Three Overlooked Reasons Why Teaching Is So Exhausting, Two Very Promising Solutions

Why is teaching still so exhausting after more than two and half years of concentrated attention on teacher wellbeing? Despite the strategies and well-intended efforts, many teachers report being more emotionally and physically tired than ever. Our guests identify the often overlooked reasons and discuss why they are excited about two promising solutions.

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Benjamin White is a teacher, writer, and researcher currently working as Assistant Head at Maidstone Girls’ Grammar School in Kent, England. He recently co-authored ‘The Next Big Thing in Education’ with Professor Becky Allen and Matthew Evans. Ben has a particular interest in teaching practice and its relationship with shifting policies, fads and educational research. He has written research guides for Ambition Institute and led research projects for the Education Endowment Foundation, Ashford Teaching Alliance and the Department for Education. He also developed Compare and Learn (a comparative learning web-app). He holds a Masters in Education and professional studies and currently facilitates the National Professional Qualification in Leading Teacher Development.

Dr. Monica Burns is the author of Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom (ASCD). She is a curriculum and educational technology consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator, and founder of ClassTechTips.com.

Matt Miller spent more than a decade in the classroom, creating unique learning experiences for my students through technology and creative teaching. He is the author of Ditch That Textbook on innovative teaching ideas and rethinking education. He is a Google-Certified Innovator. and one of the top 10 influencers in educational technology and elearning worldwide.

Resources:

Hornets, Slugs, Bees and Butterflies: not-to-do lists and the workload relief revolution
The Next Big Thing in School Improvement
How to Use ChatGPT: Time-Saving Secrets for Busy Teachers
Teachers, Workload, and Wellbeing: Why is teaching exhausting and what can we do about it?
Ditch That Textbook