Dear We Are Teachers,My principal called this morning and said that a “community member” sent her a picture of me that a local…
Involving parents in therapy helps children with anxiety and depression feel safer, communicate better, and recover more quickly, a new study shows. Levels…
From now until August 3, 2025, parents, teachers, and the school community can nominate teachers for the Kleenex® Heroes of the Classroom program.…
The future of learning should look, feel, and be different for students and educators, says Christine Anne Royce. Royce makes this case in…
Along offers a way for teachers and students to communicate that is meaningful and authentic. The idea being this can help academically by…
As classrooms across Australia navigate a new era of digital learning, the demand for meaningful and effective edtech has perhaps never been higher.…
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage…
The theme for this year’s celebration of World Portuguese Language Day was “the promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language and cultural diversity…
Jirout and Klahr (2012) show classrooms that encourage open-ended questions foster deeper engagement. Loewenstein’s Information-Gap Theory (1994) shows that learning is strongest when…
Communication is a human right, in any and all languages. Children of all backgrounds start communicating from birth, though this communication looks and…
Dear We Are Teachers, Confession time. While inebriated at a bar on a night out on holiday break, I saw the parent of…
The past 12 months have been some of the most interesting in edtech, to say the least. The biggest story of the year…
If anyone deserves a break when buying a home, it’s teachers. That’s why We Are Teachers is proud to partner with Teacher Next…
As 2023 draws to a close, The Educator takes a moment to reflect on a year that has been both challenging and transformative…
This article was updated in December 2023 The Bitmoji classroom grew in popularity when remote teaching became necessary. Although not required in the…
This article was updated in December 2023 Quizlet is part gaming platform, part quiz, and part teaching tool. Crucially, it’s built with all…
As Australia’s school students sat their final exams recently, some of the most effective tools that edtech has to offer was playing a…
We’ve all heard it: Work hard, play hard. But how many of us are creating the life balance we truly deserve? That’s why…
Idioms are expressions that have a meaning that isn’t immediately obvious from the words themselves. Every language has them, and fluent speakers use…