Teaching is a high demand profession. Incorporate these exercises and activities into your routine this winter break, and say bye bye to teacher burnout.

We’ve highlighted ten highly rated assessment-focused edtech tools for alternate route teachers pursuing their teacher certification across NJ.

Over 100 alternate route teachers from across NJ came together on LinkedIn to discuss technology’s role in engaging students, parents and colleagues.

These primarily free and low-cost conferences are perfect for NJ teachers and educators looking to advance their PD and grow their PLN this summer.

To create a more streamlined professional development experience for educators, we’ve gathered the best teacher accounts and education spaces to follow across multiple social media platforms.

A recent social media discussion underscored the need to empower educators—particularly those new to the profession—with practical tools to prevent and address harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) in schools, which works against emotional safety for students.

When Rutgers Alternate Route interviewed Herrmann late last year, she had just received her teaching certificate, completed her preservice training and accepted a job teaching math. We recently caught up with her to check in on how she’s developed as an educator over her first semester.

Welcome to January, when post-winter-vacation motivation is low, especially for educators in northern climates, who are currently navigating a very gray environment.

Getting momentum in the new year is a challenge many teachers face, which is why we spent our winter break preparing a Mid-Year Motivation Toolkit for blog visitors who could use some inspiration, support and fresh ideas for the second half of the school year.

The Rutgers Alternate Route #EdTech chat moderators were curious about how this teaching cohort utilizes technology to gain leverage in their field. During the chat, participants highlighted their favorite digital resources, introduced new platforms and shared teacher-specific strategies for popular sites. Read on to learn what these educators recommend.

Reigniting excitement doesn’t require elaborate prep or expensive materials. Many games and activities are easy to execute in the classroom and free, with limited or no materials needed.

We’ve gathered a list of these games for elementary, middle and high school teachers to kick up the excitement in the new year.