Inspire: To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion; stimulate to action; motivate. To affect or touch. To breathe life into. The longer I teach, the more important it is for me to see that my ...

Teachers are called many things: educators, mentors, instructors, and sometimes the accidental mom. No matter what they are called, we can all agree that they truly have a gift of influencing lives ...

The note welcomed 4th-graders to their new school year. — -- A teacher wanted to welcome her students to a new school year in a special way. So the educator in Queensland, Australia, crafted a ...

Mo Rocca meets a Broadway musical legend who helps honor classroom legends: "Oscar Hammerstein was a teacher of mine; I was 11, 12 years old. He sort of stabilized me by teaching me what I wanted to ...

In need of some teaching inspiration? You might find it on the road this summer. Education Week has teamed up with Roadtrip Nation, a nonprofit that’s sending a group of teachers across the country in ...

Teachers are essential when it comes to the education of our children. They dedicate their time and resources to ensuring kids get a comprehensive education, along with teaching them how to think ...

During my last quest for Lego-based teaching inspiration, I came across these amazing teaching kits and booklets from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the Queen Mary University of London. In ...

Mike Morbitzer has been in on the surprise before when his wife, Carole, won awards for teaching and volunteer efforts. But yesterday's secret was an especially tough one to keep: She was named the ...

I enjoyed Ronnie Reese’s obituary on James Connelly, “Teacher and track coach at St. Ignatius College Prep” (Obituaries, Sept. 20), who taught history and math at St. Ignatius for over 40 years. I had ...