Written by and starring acclaimed comedy troupe The Katydids, "Teachers" shows their hilariously warped perspective as six elementary school
teachers trying to mold young minds, even though their own lives aren't
really together.
Kristen Bell, Stephen Colbert & Many More Set for THINK IT UP Live Television Broadcast Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 11, 2015
The Entertainment Industry Foundation announced today that a live, one-hour special for its 'Think It Up' education initiative will be telecast on all four U.S. broadcast networks tonight, September 11....
by TV News Desk - September 11, 2015
The Entertainment Industry Foundation announced today that a live, one-hour special for its 'Think It Up' education initiative will be telecast on all four U.S. broadcast networks tonight, September 11....
Fox Cities P.A.C. & AASD to Offer Educator Workshops
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2015
The 2015-16 school year marks the fourth year the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and Appleton Area School District (AASD) are participating in the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This partnership allows the Center and AASD to...
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2015
The 2015-16 school year marks the fourth year the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and Appleton Area School District (AASD) are participating in the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This partnership allows the Center and AASD to...
Teaching Theatrical Institute 2015
by Roundabout Theatre Company - August 26, 2015
Teachers and Arts Educators converged at our annual Theatrical Teaching Institute (TTI) last week - a six-day professional development opportunity. Participants experienced, practiced, and then demonstrated Roundabout's Theatrical Teaching Framework as they created lesson plans they will take into t...
by Roundabout Theatre Company - August 26, 2015
Teachers and Arts Educators converged at our annual Theatrical Teaching Institute (TTI) last week - a six-day professional development opportunity. Participants experienced, practiced, and then demonstrated Roundabout's Theatrical Teaching Framework as they created lesson plans they will take into t...
OPERA America Launches NOTES
by Tyler Peterson - August 25, 2015
OPERA America, the nonprofit service organization for opera, announces the launch of its National Opera Teacher and Educator Source (NOTES), which provides a wide range of lesson plans and professional expertise to busy educators in an easily accessible online format. NOTES (operaamerica.org/NOTES) ...
by Tyler Peterson - August 25, 2015
OPERA America, the nonprofit service organization for opera, announces the launch of its National Opera Teacher and Educator Source (NOTES), which provides a wide range of lesson plans and professional expertise to busy educators in an easily accessible online format. NOTES (operaamerica.org/NOTES) ...
New Novel on 2012 Chicago Teachers Strike Sparks Controversy
by Christina Mancuso - August 18, 2015
In the three weeks since the release of The Teacher's Strike, a plucky new book by debut novelist Gabby Matthews about the massive 8-day Chicago teachers work strike in 2012, everyone from government officials to journalists to Union members and leaders have all chimed in on the title....
by Christina Mancuso - August 18, 2015
In the three weeks since the release of The Teacher's Strike, a plucky new book by debut novelist Gabby Matthews about the massive 8-day Chicago teachers work strike in 2012, everyone from government officials to journalists to Union members and leaders have all chimed in on the title....
The Smith Center's Heart of Education Awards to Recognize CCSD teachers
by Tyler Peterson - August 10, 2015
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, known as the Heart of the Arts in Southern Nevada, along with The Rogers Foundation, created to transform lives through arts and education, is pleased to announce the first ever The Heart of Education Awards. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the awa...
by Tyler Peterson - August 10, 2015
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, known as the Heart of the Arts in Southern Nevada, along with The Rogers Foundation, created to transform lives through arts and education, is pleased to announce the first ever The Heart of Education Awards. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the awa...
Photo Flash: Bernadette Peters and Brian d'Arcy James Attend 2015 Freddie G Fellowship Gala
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2015
Music Theatre International Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon and his wife Myrna hosted eight outstanding educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country for four days of classes and activities honoring them for working to make a difference for their students and communities thr...
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2015
Music Theatre International Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon and his wife Myrna hosted eight outstanding educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country for four days of classes and activities honoring them for working to make a difference for their students and communities thr...
Jeff Calhoun, Stephen Flaherty & More to Teach at Freddie G Fellowship 2015 This Week
by Tyler Peterson - July 07, 2015
Eight outstanding educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country will work one-on-one with Broadway greats at the 6th Annual FREDDIE G FELLOWSHIP July 8th - 11th....
by Tyler Peterson - July 07, 2015
Eight outstanding educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country will work one-on-one with Broadway greats at the 6th Annual FREDDIE G FELLOWSHIP July 8th - 11th....
OSF Receives 'Shakespeare in American Communities' Grant
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2015
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is one of 40 nonprofit, professional theatre companies chosen to participate in the 2015-16 Shakespeare in American Communities program. OSF will receive a $25,000 grant award from Arts Midwest, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, in support...
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2015
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is one of 40 nonprofit, professional theatre companies chosen to participate in the 2015-16 Shakespeare in American Communities program. OSF will receive a $25,000 grant award from Arts Midwest, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, in support...
Actively Learn and HarperCollins Partner for Popular Trade Titles To Schools
by Christina Mancuso - June 02, 2015
Seattle, Washington...
by Christina Mancuso - June 02, 2015
Seattle, Washington...
Learning Sciences International Releases Last Two Marzano Books in Series
by Christina Mancuso - May 06, 2015
West Palm Beach, Florida...
by Christina Mancuso - May 06, 2015
West Palm Beach, Florida...
RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT to Offer Teachers Complimentary Tickets This Month
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2015
"Raiding the Rock Vault" is Hot For Teacher. The hit show, which was recently awarded the coveted "Best of Las Vegas" title by Las Vegas Review-Journal readers for the second year in a row, will offer complimentary tickets to teachers in May in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Month. ...
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2015
"Raiding the Rock Vault" is Hot For Teacher. The hit show, which was recently awarded the coveted "Best of Las Vegas" title by Las Vegas Review-Journal readers for the second year in a row, will offer complimentary tickets to teachers in May in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Month. ...
Red Hot & Blue BBQ Restaurants Honor Nurses and Teachers
by Marina Kennedy - May 01, 2015
To celebrate National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week several Red Hot & Blue Restaurants in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina will be offering a 20% discount to nurses, nurses aides or nurse administrators and teachers or educational administrators from May 4-12, 2015 with valid ID...
by Marina Kennedy - May 01, 2015
To celebrate National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week several Red Hot & Blue Restaurants in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina will be offering a 20% discount to nurses, nurses aides or nurse administrators and teachers or educational administrators from May 4-12, 2015 with valid ID...
STAGE TUBE: Tony Winner Sutton Foster on How Theatre Educators Impacted Her Career
by Tyler Peterson - March 30, 2015
The deadline to submit teachers for the inaugural Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University Excellence in Theatre Education Award is tomorrow, March 31. Just in time for final submissions, Tony Award winner and Carnegie Mellon University alumna Sutton Foster shares how her teachers have influenced ...
by Tyler Peterson - March 30, 2015
The deadline to submit teachers for the inaugural Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University Excellence in Theatre Education Award is tomorrow, March 31. Just in time for final submissions, Tony Award winner and Carnegie Mellon University alumna Sutton Foster shares how her teachers have influenced ...
New NSTA Book is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 25, 2015
Elementary school teachers can make the most of children's irrepressible urge to ask questions with the help of an innovative pedagogical picture book. The Power of Questioning: Guiding Student Investigations is a new NSTA Press book that will help teachers teach and learn science when students ask ...
by Christina Mancuso - March 25, 2015
Elementary school teachers can make the most of children's irrepressible urge to ask questions with the help of an innovative pedagogical picture book. The Power of Questioning: Guiding Student Investigations is a new NSTA Press book that will help teachers teach and learn science when students ask ...
Kennedy Center Names 2015 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2015 winners of Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards -- a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Thirteen teachers were sel...
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2015 winners of Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards -- a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Thirteen teachers were sel...
Author Nancie Atwell Wins $1 Million Global Teacher Prize
by Christina Mancuso - March 16, 2015
Heinemann, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is proud to announce that Nancie Atwell, author of In the Middle, has been awarded the inaugural $1 million Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize for her outstanding contribution to the field of learning. The Global Teacher Prize is a new award th...
by Christina Mancuso - March 16, 2015
Heinemann, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is proud to announce that Nancie Atwell, author of In the Middle, has been awarded the inaugural $1 million Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize for her outstanding contribution to the field of learning. The Global Teacher Prize is a new award th...
New Edition of THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF SCHOOL is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 12, 2015
TURNERS FALLS, Mass., March 12,2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. (CRS), the developer of the Responsive Classroom approach to education, has published a second edition of The First Six Weeks of School. This highly practical guide helps K6 teachers lay the groundwork fo...
by Christina Mancuso - March 12, 2015
TURNERS FALLS, Mass., March 12,2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. (CRS), the developer of the Responsive Classroom approach to education, has published a second edition of The First Six Weeks of School. This highly practical guide helps K6 teachers lay the groundwork fo...
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL's Annual 'Top Teacher Week' Returns in May
by Tyler Peterson - March 03, 2015
announced “LIVE's” sixth annual “Top Teacher Week,” which recognizes standout educators from across the nation. From May 4-8, 2015, “LIVE” will honor teachers who go above and beyond for their schools, communities and students....
by Tyler Peterson - March 03, 2015
announced “LIVE's” sixth annual “Top Teacher Week,” which recognizes standout educators from across the nation. From May 4-8, 2015, “LIVE” will honor teachers who go above and beyond for their schools, communities and students....
James A. Gauthier Critiques Public School System in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - February 16, 2015
KENT, Washington...
by Christina Mancuso - February 16, 2015
KENT, Washington...
Dr. Dylan Wiliam Release Book on Embedding Formative Assessment
by Christina Mancuso - February 03, 2015
West Palm Beach, Florida...
by Christina Mancuso - February 03, 2015
West Palm Beach, Florida...
Bestselling Author Doug Lemov Releases 'Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College'
by Christina Mancuso - January 21, 2015
Author Doug Lemov is back with revised and updated techniques for teachers in his new book Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand; January 2015), whose first edition helped nearly one million teachers become classroom champions....
by Christina Mancuso - January 21, 2015
Author Doug Lemov is back with revised and updated techniques for teachers in his new book Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand; January 2015), whose first edition helped nearly one million teachers become classroom champions....
NSW Primary School Teachers Set for TunED Up Program with the Sydney Symphony
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2015
Fifty primary school teachers, hailing primarily from public schools in regional NSW and Western Sydney, will travel to Sydney this month to participate in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's highly successful TunED Up teacher-training program. The SSO doubled its intake of teachers this year following ...
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2015
Fifty primary school teachers, hailing primarily from public schools in regional NSW and Western Sydney, will travel to Sydney this month to participate in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's highly successful TunED Up teacher-training program. The SSO doubled its intake of teachers this year following ...
NSTA Press Releases ARGUMENT-DRIVEN INQUIRY IN CHEMISTRY
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2014
High school chemistry teachers who want to try an argument-driven approach but aren't sure how can find the instructional materials they need in a new NSTA Press book. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 encourages students to practice reading, writing, speaking,...
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2014
High school chemistry teachers who want to try an argument-driven approach but aren't sure how can find the instructional materials they need in a new NSTA Press book. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 encourages students to practice reading, writing, speaking,...
Natasha Vaynblat Brings THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS to UCB Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2014
Upright Citizens Brigade performer Natasha Vaynblat will star in, 'Natasha Vaynblat: United Federation of Teachers' a new, independent sketch show inspired by her life as a high school teacher in NYC. 'Natasha Vaynblat: United Federation of Teachers' will run starting tonight, October 29th at the UC...
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2014
Upright Citizens Brigade performer Natasha Vaynblat will star in, 'Natasha Vaynblat: United Federation of Teachers' a new, independent sketch show inspired by her life as a high school teacher in NYC. 'Natasha Vaynblat: United Federation of Teachers' will run starting tonight, October 29th at the UC...
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