Teachers in Social Media
In today’s fast paced world, people are increasingly turning to social media for real- time information and connection. People pay with their phones, check social media for their news, and talk through text. Social media in education is a spontaneous, grass roots movement originated by teachers themselves.
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 Amazon Education (2016) report teachers spend up to 12 hours per week online accessing instructional content |  RAND (2016) find a majority of elementary and secondary teachers consult Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers |  Educators are encouraged to use online professional learning communities, tools, and courses to enhance their mathematics content knowledge, pedagogical practice, and leadership (NCSM, 2015). |
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We find nearly all of our sampled teachers use Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers to acquire or share instructional content.
80% of teachers access Pinterest at least once a month
50% of teachers access Pinterest at least once a week
Dr. Kaitlin Torphy
Lead Researcher and Founder
Social media is a reflection of how teachers view themselves as teachers, how they view their practice, and how they view their pedagogical choices or aspirations.
Social Media, Who Cares? A Dialogue Between a Curmudgeon and a Millenial
Forthcoming in Teachers College Record
Year End Issue