MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been barreling through the field of higher education since the first MOOC was launched in 2008. These free courses were initially believed to be a way to provide a high-caliber education to anyone with Internet access and a will to learn. Although research so far has shown that MOOCs aren't living up…

Profiles two educators with new books about challenge of teaching. Philip W. Jackson, philosopher/professor of education, muses about teaching and quests for knowledge in "Untaught Lessons." In "You Can't Say You Can't Play," kindergarten teacher Vivian Gussin Paley advocates storytelling as way to build more moral world in the…

Describes professional-development schools, partnerships between university teacher-education programs and schools, involving professors, teachers, and teacher interns. Tells how mutual respect and collaborative innovation developed in one such professional-development school in Camden, New Jersey. (PKP)

A look inside a professional development school based in Fort Collins, Colorado, shows how an innovative, observation-and-feedback approach to teacher training is enhancing the teaching and learning experience of all participants--university faculty, high school faculty, and teacher candidates. Participants' strong commitment has arisen from the…

Describes why school districts and universities should create professional-development school partnerships. Argues that besides increasing student and teacher learning, professional-development schools can improve education in schools and universities by reforming them both, taking on new roles and new work, reducing teacher-student ratios, and…