by Sadie McFarlin | Sep 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The first few weeks of school are busy. There are names to learn, schedules to figure out, routines to establish, technology that inevitably refuses to cooperate, and a seemingly endless list of things that need to get done before everyone can settle in. Underneath...
by Sadie McFarlin | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of the best parts of our work at the New England Institute for Teacher Education is watching educators continue to learn. Long after they’ve become accomplished teachers, they keep asking questions, exploring new ideas, and looking for ways to grow. That...
by Sadie McFarlin | Jun 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
There’s a moment that happens near the end of every school year that doesn’t get talked about enough. It’s the one where a new teacher, who is nervous and still figuring it all out, makes it to June. That doesn’t happen by accident. A lot...
by Sadie McFarlin | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Walk into almost any school building on a weekday morning and you will see the visible parts of teaching… lesson plans projected on screens, students filing into seats, schedules running on a bell. What you won’t see is everything else. Before the first student...
by Sadie McFarlin | Apr 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Think back to a professional development experience that genuinely changed something for you, whether it was the way you set up a lesson, the way you approached a struggling student, the way you saw your own practice. What made it different? Chances are, it...
by Sadie McFarlin | Feb 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
We talk a lot about making schools supportive places for students. But what about the adults in those schools: the teachers, specialists, aides, and administrators who shape students’ daily experiences? Educators spend their days thinking deeply about community,...
