If you teach music tech, you know how important it is for students to get their hands on virtual instruments, plug-ins, and recording…
Australian schools are facing an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks targeting student data. Research from Clever shows one in four schools experienced an attack…
By Mark Sciberras Every year, as part of her role as a primary school teacher, my wife used to spend hours painstakingly reorganising…
Winter is coming, which means chapped lips and dry skin are, too. Whether your strategy is to moisturize between periods or tone and…
Cori Coburn (Image credit: Austin Community College District/Cori Coburn) When it comes to technology, sometimes less is more. “You don’t have to be…
Ester de Jong and Socorro Herrera call for teacher agency amidst science of reading mandates In Spring of 2023, we wrote a short…
Parents who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s know the feeling: you’re listening to your kid’s playlist, and suddenly a song hits…
ACTFL. (2024). ACTFL Proficiency guidelines 2024. Alexandria, VA: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Block, Nicholas. (2011) The Impact of Two-Way…
Dear We Are Teachers, I love teaching, but financially, I’m drowning. After rent, groceries, gas, and student loans, I barely scrape by each…
Through the generosity of scholarship donors, many students can attend college with less debt. Most ask for nothing in return, so they deserve…
Reaching the 100th day of school is a milestone that should be celebrated! Although dressing as a 100-year-old is a popular way to…
In 1974, Lau v. Nichols established the right of non-English language speaking students to receive an equal education. IDRA founder Dr. José Cárdenas…
The well-known proverb ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ is one that is certainly not lost on teachers, who understand that…
First graders will cheer when you announce that they’ll get to do a real, hands-on science experiment! These 1st grade science projects are…
Students will love these seek-and-find activities! The idea is simple: Kids color in the objects and try to find all of the different…
Was your teacher Christmas bonus closer to $500 or $5,000 this year? Just kidding, just kidding. We know teachers don’t get holiday bonuses.…
Last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher credited “responsible economic management” for an historic improvement in Australia’s budget outlook, in…
I often tell the story of my humble teaching beginnings as a reminder of my growth as an educator. I began my teaching…
Tinkercad offers a free and powerful way to work with computer-aided design, or CAD, for students of a wide range of ages. But…