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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

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It’s not just us noticing these trends—recent research reports and surveys from a number of organizations reveal alarming statistics on teacher well-being. And only 12 percent of teachers report that they are very satisfied in their roles. To do so, we can learn from other industries.

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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

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According to her, the education industry looks at “reading and writing as two separate kinds of tools.” Each lesson, Murphy shares, will “break down academic standards around literacy into discrete subskills.” (For “People often joke about being bad at math, but they often do that with writing as well,” observes Murphy.

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Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition

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These titles racked up dozens of media accolades and industry awards, from organizations that include Common Sense Media and Games for Change, an industry association for serious game developers. There are “several ongoing M&A processes with global potential” in the works, according to the financial report.

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MasteryConnect Cuts 30 Percent of Staff, Brings Co-Founder Mick Hewitt Back as CEO

Edsurge

MasteryConnect aims to help teachers plan lessons and track how students perform against academic standards. Its core offerings include formative assessment products such as Socrative (a startup acquired in June 2014), grading tools and reporting services. See our report on edtech venture capital for more details.)

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Schools Say Highest Pressure from Students’ Social and Emotional Needs

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First came the cries for accountability resulting in increasing numbers of required reports. Then a re-write of academic standards that had to be mapped to teaching and learning, constantly in revision. True personalization is being done in nearly every other industry, but not here, not at scale.

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How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company

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Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. Video worked exceptionally well for us (even dating as far back as 2008) as our employees reported feeling more connected. days each week.

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Six Steps to Project Based Learning

eSpark

The new legislation urged districts to embrace project based instruction aligned to academic standards and 21st century skills. Allowing educators to relate academic standards to student interests and aspirations, PBL is an especially effective way to engage older students who might otherwise be disengaged from the classroom.