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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

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It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Why Investing in SEL Now May Be the Key to an Equitable Future

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These benefits are widely recognized by educators; Promethean’s 2021/22 State of Technology in Education report found that SEL is the top priority for schools across the country. Our report also found areas of opportunity in districts’ investments in education technology.

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – June 2021

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During the pandemic, education technology became front and center in the classroom. And the dose-response relationship between greenery and mental health holds even when controlling for socioeconomic status and other risk factors. Read more on EdWeek: How to Help Students Take a Mental-Health Break This Summer.

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Data Shows Demographics Are Shifting in Fast-Growing Cities. How Are School Districts Impacted?

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The chart compares racial and ethnic makeup of the residents within each school district (not only students) from 2009 to 2021. We selected this timeframe because each year actually represents the tailend of five-year data estimates, with data gathered from 2005-2009 and the newest from 2017-2021. Source: American Community Survey.

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What’s It Like to Leave the Classroom for a Job in Edtech?

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For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. Brown found herself sharing advice with so many educators looking to emulate her path that in 2021, she published a book on the subject. She has since been promoted to client success manager. “It

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An Innovative Journey to Scalable Computer Science Programs

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By 2021, 91 percent of schools in New York City offered computer science (up from 76 percent in 2019). To fortify educators' understanding of Minecraft, we introduced a virtual learning sequence starting with "Minecraft 101."

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How I Became Invisible as a Teacher of Color in the Classroom

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Who Am I in Education? Soon after, I began my first summer professional development at a school in the neighborhood I grew up in. Motivated to change this conversation and influence policy at the state and local levels, I ran for school board in 2021.