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Teacher Well-Being Depends on Workload, School Climate and Feeling Supported

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Findings from the University of Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre are detailed in a new report commissioned by the International Baccalaureate Organization, where Merriman is the global director of research, policy and design. Zooming in on only teachers, they had the highest rate of burnout among all school workers at 52 percent.

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

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The question arises, “How does one know if the applications have an impact on student learning?”. Typically students enjoyed the novelty of something new and exciting, especially if the tools allowed them to become more than passive participants. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, taught for 36 years before retiring.

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Why Professional Learning Is a Crucial Piece of a 1:1 Program

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Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. I wanted to have as many tools in my belt as possible when the new school year rolled around,” she said. “I

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5 Ways for Teachers to Streamline Their Workload

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On the surface, you prepare lesson plans and determine the series of activities you will give for your next class. The past two years have produced learning gaps, so much so that educators will have to concentrate on improving the delivery of lessons and tracking learners’ progress. This is where learning models come in.

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Learning Pathways for District-Wide Integration of Skills for Innovation

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K-12 learning opportunities must prepare students with the necessary skills to succeed in Industry 4.0. This includes developing competency in social-emotional learning, design thinking and computational thinking, whether or not students eventually study computing or engineering or enter the information technology industry.

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Empowering Educators and Enhancing Product Quality: Unveiling a Powerful Solution to Edtech

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In today's fast-paced educational landscape, technology plays an increasingly vital role in supporting student learning. By doing so, the initiative aims to promote the adoption of tools and resources that support and enable effective teaching and learning experiences.

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Is Student Absenteeism a Growing Problem at Colleges, Too?

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That vantage point gives her insight about what’s keeping students from feeling fully invested in showing up for class ready to truly participate in the learning process. That vantage point gives her insight about what’s keeping students from feeling fully invested in showing up for class ready to truly participate in the learning process.

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