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Roughly 17% of teachers working second or summer jobs
A statistical analysis published by the Pew Research Center suggests teachers are three times more likely than workers overall to hold multiple jobs.
Finding the Right Summer Job or Internship
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Why I Avoid the ‘Teachers’ Lounge’ and You Should, Too
The teachers' lounge isn't a place at all but a mentality that can creep up on educators unexpectedly and create a toxic school climate, writes Lauren Powell.
3 Reasons Why Your Observations May Be a Waste of Time
Teacher observations should be one of the most important jobs completed between a leader and teacher, but there are 3 reasons why they are typically a waste of time.
Ask, Listen, Do: How to Find Out What Kids Need From School
How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them.
3 Things You Can Do This Summer to Be a Better Teacher in the Fall
The journey of becoming a better version of your teacher self is all about finding balance, joy, and opportunities to learn and collaborate, says special education teacher Elizabeth Stein.
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
How to Connect With Other Teachers in the Social Age
With new media, shifting standards, and evolving pedagogies, teachers need a community to find and give support. They need to be able to exchange ideas.
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
The Case for Working Part-Time When You Retire
In high school, my Spanish teacher was retired but said he enjoyed working so he continued to teach part-time. Back then, I thought he was nuts, but there’s a solid case to be made for working after retirement.
Healthier School Lunch Rules Are Working, Study Finds
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act is giving kids more nutritious food at school
Teachers tap into brain science to boost learning
Research on the brain and how we think and act is influencing the way some teachers teach. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters goes into a classroom where the instructor uses different methods to engage different parts of the students’ brains, then checks with a neuroscientist about whether that strategy actually works.
Personalized Learning: More Teacher, Less Algorithm?
Many in the ed-tech sector believe algorithms are key to customizing education, but the most compelling examples of personalized learning are driven by teacher-student relationships.
New Studies Find That, for Teachers, Experience Really Does Matter
New research challenges the belief that teachers plateau early in their careers, suggesting instead their effectiveness grows over the first decade in the classroom and beyond.
Five Tips for Summer-Long Learning
Try some of these tips and great resources to get kids excited about learning – all are designed to help kids look at some of their favorite subjects in a new way and keep their brains lighting up with new knowledge all summer long.
5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research
Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly and efficien…
13 Things Every Girl With a Summer Job Can Relate To
Counting down the minutes and seconds until your shift ends...
5 Things Teachers Wish Parents Knew: Your Children Can Do More Than You Think
Teachers have a different perspective on our children — one that can help us to see them differently. They’re capable individuals, they don’t need constant feedback, and they’re learning from what we do (not what we say).
Teachers Don't Want More Data, They Want Better Data, Gates Survey Finds
A new survey by the Gates Foundation finds that nearly all teachers regularly use digital tools like digital gradebooks, but are unhappy with the data or the tools they have access to.
Public-school teachers reveal the 7 hardest things about their job
K-12 teachers from across the US tell Business Insider that mean parents and low pay make their job more difficult.
Putting Teachers in the Classroom Before They Start Teaching
How teacher-residency programs might be a way to train better-prepared, life-long educators
