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Time for Teachers: Self-Assessment with Community Support as Individual Solutions

Ed Timke

Educators often cite a lack of time as one of their most significant stressors. How can we help teachers find the balance necessary to feel satisfied in their jobs and meet their social and emotional needs? This third post in the Time for Teachers blog series will discuss the importance of a self-assessment in addressing individual problems and solutions teachers face. This is not to say the onus of addressing challenges should fall squarely on the shoulders of individual teachers. Teachers need a community of practice and support to help them identify problems they might face individually that could benefit from solutions that come from consulting with colleagues.

Tips and Tools, Teaching, Research, Social Emotional Learning
SEP 13, 2022
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Time for Teachers: Agile Meetings and Short Pulse Surveys as Systemic Solutions

Ed Timke

Educators often cite a lack of time as one of their most significant stressors. How can we help teachers find the balance necessary to feel satisfied in their jobs and meet their social and emotional needs? This second post in the Time for Teachers blog series will discuss two possible solutions that can help all educators save time while addressing needs to serve students and communities: agile meetings and short pulse surveys.

Tips and Tools, Teaching, Research, Social Emotional Learning
SEP 06, 2022
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Time for Teachers: Importance of Distinguishing Systemic from Individual Barriers and Solutions

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Educators often cite a lack of time as one of their most significant stressors. How can we help teachers find the balance necessary to feel satisfied in their jobs and meet their social and emotional needs? This first post in the Time for Teachers blog series will distinguish systemic from individual barriers, which is essential to ensure that finding time for themselves is not an undue burden on individual teachers. Some challenges require state-, district-, and school-wide solutions.

Teaching, Research, Social Emotional Learning
JAN 31, 2022