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In an era dominated by discussions about AI and every other flavor of edtech, a new study delivers a surprisingly analog message: what makes teachers feel successful hasn’t changed. It’s human connection.
The 2025 Global Teacher Insights Report from Vivi reveals that 85% of nearly 2,000 teachers worldwide identified strong teacher-student relationships and active engagement as the two most influential factors in their sense of success.
I had the chance to dig into the report’s weeds with Peter Emmel, Director of Technology at Randolph Township Schools (NJ), and Juliana Finegan, VP of Educator Experience at Vivi. Juliana details the whys and hows of the report while Peter is able to apply the data to his insights on managing the tech in schools on a day-to-day basis.
The full 2025 Global Teacher Insights Report from Vivi is available for free download. Whether you’re a district technology director evaluating new tools, a principal working to improve teacher retention, or an instructional coach looking to understand what makes teachers feel successful in their roles, the report offers data-driven guidance for creating the conditions in which both teachers and students can thrive.
In this snippet, Peter Emmel, Director of Technology at Randolph Township Schools, talks about the first step that district technology leaders need to take to help support student success:
