Resources for Teachers

While much of the Learning First Alliance's work focuses on creating the conditions that support high-performing schools, the Alliance is also dedicated to ensuring that educators have the resources they need to help children in the classroom. The Alliance has produced several documents designed to help teachers reach students. We have also compiled resources on specific subjects for use in the classroom.

Alliance Publications

Every Child Mathematically Proficient: Tips for Teachers
This guide suggests strategies for teachers to use in improving the math skills of their students.

Every Child Reading: Tips for Teachers
Eight things teachers can do to create a classroom and environment where reading can thrive.

Interviews with Leading Educators
A collection of interviews in which leading educators--teachers, principals, superintendents and others--discuss the strategies that have helped their students succeed and their visions for the future of public education.

Additional Resources

Environmental Education Resources
Each year, Earth Day offers schools and students an apt occasion to learn more about our environment and reflect on their impact on it. The Learning First Alliance has gathered some resources to help educators take advantage of this opportunity. (While some of these resources relate directly to Earth Day, most are useful for other lessons on environmental education as well)

Inauguration 2009 Resources
The 2009 presidential inauguration offered schools and students an opportunity to reflect on citizenship, the presidency, the nation's past and our collective future. The Learning First Alliance put together a collection of resources to help educators take advantage of this historic moment. (While some of these resources were tied directly to the inauguration, many others remain very useful for civics education, as well as for other subjects)

Can Citizens Tell a Good School When They See One?

Commentary: We need to look beyond test scores in determining a school’s quality, but do most citizens actually do so?

Parent Engagement and Public Schools

LFA's Anne O'Brien & NAESP President Barbara Chester talk about parent engagement on Lifetime's The Balancing Act. It's the first in the show's series of conversations with LFA members on education issues.

An Overnight Miracle, Seven Years in the Making

Chief Academic Officer Terry Edwards talks about how Everett Public Schools has dramatically improved graduation rates over the past seven years.

Using Evidence for a Change

A recent Knowledge Alliance/Learning First Alliance forum addressed the state of education research.

Advancing Professional Learning

LFA members NSDC (now Learning Forward), NEA and AFT join forces with CCSSO to examine how collective bargaining agreements and state and local policies influence the quality of professional learning available to teachers.

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