and inspire. Explore the latest updates and stories about our programs, partnerships, resources, and more.

June 24, 2025

Smart Talks with IBM podcast

Video of TeachingWorks Director Deborah Loewenberg Ball featured in Smart Talks with IBM podcast The May 20, 2025, episode of […]

May 22, 2025

A Brief Exploration of Mathematical Literacy

The goal of mathematics teaching is to support young people to learn and grow into adults who can use mathematics […]

May 19, 2025

TeachingWorks develops eight numeracy briefs for the New York State Education Department

At a statewide numeracy conference on May 13, 2025, TeachingWorks and the New York State Education Department released a set […]

February 4, 2025

Why is “learning loss” so trendy?

Everywhere you look these days, you see stories focused on the woeful state of public education in the U.S. From […]

May 17, 2023

What do laboratory classes enable us to see about using the power of teaching to create a more just society?

Listen to the Content Methods Laboratory Classes instructional team discuss how the laboratory classes will support our participating teacher candidates and observing teacher educators to connect the dots between teaching practice and advancing justice.

May 3, 2023

What are laboratory classes anyway?

Listen to the Content Methods Laboratory Classes instructional team discuss what we mean by laboratory classes and how we use them to analyze the work of teaching and teacher education.

April 26, 2023

Meet the instructors for 2023 Content Methods Laboratory Classes

For the next three weeks, tune in for a series of conversations with the laboratory classes instructional team to explore the ins and outs of the program.

April 14, 2023

2023 Elementary Mathematics Laboratory to be held in Detroit, MI

The program will be held July 24-28 at The School at Marygrove.

January 1, 2022

Practice Makes Progress

In this feature story in the centennial issue of Michigan Education Magazine, TeachingWorks team members reflected on our collective work […]