eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Introduce edtech tools to enhance learning Integrating edtech tools is an effective way to capture (and keep) students’ attention and enhance learning. For instance, in a life sciences class, rather than assigning a specific topic, allow students to research and present findings on a plant or animal of their choice.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

Homework has been getting a lot of attention in the media. I want the 4+ hours they have after school to be dedicated to exploring other interests–sports, instruments, playing in the backyard, building random art projects out of old boxes, and reading. How was I going to get through everything without assigning homework?

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

To meet the demands and needs of these neurodiverse students, school districts are on the hunt for special education professionals. As schools face a nationwide shortage of qualified professionals, countless students lack the support they need to thrive academically and socially.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2020

The school year ended for some students with quiet sign-offs in dining rooms and living rooms across districts. Student mental health and educator burn-out received more attention, too, as students struggled to balance anxiety and worry with school assignments.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

The more I learn about leadership, the more convinced I am that teachers need leadership training in credential school. They use reward charts and other external incentives, like class parties or the promise of points, to entice students to follow directions, complete assignments, and pay attention in class.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

As a result, 28 percent of the students said workers will need to acquire new skills to thrive in the new AI workplace, and more than two thirds are looking to their schools to help position them for future success. How can high schools prepare students for the future world of AI?

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Sometimes this is the result of students who are distracted or not paying attention. The videos live online so students can access the work and their teacher’s instructions from home if they are absent or fail to complete the assignment in class. It tends to hold their attention longer. TutorialScreencastify.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Teachers who use it and find it helpful now in meeting the demands of the concurrent classroom will have another lesson structure to lean on when all students return to school.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

Carl Morris, Co-Founder of educave, draws on extensive insights gained while building and scaling other EdTech and Education businesses, such as The Online School, EDAI, and Carfax Education. This approach respects the natural constraints of attention and working memory. Similarly, platforms like QuizBot and Buddy.ai

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2024

Wiggins says the best feedback is: Goal-oriented or referenced: Feedback should clarify the goals of the assignment or task, guiding students toward a clear desired result or outcome. Teachers still play a central role, inputting assignments, selecting or creating rubrics, and determining how many attempts a student has to submit an answer.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Many middle school and high school teachers feel immense pressure to move quickly through the curriculum. ” When students are at the learning station with me, they have my undivided attention. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. The central question remains: How can schools use AI to strengthen, rather than diminish, the human elements of teaching? Schools set firm boundaries about what data their AI systems can collect and how they use it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the face of continued uncertainty related to the pandemic, families like mine prepared for a return to school that still looked a little bit more like normal this year. If my friends are paying attention, maybe I should too”). Recent research shows that cybercriminals started aggressively targeting K-12 schools during the pandemic.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2023

It grabbed the attention of decision makers immediately, earning a b an from NYC schools in January of 2023, with other large districts following. As school leaders rush to take sides, it’s important to remember AI is unproven and unvetted, especially for school and district-level solutions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2022

Some of the most common symptoms of ADHD include difficulty sustaining attention, completing assigned tasks at school (often including homework), physical restlessness, strain in social relationships and appearing off task due to daydreaming. They need care and support from their parents and school systems.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013). I have always found my work designing lessons–first for high school students and now my graduate students–to be mentally stimulating and cognitively challenging. What did they do well?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2017

However, shrinking budgets make it hard for schools to offer reliable computers and technology to students and teachers. Many school administrators think buying new devices is the only way to provide computers that will help students and teachers succeed. Fast systems can boost online classes and make virtual chatrooms run with ease.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss. The strategy here is not to do it in any one school only,” León added.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pierre, my high school English teacher who embodied social-emotional mastery before there was such a thing. Now I can make this a reality as district administrator for social emotional learning (SEL) for the Windsor Public Schools. Then Dr. Hill invested in SEL specialists who work in all of our schools, from K-12.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

As students left our boarding school in Shenzhen on January 17 for the long-awaited Chinese New Year vacation, none of them expected that an epidemic brewing in Wuhan would spread rapidly across the nation, preventing them from seeing their teachers and friends at school for the foreseeable future. Keep assignments simple.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Chalkboards, heavy textbooks, and other analog tools of the past have no place in today’s schools. School administrators should be continually on the lookout for emerging technologies that can increase student engagement, retain knowledge, and make learning more accessible. This means units are always updated and ready to serve.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2024

His ambitions to learn were thwarted because his teacher had assigned handouts and a three-week-long lesson plan that relied on a website that wasn’t easy for him to navigate. They have to learn just like other students, but they can also have to deal with assignments they can’t access and other digital hurdles.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

In the fall of 2018 our school made a big shift. Three months ago, COVID-19 closed our school, along with nearly every other school in the country, and we realized we’d have to start over. As we chronicled in an earlier EdSurge article , we had tried to change our school schedule once before without success.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Each week, Ann Vinson ticks off the items one-by-one on the voluminous remote learning checklist her school requires. Kerry Rice It’s an exhausting schedule that she says is designed to hew closely to a normal school day, keeping students punishingly busy and parents content. Next, she plans small-group reading and math sessions.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

The platform’s customization options enable me to design assignments that cater to each student’s unique learning needs, promoting a more inclusive and effective educational experience. This hands-on approach captured the student’s attention and made abstract concepts more tangible.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. Students can then choose which activities to complete in order to meet the assigned requirements.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

I began my career teaching middle school in a windowless classroom in south Los Angeles where I wore slacks, heels and blouses. During a lesson, it was easy to see students’ reactions—if they were paying attention, confused, or engaged—and I could adjust on the spot as needed. In the time of TikTok, attention spans have waned.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2018

I’m not sure if teachers dreaded faculty meetings more than I did, but while standing in an auditorium filled with tired-looking faculty after a long day of teaching, I sometimes had this thought: If I did a dance or paused unsuspectingly, would that gain their attention, even if only for a moment? So, what could we do?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Children get one childhood, and time is one of the most precious resources we have in schools. My children are assigned to watch online videos and answer questions about them in an online form. My children are assigned to watch online videos and answer questions about them in an online form. and it is sobering.

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Distance Learning Assignments Questions Reading 278

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2019

You might think that teaching a high school programming course in which students are asked to code simple games and interactive websites would be motivating and exciting, but there are unforeseen elements of dealing with the teenage brain and the influences on their lives that seem to creep into the most well-designed plans.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Elementary education is the foundation for early learning, providing students with the skills and community they need for future success in school and life. In fact, we successfully launched our own online elementary schools, which grew by 10,000 students over the past four years. But it doesn’t have to be.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

It’s no secret that virtual education has become more and more widespread, with new online schools popping up regularly and brick-and-mortar institutions adding a blended component. Prepare syllabus and assignment due dates carefully and well in advance so that students know what to expect and when. Establish good course practices.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And because digital projects and assignments are often creative and fun, technology can inspire students to engage more deeply with their learning. Every school and classroom uses multiple system accounts, software applications and technology services, which means that things can become cumbersome fast.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2017

It was assumed that students were being lazy, not paying attention, or being disruptive because they were badly behaved, not because they were infuriated. Using audiobooks can really level the playing field and help your students do the work they’re assigned without facing more difficulty than their classmates. Australian Help.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. According to research conducted at Stanford University, over 70% of high school students report feeling stressed about their academic workload. This systematic approach allows you to quickly locate the resources you need when studying or completing assignments.

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