k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

With small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a focus on executive functioning, social-emotional growth, and life skills, AEF offers a unique educational experience tailored to each students needs. These platforms allow students to practice skills at their own pace while giving teachers real-time insights into their progress.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

Students also experience the same frustrations, whether they’re conducting research in a science classroom or looking for the perfect picture for the book trailer they are making in English language arts. A good place to start is by modeling good search behavior.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. These arent just digital skillstheyre life skills. They begin tackling real problems, building research skills, and learning how to think for themselves. Meadowcroft.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

These are examples of the art of education and how creativity on the part of educators can be wonderful. Chemistry teachers demonstrated why solar power was difficult to harness. A physics teacher even explained why energy conservation was such a big plot point in the film Apollo 13.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2025

From their desks, they can encounter masterpieces from diverse time periods and traditions, helping them appreciate art as a universal language and a reflection of the human experience. Empowering student voice and identity Art-based learning gives ELLs the confidence to speak and the freedom to explore.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

Teaching Critical Thinking Through Essay Examples: Unlocking Minds We’re exploring a fun classroom adventure where teachers teach us to think carefully and write good essays using examples. We’ll see how these great teachers turn simple essays into smart thinking tools. Critical thinking isn’t a skill.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2019

—When Dolica Gopisetty was applying for summer internships earlier this year, employers kept telling her that what they valued most in potential hires was strong communication skills and a willingness to learn new things. And when Nathan Wallace was transitioning from college to the workforce a few months ago, he noticed a similar trend. “A

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

Computational thinking is one of the biggest buzzwords in education—It’s even been called the ‘5th C’ of 21st century skills. There’s sort of an efficiency there in encouraging this sort of critical thinking across disciplines,” Oltman says. One reason for its emerging popularity? Contemporary U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2021

As educators, we cannot predict what the future holds, but we understand the importance of developing core skills such as collaboration, effective communication, and problem solving in our students today. Students are in a multitude of educational environments that have challenged the entire school community.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Makerspaces are a great example of STEAM learning, letting students combine creativity and art elements into more traditional STEM topics. These skills–often referred to as soft skills, but also known as durable skills for their importance in the workplace–are a focus of 21st-century classrooms.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This “cookbook recipe” teaching style not only stifles creativity, but it can also hinder critical thinking skill development. It helps students develop motor skills. It gets students thinking about future career paths. It was a lot of fun for them–they were really excited about it. It’s all-encompassing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Key points: Asking the right questions is more than just a skill–its a mindset We are all digital immigrants now 25 AI predictions for 2025 For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Several years ago, during a flight from Houston to Paris, I had a conversation with the CEO of a prominent Houston-based company.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

How can we create a learning environment where each student feels confident applying the knowledge and skills they’re acquiring? This stage of the learning process encourages deeper thinking by moving beyond memorization, requiring students to engage in higher-order cognitive processes such as critical analysis and problem-solving.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

DE Original Series Boosting Literacy Skills With The Writer’s Block, middle school students build grammar, literary analysis, and communication skills with relatable hosts and captivating storytelling.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Metacognition, often referred to as “thinking about thinking,” is a cognitive skill that empowers learners to reflect on their thought processes, learning strategies, and understanding of a concept or subject. Next, students progress to the stage of “thinking.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2019

According to a new LinkedIn analysis of member profiles, creativity tops the chart of soft skills that employers are looking for. A skill is loosely defined as the ability to do something well. Skills can also be taught, improved, measured and defined—and be done with some consistency and reliability. Is creativity a skill?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. STEM storytelling combines language arts with STEM, enhancing students’ understanding of scientific impact through a historical or personal lens.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Putting the ‘E’ in integrative STEM instruction For more news on STEAM, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub According to the National Math and Science Initiative , STEM education helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, fosters communication, and bolsters teamwork.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Key points: Crafts can help students develop skills needed to succeed in the 21st century 4 key findings on student engagement More gifted students need accelerated paths For more on deeper learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Who doesn’t love arts and crafts?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Imagine this: You’re a teacher at a school that’s been on board with STEM since the first little whispers about how it can provide unique learning experiences centered on 21st-century skills. That’s what led us to infuse arts into our science, technology, engineering and math program.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The number of students choosing liberal arts majors is dipping. Bachelors of arts degrees in the humanities decreased from 36 percent in 1970 to 23 percent in 2016, according to data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. It’s more around how do we think about these uniquely human skills that will resist automation.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

How can we harness their skills to create world-changing technologies? Students need engagement in hands-on activities such as robotics, electronics, animation, 3D printing, and physical computing, as well as art and music, to reach their full potential. These skills form the backbone of technological innovation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2025

Showcasing art and STEM with DIY projects not only enhances learning and creativity but makes these subjects more accessible to a broader audience. These activities encourage hands-on learning and spark curiosity, making art a natural gateway into the exciting world of STEM. What is STEAM and Why Does Art Matter in STEM?

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

More than half of today’s students will hold jobs that don’t yet exist today, which is why it is critically important for students to develop 21st-century skills such as creativity and problem solving.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Preparing young children for jobs that haven’t been invented yet may sound like a difficult task for educators, but a recent edWebinar showed how preK and kindergarten teachers can start developing the skills needed for future careers. Marnie Forestieri, the CEO of Young Innovators, and Debby Mitchell, Ed.D.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With the rise of AI and increase in employers who say AI skills will be a necessary component for workplace success, learning computer science is more critical than ever. “The data is clear: computer science equips students with essential skills for future careers in all industries.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

MindLabs by Explore Interactive brings state-of-the-art technology that, combined with award-winning EiE curricula, will provide teachers with standards-aligned, engaging activities to help students build skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, engineering design, and team collaboration — all skills required for jobs in the 21st century.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Part III: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part three of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. This helps students become aware of different strategies and their evolving problem-solving skills. This promotes critical thinking and historical empathy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Critical Thinking Development in Middle School Education Fostеring critical thinking skills in middlе school еducation is paramount to equipping studеnts with thе intеllеctual tools necessary for succеss. Sеvеral kеy componеnts constitutе critical thinking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2015

Students and educators will have access to a collection of more than 1 million online textbooks and image databases that can be used for instruction on subjects, such as social studies, the language arts, and science.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

By understanding the strengths and limitations of each LLM, we can strategically deploy them to optimize learning outcomes, personalize instruction, and foster critical thinking and creativity in our students. Esports: Gateway to Careers in Arts, Media and Entertainment: Esports goes beyond just competitive gaming.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For my K-8 media arts and technology students, I focus on skills such as computational thinking to display how what they are learning now can help them in a future career. Fortunately, many districts are making moves toward building connections in the classroom, showing students real-world applications of lesson plans.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Research reveals that environmental education helps improve overall academic performance, enhances critical thinking skills, and helps students develop personal growth and life-building skills, said Amy Nakamoto, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Discovery Education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

From the arts to sciences and politics, no field has been untouched. But the big question is: Does current K-12 education equip every student with the requisite skills to become innovators and problem-solvers, or even informed citizens, to succeed in this world with pervasive computing? Here in the U.S.,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2017

ASCD , in partnership with Wonder Media, presents a series of animations based on the renowned 16 Habits of Mind developed by Dr. Art Costa and Bena Kallick of the Global Institute for Habits of Mind. About the Institute for Habits of Mind. For more information, visit www.habitsofmindinstitute.org. About Wonder Media.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Part V: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part five of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Because I loved (and still do) art and design, I joined the marketing group. For one thing, success skills, including around career exploration, were lacking. Likewise, the other groups didn’t get to hone their communication or creativity skills. What skills, dispositions, and character traits do they possess?

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