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ISTE launches four new initiatives to improve edtech experiences

eSchool News

To achieve this mission, ISTE+ASCD is making the following new commitments moving forward: Help all teachers become AI ready. Give schools more control over their digital culture. Having an effective digital culture is a prerequisite for having a healthy school culture,” Culatta asserted.

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AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

eSchool News

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? Researchers have offered a range of explanations for this gap, from inconsistent implementation by schools to the possibility that higher-achieving students are simply more likely to stick with the programs.

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Gen Z Is Growing Up in Education Upheaval. How Are Teens Doing?

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The oldest of the cohort born from 1997 to 2012 are in their mid- to late 20s and taking heat for chafing against workplace culture in ways that come off as entitled (sound familiar, millennials?). Mixed Academic Achievement Despite their early challenges, Zoomers have still managed some impressive academic milestones.

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Second Step Demonstrates How Social-Emotional Learning Drives Academic Success

eSchool News

The company recently completed a major evidence study across 242 sites and 25,000 students, showing significant improvements in English language arts, reduced disciplinary issues, better school culture, and 2.5 fewer absent days per student. See them at Booth #733 or go to [link]

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Meet Elevate K-12’s 2024-25 Teachers of the Year: Tiffany Barksdale & Stephanie Gonzalez! 

Elevate k12

Both Tiffany (Elementary General Ed & Gifted) and Stephanie (Middle & High School Math) have modeled remarkable teaching by crafting and upholding the perfect LIVE learning environment, expertly planning for their classes, and nurturing a culture of collaboration, growth, professionalism, and strong student engagement and outcomes.

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My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity

Faculty Focus

As much as it was my job to teach students to write, I also felt the grading system disadvantaged those students who came in with subpar high school educations and less writing experience. In Gannons model, students begin with a B- and achieving, or failing to achieve, specific requirements raise or lower their grade.

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Politics, Pressure and Poor Sources: History Teachers Have It Tough These Days

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Painting approaches to history in stark black and white can shut down debate and keep social studies teachers from achieving what 94 percent of them report is the most important part of their job: preparing students for meaningful civic engagement. We feel so polarized right now. The changes are quite alarming, Gillis says.

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