We are Teachers

JUNE 20, 2025

These first-day-of-school activities will help you and your students form a community and begin your journey together.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

This loss is particularly pronounced among students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, who may have limited access to educational resources and enrichment activities during the break. Enrichment activities play a vital role in preventing summer learning loss.

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EFL Magazine

JULY 14, 2025

Prewriting Activities for EFL Academic Writing Classes Academic writing is not an easy skill to master, and yet it is the most important skill needed in an academic context (Alexander […] The post Prewriting Activities for EFL Academic-Writing Classes appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

This is because brain-based strategies allow students to analyze, synthesize, and apply information actively during lessons, increasing the transfer of that knowledge to long-term memory. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

Exploratorium: Science Snacks The Exploratorium, a renowned museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco, offers Science Snacks–free, hands-on STEM activities designed for students in grades 3-12.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

For example, in my coursework, I introduce a collaborative, screen-free robotics activity that aligns with the ISTE Standards for Students. Teams document their final code with a photograph before progressing to the next part of the activity. ISTE Standard for Students 1.1 ISTE Standard for Students 1.4.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

The activity I built required students to quietly journal outside, using prompts driven by ELA, art, and social studies standards. SubjectToClimate is a nonprofit that offers teachers thousands of free and standards-driven, climate-focused lessons, activities, and supplemental classroom resources. The results were remarkable.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

In addition, the students who felt the most disengaged in math class said they wanted fewer online activities and more real-world applications in their math classes. Over 50% of students who lost interest in almost all of their math classes asked for fewer online activities and more real-world problems, the RAND study shows.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Keep an eye out for daily activities with local artists who will lead drop-in workshops to get the creative juices flowing. Discover our developed projects and strategies to bring these STEM activities into your classroom. Be sure to reserve time for the Creators Fiesta , a destination for creative discovery and hands-on making.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Magic Studio lets students move from passive recipients of information to active creators–designing their own materials, organizing information in a visually compelling way, and adding context to their knowledge. It lets them visualize their knowledge and express their understanding in a creative format.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Mindful Lunch Challenge” — Designate two phone-free lunch periods per week where students engage in structured social activities (discussion prompts, group games) or quiet reflection time. “Digital Sunset Program” — For a three-month pilot, implement a gradual evening wind-down where students agree to store phones outside of their bedrooms.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2023

This is an unsustainable practice for teachers, especially if they must create review activities for multiple subjects or classes. This teacher-led workflow also robs students of the opportunity to drive their learning and engage in more meaningful review activities. They can create review games using platforms like Quizizz and Kahoot!

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

The Zoom strategy: In this fun activity, teachers find a picture related to their content and zoom in so far that the class can only make out minor details. This activity is a great way to help students recognize the wisdom and maturity of changing positions when confronted with new data.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

In educational settings–especially in physical education, where noise from activity and movement can overwhelm instruction–amplifying a teachers voice by 5 to 15 decibels above ambient noise helps capture students’ attention by minimizing competing sounds and movements.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

SchoolAI : Students can have safe, monitored interactions with AI learning activities. Teachers can use the extension button to create something based off content from an online article, a PDF, a slideshow, a document, or even a YouTube video. Educators ground the AI prompts based on their vetted content.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens. How do you ensure your students remain active participants in their learning process, especially in digital or hybrid learning environments?

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

What would you like me to continue doing in terms of my interactions with you, my approach to our lessons, or the specific learning activities you regularly engage with in this class? routine, strategy, activity) that you’d like to do in this class? routine, strategy, activity) that you’d like to do in this class?

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

When she needed a fun end-of-year activity for her first-grade students incorporating Candyland, gummy bears and phonics, Irene Farmer turned to ChatGPT. “It Administrative work and basic instructional support are at the top of their wish lists.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

Administrative or time-saving functions With students, during class activities or for homework I’m using AI equally for my own tasks and with students I’m not using AI Δ Despite these numbers, families often feel left out of the conversation. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2025

Nearly one in 10 teachers surveyed (9 percent) are planning to leave the profession this year, while nearly one in four (23 percent) are actively thinking about it. Sixty-three percent of teachers report that their current stress levels are higher than when they first started teaching.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

One way to achieve this is by rotating students from a pre-video activity into the video lesson and ending with a post-video activity. Pre-video Activity Teachers can use the pre-video activity to pique student interest, tap into their prior knowledge, or encourage them to brainstorm or make predictions.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2025

Navigating a clear path forward means equipping educators with solutions to integrate AI in ways that preserve critical thinking skills, and prepare students for the demands of an AI-driven future. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Keeping students engaged as the school year winds down As we near the end of the school year, it’s important to recognize the incredible demands our teachers are managing, between end-of-year activities, assessments, and the natural exhaustion that comes with wrapping up a school year.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Florida is actively looking at removing graduation requirements which include passing a 10th grade English Language Arts assessment and a statewide algebra test. Minnesota previously eliminated its graduation exam requirement for math, which resulted in a decade-long slide in student proficiency.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

This is because brain-based strategies allow students to analyze, synthesize, and apply information actively during lessons, increasing the transfer of that knowledge to long-term memory. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

By the fall of 2024, 67 percent of low-poverty districts reported having provided training for teachers on AI use, compared to 42 percent of middle-poverty districts and 39 percent of high-poverty districts. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2025

TETA’s active involvement with national organizations keeps our members informed on critical and timely issues like cybersecurity, regulatory developments, and student data privacy,” said Pierce. It’s a big deal to have women in tech, to see them involved, advancing, and paving the way for others to follow.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

AI-generated lesson plans, practice activities, and instructional recommendations must reinforce the effective implementation of HQIM. They spend valuable time training and supporting teachers to ensure the curriculum will deliver the outcomes they intend.

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Education Quizzes Ethics Academic Integrity 297

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Observations with a Checklist: Simply observing our students at work can provide valuable insights into their behaviors, interactions, and level of understanding during classroom activities. Teachers might include the following items on a checklist: Participation: Is the student actively engaged in the activity/discussion?

Feedback 431

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2025

Parents underestimate their kids’ online activity. Children are more concerned aboutfraudand scams than parents, who tend to worry more about predatory behavior, inappropriate content, misinformation, and excessive screen time. Most children feel safe talking to their parents.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

Such preliminary insights, whether through pre-assessments, diagnostics, or activities aimed at accessing prior knowledge, can illuminate the diverse range of skills, abilities, and needs within a classroom. This inquiry always prompts me to reflect: How many educators gather pre-assessment data before crafting their lesson plans?

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Blended Learning Coaching Knowledge Writing 375

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

times more likely than their peers to be actively seeking a new job, the report posits. This poses a risk for schools struggling to retain talented, experienced educators, as Gallup research finds that workers who report high levels of burnout are 2.6

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

By strategically positioning desks, chairs, and other pieces of furniture, we can create an environment that promotes collaboration, active engagement, and independent thinking. Sitting in rows can minimize distraction and allow students to concentrate on the learning activity without being tempted to socialize or interact with others.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

The absence of computers can be an opportunity to focus on the logic and thinking that underpins programming, allowing students to engage in activities that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Algorithm relay race: This activity teaches sequencing and problem-solving.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

Administrative or time-saving functions With students, during class activities or for homework Im using AI equally for my own tasks and with students Im not using AI Δ While the framework is targeted to higher education, K-12 students are developing AI skills and will need competencies as they enter higher education or the workforce.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

This activity introduced data analysis while building critical thinking and global awareness. Cannon described an innovative coding activity for her first grade students, who pretended to be robots and moved plastic cups from one location to another.

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