How artificial intelligence will impact K-12 teachers

February 4, 2020

The teaching profession is under siege. Working hours for teachers are increasing as student needs become more complex and administrative and paperwork burdens increase. According to a recent McKinsey survey, conducted in a research partnership with Microsoft, teachers are working an average of 50 hours a week1 —a number that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Teaching and Learning International Survey suggests has increased by 3 percent over the past five years.2

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whitePaper | December 19, 2019

Microsoft’s mission to empower every student on the planet to achieve more is a commitment to do more to support students, and educators from K-Career to be ready to innovate and create in an increasingly digital world. Our focus extends to ensure we not only grow the number of students equipped with technology skills, but also do more to grow student diversity and fuel careers in technology.

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Parent Engagement and Student Success

whitePaper | December 19, 2022

Start researching ways to improve outcomes at a school or district and you will quickly notice that parent engagement strategies are often suggested as a method of improving student success (Auerbach, 2007). Parent engagement is a long-studied, often misunderstood, and sometimes controversial topic (Olivos et al., 2011; Shuffelton, 2017)

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5 best practices for building skills academies

whitePaper | October 7, 2022

As we enter the era of and rapid digitization, organizations can no longer rely on adhoc training and one-time learning sessions to build the data literate workforce of the future.

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Instructional Models Doing the Right Things Right

whitePaper | November 25, 2022

Adopting, adapting, or creating an instructional model could be the key to boosting instructional consistency while also encouraging teacher creativity. That may sound like an easy sell, but the process is rife with opportunities for crossed signals and misaligned ambitions. Whether you’re a superintendent or a teacher who wants to see some things change, learning the basics of group dynamics will keep your project moving forward.

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Balanced Leadership for Student Learning: A 2021 Update of McREL’s Research-Based School Leadership Development Program

whitePaper | June 23, 2021

Effective principals have a positive influence on student learning outcomes, as McREL’s analysis has previously found. In this new paper, we review these connections and describe updates to our Balanced Leadership for Student Learning™ professional learning program that help principals have even more impact on student success.

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Learning Trends for Learning Professionals

whitePaper | February 25, 2023

Technology and member needs are in a perpetual state of evolution. As learning management professionals, we understand you want to remain up-to-date with changes to provide your members with the benefits they seek.

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