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18 Brutally Honest Teacher Tweets About Betsy DeVos - WeAreTeachers
How teachers really feel about the President's secretary of education pick....
Here's a Really Simple Way to Teach Phonics Using Pool Noodles - WeAreTeachers
Pool noodles are available everywhere during the summer, and they’re inexpensive, too. So it’s a great time to stock up for fun, hands-on classroom activities, like Pool Noodle Phonics. What You Need To make this hands-on activity, which can be …...
27 Amazing Things Teacher Friends Do For One Another - WeAreTeachers
They're how you survive TBH....
9 of the Best Teacher Pens for Grading, Scribbling, and Late-Night Brilliance - WeAreTeachers
WeAreTeachers readers care A LOT about their pens. Here are some of their favorites....
10 Surprising Ways to Use Instagram in the Classroom - WeAreTeachers
Move over, Facebook! If you teach middle or high schoolers, you know that Instagram is one of the most popular social media channels for teens and tweens today. And while it may not seem like it at first, there are …...
31 Teacher Tweets About Testing That Tell It Like It Is - WeAreTeachers
Get ready for some truth telling....
10 Things Every Teacher Should Try This Summer - WeAreTeachers
Presenting the WeAreTeachers summer bucket list: We all know the temptation to start planning for next year, but take a break from everything “teaching” for one week. Or two. Maybe an entire month. You’ll be better when you come back …...
What's Really Going On Inside the Teacher Brain - WeAreTeachers
Recently, WeAreTeachers discovered this helpful guide in a pile of old, forgotten papers. In the grand tradition of phrenology, it’s a helpful peek inside the average teacher’s brain. What do you think? Does it ring true or did the scientists …...
The Teacher Bill of Rights (Share This With Everyone You Know!) - WeAreTeachers
At WeAreTeachers, we believe that all teachers deserve good working conditions, freedom in their teaching and support from their administrators. In fact, here are the teacher rights we think should be a given in schools across the country. What do …...
How Students and Teachers See Social Media - WeAreTeachers
There’s no doubt about it, social media makes it easier to connect with other teachers—and for your students to connect with friends. But when it comes to the coolest social media tool in school, teachers and kids often have a …...
Librarian Tip of the Week: It's Okay to Be Bored Now and Then - WeAreTeachers
 This week’s tip is submitted by Jamie A. Swenson. Do you have a reading tip to share? Leave it below and we may feature it as our tip of the week!...
Teaching By the Numbers: How I Spend My Weekends as a Teacher - WeAreTeachers
In our new Teaching by the Number series, we break down the profession with cold, hard statistics. This week—a look at how we spend our weekends:...
Punctuation Can Save a Teacher's Life - WeAreTeachers
Punctuation Can Save a Teacher's Life. Hannah Hudson on September 25, 2012 Facebook Pinterest Twitter. Punctuation Can Save a Teacher's Life ......
7 Signs Your School Needs a Technology Makeover - WeAreTeachers
Do any of these signs sound familiar? Then it may be time to apply for a $100,000 technology makeover from Sharp Electronics Corporation. Click for details....
Why Social-Emotional Learning Matters - WeAreTeachers
The research is clear: programs or curriculum that promote social-emotional learning (SEL) can have big payoffs when it comes to academics, student behavior and life decisions. ...