Harnessing the Power of AI Tools for Teachers
By: Teacher.org Staff | Apr 11, 2024
For most teachers, the initial reaction to artificial intelligence was horror. After all, if AI was able to write assignments in an instant, or pass standardized exams, the possibilities for students cheating skyrocketed.
But on reflection, AI has more to offer to teachers and students through legitimate educational uses than illicit ones.
The key challenge for teachers today is to identify those uses and ...
How The Challenges Created By COVID Will Be Good For The Future Of Education
By: Jon Konen | Aug 25, 2021
24 Future Forward Ideas: Part 2 in a 4-Part Series Exploring Practical Strategies for Better Teaching Based on What We Learned in 2020-21
Part 2: Reasons to Be Positive About the Future...
In part one of this series, we started looking at what it might mean to return to “normal” after a pretty strange ...
The Issue of Bullying Students with Disabilities Hits Particularly Close to Home for Me
By: Mary McLaughlin | Aug 16, 2021
There comes a time in the life of every person when we have to make a decision: accept what is wrong or change what is wrong. If we choose the latter, we may choose to stand alone in our efforts. If we choose the former, we might just be contributing ...
Before We Rush to Get Back to Normal, Let’s Think About Which Part of Normal is Actually Worth Getting Back To
By: Jon Konen | Aug 11, 2021
24 Future Forward Ideas: A 4-Part Series Exploring Practical Strategies for Better Teaching Based on What We Learned in 2020-21
Part 1: Before We Rush to Get Back to Normal...
“In a rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth getting back to.”
-Author and ...
The Pros and Cons of Being a Principal: An Honest Look
By: Mary McLaughlin | Jul 29, 2021
The pros and cons of being a principal come down to reach versus distance: you shape a whole building's culture and earn a median $105,870, but you trade classroom relationships for evaluations, budgets, and every conflict that walks through your door. Most principals start as teachers and miss the room.
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What We Learned From a Year of Remote Teaching — 5 Questions That Will Help You Streamline Your Curriculum
By: Catherine Dorian | Jul 27, 2021
Like many teachers, I dove in last fall with ambition and zeal. Determined to implement all the ideas I developed in quarantine, I wrote a robust curriculum map for my English I students and a syllabus chock full of texts and project options.
But I soon came face-to-face with the reality ...
Is a Teaching Degree Worth It? Cost vs. Salary 2026
By: Brian Miller | Jul 14, 2021
Is a teaching degree worth it? For most people the math works, though the margin is thinner than in higher-paying fields. BLS put the national mean wage for elementary teachers at $72,650 in May 2025. What decides it for you is the price of the program you pick and how ...
Ever Wonder What Your Teacher Benefits Are Really Worth?
By: Jon Konen | Jun 30, 2021
Your Complete Guide to Understanding What Your Healthcare Coverage, Pension and Other Teacher Benefits are Worth in Real Dollars.
Even if you’re not a teacher or planning to be one, it’s not likely you missed the big national debate about teacher compensation over the years.
Public opinion on education spending is complicated. ...
Top 6 Reasons Why 2020-21 Was the Worst School Year Ever… and Why Next Year Will Be Better
By: Jon Konen | Jun 22, 2021
Never has a school year given us so much to gripe about… and never has summer break brought such a feeling of sweet relief. In the past week since school closed, it’s been nothing but sunshine and margaritas as I slip into the bliss of morning hikes, beach days and ...
Top 10 Pieces of Advice I Wish I Got As a Graduating Senior
By: Jon Konen | Jun 7, 2021
Giving a graduation speech or any speech can be stressful. In fact, it’s the number one fear out there! A recent National Institute for Mental Health survey showed a full 75% of people said it’s the thing they dread the most. Public speaking ranked even higher than death in some ...
Prom Night for Our Special Needs Students – How We Brought a Little Magic to a Difficult School Year
By: Mary McLaughlin | Apr 20, 2021
When we were at the early heights of the pandemic, I was granted a transfer from my long-held elementary special education gig to one at my district’s high school. I would go from working with students who were, for the most part, in need of significant academic support to working ...