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.

January 20, 2021

Reflecting on yesterday’s violence on Capitol Hill

The problems we face are deeply rooted in our history, pervade our present, and will persist into our futures. The battle to confront and work to overcome them requires recognition, determination, perseverance, and collective action.

March 30, 2020

An Update from TeachingWorks | COVID-19

An update from TeachingWorks | COVID-19March 30, 2020 Dear colleagues: Like you, we at TeachingWorks have watched with concern and […]

January 14, 2020

January 2020 Newsletter: Happy New Year from TeachingWorks!

It has been an honor for TeachingWorks to provide resources, programming, and professional learning opportunities in 2019 to support the […]

December 3, 2019

December 2019 Newsletter: Save the date for the TeachingWorks Summer Institute

Join us July 20 – August 5, 2020 at the TeachingWorks Summer Institute, an intensive, multi-program professional learning opportunity for […]

November 25, 2019

Recap: TeachingWorks Streaming Seminar with Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

TeachingWorks interviews Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot from TeachingWorks at UMSOE on Vimeo. “View, Voice, and Visibility. Three V’s” These “three V’s” were the focus of Dr. […]

November 4, 2019

November 2019 Newsletter: Meet TeachingWorks – Annie Blaise

Meet TeachingWorks: Annie Blais from TeachingWorks at UMSOE on Vimeo. TeachingWorks is more than a faceless organization, it is a community of educators, researchers, […]

November 1, 2019

Event Recap: NBC News Learn’s Education Now: Detroit

On October 24, 2019, NBC News Learn hosted Education Now: Detroit, a special event that featured teachers, researchers, advocates, and community […]

October 7, 2019

October 2019 Newsletter: Teaching is Powerful

Teaching is Powerful from TeachingWorks at UMSOE on Vimeo. Teaching is Powerful. In honor of World Teachers’ Day, we are reminded that teaching has […]

September 24, 2019

TeachingWorks named as new 100kin10 partner

TeachingWorks has been named a new partner in 100kin10, a national network to grow the science, technology, engineering, and math […]