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Teachers vs. Tech: Putting an Old Adversary to Good Use
By: Dr. Jerri Ward-Jackson | Aug 9, 2023
Since the first clunky cell phone rang in a silent classroom, technology’s place in education has been hotly debated. Does its potential for good outweigh its potential for disruption? Do kids need more screen time than they already get at home? Is educational technology actually beneficial or is it just a dazzling, counterproductive novelty?
To Dr. Jerri Ward-Jackson of the University of West Alabama’s College of ...
Side Hustles for Teachers
By: Jack Levinson | Aug 2, 2023
For those working in education, money is rarely the primary motivation. Worldwide, teachers are underpaid and are driven by passion and dedication to their students. In spite of this commendable effort, most people need additional income to support themselves and their families.
It can be sobering for some who are considering ...
Empowering Educators: Adapting Modern Teaching Degree Programs to Current Education Policies
By: Teacher.org Staff | Jul 17, 2023
Empowering Educators: Adapting Modern Teaching Degree Programs to Current Education Policies
Educating children requires individuals with a special set of abilities to undertake the delicate process. It is also a process that is constantly changing and evolving. We continue to learn more and more about how children learn best, and school ...
Engineering Success: Breathing New Life into STEM Education in Rural Alabama
By: Dr. Chet Nicklas | Jun 27, 2023
STEM education is more important now than it has ever been. Rapid advancements in AI are already forcing vast swaths of workers to reskill and retrain. And with data becoming the hottest commodity of the 21st century, employers in virtually every industry need people with solid backgrounds in statistics, programming, ...
Navigating Teacher Certification Requirements: A Comprehensive Guide
By: Teacher.org Staff | May 17, 2023
Navigating Teacher Certification Requirements: A Comprehensive Guide
Understanding teacher certification requirements is crucial to meeting them and getting credentialed to instruct students in a classroom. Without teacher certification, you're not legally permitted to teach students in any school, even if you have completed the required coursework, tests, degrees, or other specified ...
Learning How to Say No and Set Boundaries with Parents
By: Jon Konen | Nov 21, 2022
How to increase your “NO!” toolbox!
No other time in my 23 years of education has it been harder to say “no” to people. We want to be pleasers and support our all stakeholders as much as possible, but sometimes there’s a limit to what we can do.
What I have ...
How to Become a Teacher Through Certification
By: Jack Levinson | Oct 10, 2022
Are you interested in becoming a teacher but aren’t sure where to start? It can be daunting to begin a teaching career, as there are several paths that each have advantages and disadvantages that are worth considering carefully. Ultimately what’s important is that you pick the track that is suited ...
Live Your Code: 7 Strategies That Will Help You Be the Most Effective Educator You Can Be
By: Jon Konen | Aug 15, 2022
Live your code!
There are so many ways to say the same thing…
…Be true to yourself!
…Stand up for yourself!
…Live by your morals!
…Have strong ethics!
…Don’t let others change you!
…Stand up for what you believe in!
…Continue living your best life!
When what you believe in is compromised, what do you do? Do you lean ...
8 Ways to Fall In Love with Teaching Again and Make Your Career Work for You
By: Jon Konen | May 19, 2022
Are you changing schools, grade levels, or even contemplating getting out of education all together?
I want to give you eight reasons to stay in your teaching career…and maybe you can add to the list with a reason or two of your own.
I recently read that people had been moving across ...
“What Advice Would You Give Your First-Year Self?”
By: Jon Konen | May 4, 2022
A recent response to a post in the Facebook group, Principal’s Principles, by Andrea Cosens, an elementary principal at Normandy Elementary in Littleton, Colorado, was profound. She states,
“Hold on tight to your core values, they are about to be cross-checked for references.”
I was able to connect with Andrea and learn ...