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LaFond puts her best foot forward in the women’s triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 3, 2024.
Thea LaFond puts her best foot forward in the women’s triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 3, 2024. She's one of several current or former educators competing in the summer Olympics or Paralympics.
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Teaching Profession From Grade Books to Gold Medals: These Teachers Are Olympians and Paralympians
American teachers are among the athletes competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
Evie Blad, July 22, 2024
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Teaching Profession Teachers' Favorite Reads This Summer
Teachers shared some of their summer book selections, with a wide variety of subject matter and genres.
Elizabeth Heubeck, July 12, 2024
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Teaching Profession The Truth About Teachers' Summers
Teachers endure many misperceptions about their jobs. Perhaps the most egregious has to do with their summer break.
Elizabeth Heubeck, July 11, 2024
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Colin Prater hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament on June 12, 2024, in Pinehurst, N.C.
Colin Prater hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament on June 12, 2024, in Pinehurst, N.C.
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Teaching Profession In Their Own Words How This 'Goofy Science Teacher' Made It to the U.S. Open in Golf
High school science teacher and golf coach Colin Prater just played in one of the world's most prestigious golf tournaments.
Elizabeth Heubeck, July 9, 2024
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Teaching Profession Teachers: Start Your School Supplies Shopping Now With These Discounts
As teachers start back-to-school shopping, Education Week compiled a list of educator discounts that can reduce costs.
Annie Goldman, July 9, 2024
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Teaching Profession Bruh, Teachers Are 'Low Key' Trying to Stay on Top of Student Slang
Teachers use curiosity and humor to stay in tune with kids' constantly evolving language.
Tanyon A. Duprey, July 1, 2024
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A photo illustration of a hand holding a magnifying glass that is focusing on a motherboard chip with the letters "AI".
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Classroom Technology How One Researcher Used Teacher Feedback on AI to Create a New K-12 Platform
Teachers see how AI can make their work more efficient, but want support in using it for instruction, a researcher found.
Alyson Klein, June 24, 2024
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Teaching Profession Teachers Report Lower Pay, More Stress Than Workers in Other Fields
It's yet another warning sign for the beleaguered profession.
Evie Blad, June 19, 2024
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Classroom Disruptions
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Teaching 'Psychological Warfare': Teachers Sound Off on Classroom Management
Teachers on social media discuss the classroom disruptions they've faced, and what they think would help alleviate them.
Tanyon A. Duprey, June 19, 2024
5 min read
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Classroom Technology Which Teachers Are More Likely to Use AI Chatbots?
A growing number of teachers are using AI-powered chatbots for work, but there’s a gap opening up among younger and older teachers.
Arianna Prothero, June 14, 2024
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Mitchell Rutherford, who taught biology at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Ariz., left the profession due, in part, to students' cell phone usage. Here, pictured at Finger Rock Trailhead in Tucson on June 8, 2024.
Mitchell Rutherford, who taught biology at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Ariz., left the profession due, in part, to students' cell phone usage. Here, pictured at Finger Rock Trailhead in Tucson on June 8, 2024.
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Teaching Profession In Their Own Words Cellphones Turned My Teaching Career From 'Awesome' to Exhausting
A former high school teacher shares how his students' increasing reliance on cellphones drove him out of the classroom.
Elizabeth Heubeck, June 10, 2024
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Image of a vision with AI and lots of sticky notes showing things "to do" before teachers can harness the power of it.
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Classroom Technology Opinion I Was an AI Optimist. Now I’m Worried It’s Making Teacher Burnout Worse
When ChatGPT first gained popularity, I thought it would help educators. We still have a long way to go to live up to that promise.
Priten Shah, June 5, 2024
4 min read
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Teaching Profession What Does It Mean for Teachers to Dress ‘Professionally’?
Warm weather makes teachers want to wear casual clothes. But is a dress code really necessary?
Elizabeth Heubeck, May 29, 2024
4 min read
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Classroom Technology The AI Tools for Teachers Are Getting More Robust. Here's How
The new tools increase urgency for PD on using generative AI.
Lauraine Langreo, May 24, 2024
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