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Digital learning is different

eSchool News

Key points: Digital learning experiences help prepare students for future success With classroom tech, meet students where they are 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork For more news on digital learning tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In the animated film Up , the character Dug is a talking dog with an interesting mannerism.

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Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

Edsurge

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital storytelling project, it’s clear the boundaries of learning are shifting. Classrooms are no longer just spaces for absorbing information; they’re becoming creative studios where students use technology to solve real-world problems.

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Integrating technology in CTE classrooms

eSchool News

This excerpt originally appeared in The World Needs CTE: Building a Future-Ready Workforce , published by iCEV , and is republished here with permission. Key points: Embracing technology in CTE classrooms helps ensure that students are learning in a context that mirrors the evolving world of work Students learn the basics of AI as they weigh its use in their future careers Career-connected learning builds a more employable, future-ready generation For more news on CTE, visit eSN’s Innovati

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Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students

Faculty Focus

In a digitally-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest technology that either will save or doom the planet depending on who you speak with. Remember when telephones (the ones that hung on the wall) were dubbed as privacy invaders? Even the radio, television, and VHS tapes were feared at the beginning of their existence. Artificial intelligence is no different, but how can we ease the minds of those educators who have trouble embracing the newest innovation in emerging te

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Is Online Schooling a Good Fit for Teens?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Even before COVID burst on the scene and drove many schools into online versions of themselves, remote teaching had been gaining popularity. Driven by reasons like flexibility, personal needs, and accessibility, the positives associated with online schooling were convincing many to take a second look. The Ask a Tech Teacher team has done that with this article on– Is Online Schooling a Good Fit for Teens?

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Tech Giants, AFT Launch National AI Training Academy for Educators

GovTech

A new $23 million initiative by the American Federation of Teachers, OpenAI, Microsoft and Anthology aims to train 400,000 educators in ethical, effective use of AI in the classroom by 2030.

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5 resources to build stronger classrooms through PLCs

eSchool News

Key points: PLCs drive meaningful teacher growth and student success Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on PLCs, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub K-12 teachers often seek meaningful ways to grow professionally, refine instructional strategies, and improve student learning outcomes.

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When ZIP Codes Teach: How Geographic Inequity Shows Up in Our Classrooms

Faculty Focus

What if I told you the education system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly the way it was built to? That’s not just a soundbite from my TEDx Talk—it’s my lived experience. I grew up in a historically underserved neighborhood in Houston, Texas, zoned to one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in the city. But due to a granted academic transfer, I ended up attending a top-performing public school just three miles away.

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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

On the surface, reluctant learners look like teens who don’t care about your lesson. They may zone out, act up, or make any excuse to get out of the classroom. But their reluctance has less to do with what’s happening in class and more to do with their identities as students. The key to engaging reluctant high schoolers is to get them more interested in their own learning.

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50 Powerful Instructional Strategies Examples for Every Classroom

We are Teachers

Looking for new and exciting instructional strategies examples to help all of your students learn more effectively? Get them here!

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8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

eSchool News

Key points: Digital resources offer curriculum support, project-based tools, and enrichment A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Digital learning resources are transforming classrooms, and educators are always on the lookout for tools that go beyond the standard platforms.

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Pasco County, Fla., Schools to Personalize Education With AI

GovTech

A new AI initiative being offered to 30 campuses in Pasco County this fall proposes to help teachers analyze student performance data, identify student questions and problems, and formulate responses.

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When ZIP Codes Teach: How Geographic Inequity Shows Up in Our Classrooms

Faculty Focus

What if I told you the education system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly the way it was built to? That’s not just a soundbite from my TEDx Talk—it’s my lived experience. I grew up in a historically underserved neighborhood in Houston, Texas, zoned to one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in the city. But due to a granted academic transfer, I ended up attending a top-performing public school just three miles away.

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How Gamification Uncovers Nuance In The Learning Process

Teach Thought

Skip to content Analogy Booklet Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Search Email Main Menu Newsletter Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Literacy Posts Teaching Posts Search More Menu Toggle Assessment Learning Models by Terrell Heick Curricula Policies Email Home Learning Posts How Gamification Uncovers Nuance In The Learning Process 26.8k Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process?

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5 Questions Every Instructional Coach Should Ask Their Princpial This Summer.

Teacher Cast

Prepare for your summer meeting with your principal by asking strategic questions that align your coaching goals with the school's vision, share past successes, and ensure support from the entire leadership team for a successful start to the school year. The post 5 Questions Every Instructional Coach Should Ask Their Princpial This Summer. appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Network.

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Common Sense Media releases AI toolkit for school districts

eSchool News

Key points: Teachers and district leaders can use practical tools to facilitate AI adoption AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention AI prompt engineering: A critical new skillset for 21st-century teachers For more news on AI for districts, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Common Sense Media has released its first AI Toolkit for School Districts , which gives districts of all sizes a structured, action-oriented guide for implementing AI safely, responsibly, and effect

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Morphology Instruction in Upper Elementary: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Teach It

Brown Bag Teacher

As upper elementary teachers, we know that word learning can’t keep up with word exposure. By fourth and fifth grade, students encounter thousands of new words across content areas—many of them multisyllabic, abstract, and Greek or Latin in origin. Take photosynthesis , geography , interruption , or autobiography. These are not “sight words.” And they’re not just big—they’re meaningful.

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The Art of Collaboration: Designing Assignments That Work

Faculty Focus

Inclusivity and feelings of psychological safety in the classroom should not be reserved solely for K-12 learning environments. Students in higher education also deserve nurturing spaces that focus on utilizing their personalized strengths and needs to foster increased academic and social development. A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led.

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Calming Melodies: Relaxing Music for the Classroom

Teach Hub

There’s something about walking into a classroom where soft music is playing in the background and students are sitting calmly at their desks. Students’ voices are lower, their movements are slower, and the energy in the room just immediately shifts. The simple touch of relaxing music for the classroom can make a world of difference in how students focus, feel safe, and stay regulated throughout the day.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

Edsurge

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, there were 5.3 million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6 million in the fall of 2011.

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Using AI to reimagine teacher preparation for scale, equity, and reflective practice

eSchool News

Key points: AI coaching helps make high-quality pre-service teacher observations a reality A look at one school’s innovative approach to PD Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? For more on AI coaching and careers, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub With growing teacher shortages nationwide, particularly in high-need subject areas and underserved communities, educator preparation programs (EPPs) have a big task at hand: prepare more pre-service teachers to enter K-12 class

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Where are the Curriculum specialists in Northern Ireland?

Tim Manson

thinkdotlearn Think.learn. The thoughts on learning and education from Tim Manson. Skip to content Home About Blended Learning Using ICT for Learning – where are we now? (2024) What about Blended Learning? Why pedagogy? (for Blended Learning) What is Blended Learning? What are the building blocks of Blended Learning? How can we ensure the success of Blended Leanring?

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Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students

Faculty Focus

In a digitally-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest technology that either will save or doom the planet depending on who you speak with. Remember when telephones (the ones that hung on the wall) were dubbed as privacy invaders? Even the radio, television, and VHS tapes were feared at the beginning of their existence. Artificial intelligence is no different, but how can we ease the minds of those educators who have trouble embracing the newest innovation in emerging te

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Advice to New Homeschool Parents from a Veteran Teacher (And former Homeschool Mom!)

Teaching with a Mountain View

Deciding to homeschool your child can be both exciting and overwhelming. I’ll never forget the moment we decided to make the leap, albeit only for a year. There’s so much to consider… Is it the right choice for your family? How will you create a productive learning environment within your home? What curriculum should you use? Take a deep breath! You don’t have to have it all figured out on day one, but with a bit of planning (and a lot of patience!

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Students Are Struggling With Math. What Are States Doing Wrong?

Edsurge

Five years ago, Alabama's math was literally the worst. On national assessments from 2019, the state was ranked last in the country for math performance. Across the state, only 22 percent of students were proficient in math — a percentage that was lower for Black and low-income students. And 28 elementary schools in the state did not have a single proficient student.

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Gen Z educators embrace AI tools more often than Gen X

eSchool News

Key points: Most educators want AI policies that strengthen the human side of education Ensuring academic integrity in the AI age You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us For more news on educators and AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub While educators demonstrate enthusiasm for AI’s efficiency and accessibility benefits–especially younger educators–they have a desire to preserve the human element in teaching and would like clearer guidance on A

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Tech Tip #88: Use Shortkeys with Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. TODAY’S TIP Q: When tech gets difficult, my students stop trying.

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How to Make Online Learning More Engaging and Effective for Students

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For many families, online learning opened the door to new possibilities in education. Virtual classrooms are now a trusted and permanent part of the K-12 landscape, offering flexibility and customization to help students thrive. Of course, supporting your young learner in an online setting comes with its own challenges. The good news? There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students.

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Transforming Learning: A Deep Dive into BenQ’s New Google-Integrated Classroom Solutions

Teacher Cast

At ISTELive, BenQ showcased innovative classroom solutions prioritizing integration, security, and usability for teachers. Their interactive displays, now EDLA-certified, enable seamless Google Workspace access and are protected by AWS. Key features include easy sign-in, wireless casting, lesson importation, and interactive tools, fostering engaging learning environments for students.

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States Hope Fired Federal Workers Will Flock to Fill Teacher Vacancies

Edsurge

When sweeping announcements were made earlier this year that a swath of federal workers were slated to lose their jobs in the nation’s capital, neighboring state and city governments — Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. — began to make the best out of a tough situation. Perhaps, state and local leaders thought, newly unemployed civil servants might be interested in shifting their professional energy away from processing Social Security benefits and deploying foreign aid and toward teaching

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How Gimkit engages my students

eSchool News

Key points: Engaging digital tools help students progress through learning With classroom tech, meet students where they are 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub During the height of the COVID-19 outbreak, teachers needed to become resourceful in how they delivered content to students.

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You'll Want to Bookmark This Clinical Report

Teacher Toms Blog

In 2007 the American Academy of Pediatrics published its clinical report on the importance of play in the healthy development of children and young children in particular. It reaffirmed the report in 2018, citing new and growing evidence that the decline in childhood play is harming children physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally. This report, which specifically points to the push-down of academic-style instruction into early years programs, was once more reaffirmed at the beginni

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5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious

Teach Thought

Skip to content Analogy Booklet Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Search Email Main Menu Newsletter Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Literacy Posts Teaching Posts Search More Menu Toggle Assessment Learning Models by Terrell Heick Curricula Policies Email Home Learning Posts 5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious 3.8k Views Facebook Linkedin Print These Learning Strategies Make Students Curious by Terry Heick Understanding

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California schools face billion-dollar sex abuse payouts: ‘It’s untenable’

Cal Matters

In summary A California law took effect in 2020 that dropped the statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, provided a three-year window for victims to file claims and otherwise made it easier for them to sue school districts and counties. When Samantha Muñoz was a second grader at Fancher Creek Elementary in Clovis, her teacher told her she “wasn’t that bright” and needed extra help with schoolwork.

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August Writing Prompts

The Moffatt Girls

Back-to-school season is here, and we know how important it is to start the year off on the right foot. Our August NO-PREP Journal Writing Prompts are designed to make those first days of school smooth, fun, and filled with creativity. Whether you’re teaching kindergarten or early primary grades, these writing prompts are the perfect way to build routines, boost confidence, and get to know your new learners!

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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

eSchool News

Key points: When students are engaged and having fun, they’re less likely to ask AI to do the work for them A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction Opportunities in failing: Why K-12 education needs more productive struggle For more news on teaching trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Like many teachers since the public release of ChatGPT, I’ve encountered frustration.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Summer “Book Hooks” for Beginning Readers

Reading Power Gear

Summer is in full swing! Classrooms are closed but books are OPEN! Summer is the perfect time to settle down on a towel, beach chair, or hammock and get lost inside a great story! This week, I’m featuring some favourite books and series perfect to hook beginning readers! Primary teachers and teacher librarians – you may find a few new “book hook” titles or series for your classroom or school libraries.

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