Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

It’s lauded by some as one of the best ways to improve teaching and learning, scorned by others as a complete waste of time. It’s something that teachers might have access to weekly, or barely get ...

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Marieke Van Puymbroeck and Jenny Presgraves offer advice for building participation in a professional development program for graduate students and postdocs. As administrators charged with overseeing ...