How others have used TeachersConnect to grow professionally. The other night, I sat listening to a couple friends chat about dating apps and websites. They were talking about dates they’ve gone on, whom they’ve met, and honestly, a lot about how it didn’t often work...
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How Meaningful are the Connections in Your Online Community?
Engaging through sharing by Kristen Fleury It was in the living room on Christmas Eve, surrounded by family, that I noticed both myself and fiance’s grandmother were the only ones not engaging. I sensed a loneliness that we both shared in that moment. We were both...
The Power of Significance
What happens when you truly matter and the secret to a longer life by Marcel Ollmann TeachersConnect is working with teachers on a user research project focusing on discovering what drives teachers in their daily lives and what challenges they experience in their...
Another Day in the Life of a Teacher
You can't prepare for everything by Dave Meyers I’m in the second or third year of my career (teaching grade 5 at this point) and we’re just kicking off a unit the teachers call “Puberty and Reproduction” and the kids call “Sex”. We begin with what I think is a very...
One is the Loneliest Number
What happens when you’re profoundly alone standing in a room full of people? by Marcel Ollmann TeachersConnect is working with teachers on a user research project focusing on discovering what drives teachers in their daily lives and what challenges they experience in...
Teaching vs. Other Entry Level jobs
Understanding the Job Responsibilities of Teachers by Eliza Kano-Bower The first job young college graduates accept after college is a big deal. It's an accomplishment and a first step along a prospective career path. Every year, over 300,000 graduates choose to...
Are you Sinking, Swimming, or Surfing?
Learning to surf on the rough waves of education by Flo Berry When completing my National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders (NPQSL) year I had to really reflect on what it was like to be a senior leader, including how effective I was in managing my own...
If it Feels Wrong, it’s Probably Not Right
Strategies for talking through gut reactions and creating change from a 22 year veteran teacher by Joy Kirr Stepping into your classroom, possibilities for learning abound. How many bodies will you have looking at you? How can you lead them as best you can? It’s a lot...
Playing Teacher: A look at imposter syndrome #IRL
Why do new teachers often feel like imposters? by Kristen Fleury I had to change who I was the day I became a teacher. I don’t mean that in the way you scold your friends for changing their personalities when they’re around their partners or people they want to...
