k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam’s work is grounded in the belief that education must be both empowering and compassionate—equipping learners not only with knowledge, but with resilience, empathy, and the confidence to shape a better world. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

How do the characters’ beliefs and values come through in their actions or words? Are classes like art, gym, and life skills as critical as math and English? narrative prompts allow students to write using clear sequences, descriptive details, reflection, and figurative language. Compare this story to another you’ve read.

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Cal Matters

JULY 7, 2025

Trump’s executive order says antisemitism may violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, but does not cover discrimination based solely on religious belief. Katz acknowledged the emotional impact such language can have on Jewish communities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

But for multilingual students like me whose native language is not English, the math classroom can be a daunting place. The linguistic supports I received in other content areas were not as present during math, in large part because of the assumption that math is a universal language. It should be joyful.

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Languages Language Math Culture 331

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the initial “I used to think…” stage, students reflect on their beliefs or opinions about a specific topic, subject, or issue. This helps students understand the impact of their learning better and how their ideas have developed over time.

Ethics 331

Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Our long-running partnership with Discovery Museum is due to our firm belief that engaging kids early with STEM can broaden their interests and open up a world of possibilities around science and engineering that they may not experience otherwise.”. “The And, [TSW] connects kids as they work together—even if they speak different languages.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The UDL framework starts with the belief that every student is different and that’s the norm. In English language arts, students need to analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot. We call these differences “variability” and we embrace it.

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Disabilities Universal Design Essay Beliefs 280

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. Thus, we incorporate graphic arts, engineering, data analysis, and technology into all of our non-STEM courses. This in turn sparks passion. Forge community partnerships.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Schools Fairness 315

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

In my course students will be asked to explore the connection between computation and graffiti, through the engagement of people who use code to reimagine this cultural art form. Dr. Gaskins is director of the STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy. . In 2015, the number of students taking the AP CS exam increased by nearly 24 percent.

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Culture Art Science Exams 112

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools.

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Languages Language Education English 176

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, after listening to a TED Talk featuring Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy , demonstrating the use of AI tutors in his school, I realized that my days of teaching traditional math content and language arts skills are numbered. Last year, I had two students come back to visit me.

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Teaching Beliefs Education Culture 217

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2019

As an architect, comedian and playwright, with a loyal following across the arts and social media, Jonny Sun knows what it takes to nurture a creative mindset. Authenticity is part of a social language that changes as different technologies form. And as far as Ken Robinson’s belief goes that schools kill creativity?

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Schools Beliefs Internet Intelligence 164

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

I recognized I was credentialed in teaching students English language arts, but didn’t have a credential in communicating effectively with adults. The faculty must work together to make this difference, and communication at the level of impact implies a sense of trust and belief in the competence of the others who work with you.

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Culture Teachers Coaching Communication 189

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

BloomBoard’s innovative solutions support our belief that professional development should be driven by our teachers based on their individual needs or interests,” said Janet Frenis, Elementary Math Supervisor of Waterbury Public Schools. Foundations of Instruction ? Foundations of Attending to Equity ? Classroom Management.

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Teachers Beliefs Schools Special Education 177

Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

In a secondary English language arts class, rather than assigning a single text to the entire class, teachers can provide a curated list of books or short stories, each highlighting different themes or literary styles. Some might opt for the rainforest, while others may be captivated by the desert or ocean ecosystems.

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Blended Learning Learning History English 229

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But Firman expresses a firm belief that the scores from these types of testing are far from the only types of data schools and/or teachers should be collecting.

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Multiple Choice Questions Beliefs Education Culture 162

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Adam Hyman, Media Arts Technology Teacher, Public School 101, New York City Public Schools Nominated by: Logitech Adam Hyman is a veteran media arts technology teacher who empowers students to create in a way that challenges them, fulfills them, and reflects the world around them. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

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Education Elementary School Elementary School Math 319

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Back when Miller was trying to get the project off the ground, he received some critical support—to the tune of $250,000—from the Knight Foundation, a national organization that supports journalism and the arts. Knight has obviously been familiar with us over our lifetime,” Miller tells EdSurge. The journalists were one part of that.

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History English Beliefs Art 157

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

American higher education, particularly in the liberal arts, is currently on the edge of a precipice. As Makaela Kingsley, director of the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Wesleyan University, notes, “entrepreneurship education is finally bridging the research-to-practice gap that has plagued liberal arts.

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Beliefs Art STEM Study 148

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

Dominion has about 225 students who are English language learners (ELL), many of them from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Ajima launched the National Hispanic Heritage Month Maker Challenge , calling on ELL, Art, and Spanish educators and students around the country to create digitally fabricated art pieces and share them.

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Culture Beliefs History Students 126

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

“Our extensive experience with major leagues has strengthened our belief in the power of sports to ignite student curiosity,” said Amy Nakamoto, Executive Vice President of Corporate Partnerships at Discovery Education. “We Learn more about LIV to Learn at livtolearn.discoveryeducation.com or within Discovery Education Experience.

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STEM Skills Beliefs Education 139

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Sue Ann Nogle and her secondary English Language Arts team kicked the projects off in English 9 at Oakdale High School in collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs) from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). This collaboration proved critical to our success; Fulton staff shared resources, heard our ideas, and offered suggestions.

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Blended Learning Teachers English Beliefs 161

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The online program offers a solution to families seeking alternative ways to have students educated, while maintaining the core belief that traditional schooling is valuable and not easily replaced. Again, our fine arts program where we have the top choral program perhaps in the nation. We have the largest ROTC unit.

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Education Math Reading Secondary Education 290

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2019

Mendoza and Magiera echoed that belief when we spoke later. ISTE’s 2019 Making IT Happen Award : Rachelle Dene Poth, foreign language and STEAM teacher, Riverview Junior/Senior High, Oakmont, Penn. We try to ask authentic questions—of technology, of industry, and of ourselves. And we try to keep learning.

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Education Beliefs Art Languages 139

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

The Power of Assessment Digging through Jason’s files and coming up empty reinforced my belief that, if we had a true district-wide RTI framework with a uniform approach to assessment, we would have uncovered Jason’s needs sooner.

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Special Education Disabilities Education Schools 176

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

With their advanced degrees and English-language skills, they represent a selective set of perspectives. Parents push for intense studying out of the belief that even a single point on these exams can make a difference in their child’s fortures, Hu says. “You just do it secretly,” she says. Jiao asks. “I

Culture 161

Culture English Exams Cognitive Development 161

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

It started last summer, when I participated in Adjacent Academies , a new experiential learning program for college students that combines technical skills training with liberal arts. I sought out the challenging courses that would advance my skills even further, like natural language processing, data structures, and linear algebra.

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Students Failure Beliefs Skills 153

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Even though the number of international students and employees within US organizations is increasing (Rivas, Burke, and Hale, 2019), intercultural differences, language barriers, and a desire to avoid conflict and/or offensive language continue to be common communication struggles for both American and international individuals (Rivas et al.,

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Culture Communication Instructors Lecturing 102

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Even though the number of international students and employees within US organizations is increasing (Rivas, Burke, and Hale, 2019), intercultural differences, language barriers, and a desire to avoid conflict and/or offensive language continue to be common communication struggles for both American and international individuals (Rivas et al.,

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Culture Communication Instructors Lecturing 97

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

Constructionism,” a term Seymour coined in the mid-’80s in connection with the academic work on LOGO, (the children’s computer programming language) and the education movement it spawned, became the basis for our work together at the MIT Media Lab (described in a book we published in 1991). While a visionary, he is also very much a realist.

Knowledge 128

Knowledge Curriculum Design Intelligence Math 128

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Core to the charter network’s vision is a belief that students can be empowered to make choices that direct their learning, with guidance from teachers and access to real-time data. What sets Summit apart is how they combine the technology and an instructional model around a belief that students such as Pozo can become self-directed learners.

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Beliefs Schools Assignments Grades 136

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Sometimes self-confidence and the belief in one’s self as a reader gets waylaid by a less than ideal reading environment, such as parents who don’t read at home or classroom instruction in reading that centers on worksheets rather than rich texts. Students need a support system to bolster self-belief.

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Motivation Beliefs Reading Assignments 131

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We think about beliefs and practices—getting kids more of what they need when they need it,” Greenberg states. At Navigator charter school Hollister Prep, 85 percent of Latino students scored proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) on the state assessment, compared to 37 percent of Latino students in the rest of the district.

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Schools Beliefs Exams Blended Learning 117

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

LEGO Education designs standards-aligned sets for K-8 students and offers plenty of free support for teachers, including more than 400 online lesson plans —ranging in focus from computer science and English Language Arts (ELA) to robotics and coding— self-guided professional development and an online community where teachers share tips and ideas.

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Learning STEM Skills Beliefs 151

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

With its impressive ability to understand human language, it is clear that ChatGPT can be leveraged in optimizing assessment and evaluation in higher education. Samuels-White holds a bachelor of science in secondary teacher education (distinction) and a master of arts in curriculum and instruction from Northern Caribbean University (NCU).

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Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The belief is that writing affords students extended opportunities to think about, manipulate, and transform ideas and reflect on their existing knowledge, beliefs, and confusions,” says Troia. Writing practice is important to ELA and content area proficiency, and is most effective when it extends directly from instruction.

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Feedback Peer Review Beliefs Writing 130