eSchool News

JULY 4, 2025

public school teachers believed AI does more good than harm in education. South Korea and Singapore have already begun integrating AI across grade levels, training teachers en masse, and building AI-customized learning platforms. Meanwhile, in the United States, AI in K-12 classrooms is more often seen as a threat than a tool.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

They didn’t expect a teacher to use the same tool they’d been experimenting with themselves. Encourage co-learning: Parents, teachers, and students can learn together by exploring tools and discussing their uses. Balancing trust and caution One of the most common concerns teachers and parents express is: What if students misuse AI?

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2025

I am an 8th-grade science teacher in a fairly large district, and I recognize the importance of these engaging and interactive resources to help students build knowledge and continue learning. Building a Gimkit From the teacher’s side of Gimkit, the platform makes it extremely easy to build lessons for the students to use.

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Multiple Choice Questions Game-Based Learning Students Fairness 264

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I failed to appreciate the value of clear expectations and the inescapable necessity that my students needed to walk out of my class with a grade. For the next four years, I used Kevin Gannons grading contract to implement more structure and Barbara Schapiros third space to reflect on what worked for me and my students.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. Create tasks that are complex enough to require collaboration (e.g.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

This AI era is not solely about technological advancement–it’s about ensuring that innovation serves the needs of teachers and learners. If AI is not purpose-built for education, it can amplify instructional inconsistency, widen learning gaps, and erode teacher trust. The result?

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Teachers can develop and design their own applied learning course(s), such as AL Business & Finance, AL Synthetic Biology, AL Engineering, AL Big Data Analysis, AL Epidemiology, AL Social Entrepreneurship, AL Creative Writing, and AL Fashion Design. These aren’t just assignments. Teachers are designers, not just facilitators.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. But is that enough to prepare new teenagers for 9th grade? Table of Contents 1.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Teachers must align instructional content with state and national standards, prepare and organize materials, and thoughtfully structure collaborative learning experiences to ensure effective learning outcomes. In the second phase of the lesson, teams rotate and are assigned to another group’s obstacle course.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. And that class, since I started doing that, is a 20 percent improvement in the exam grades. Over 50,000 teachers have already joinedcome on in.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Key points: AI’s instant feedback may help students from feeling lost during instruction Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI and instruction, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

This reality is compounded by a nationwide shortage of certified special education teachers. SDI delivers real-time, IEP-aligned instruction and structured progress monitoring from a certified special education teacher. Here is what sets SDI apart: Certified Special Education Teachers, Guaranteed Every SDI session is led by a U.S.-certified

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Teachers can develop and design their own applied learning course(s), such as AL Business & Finance, AL Synthetic Biology, AL Engineering, AL Big Data Analysis, AL Epidemiology, AL Social Entrepreneurship, AL Creative Writing, and AL Fashion Design. These aren’t just assignments. Teachers are designers, not just facilitators.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

And as faculty members grapple with what this means for grading, tech companies have proved yet again that there’s money to be made from panic. Turnitin, a longtime leader in the plagiarism-detection market, released a new tool within six months of ChatGPT’s debut to identify AI-generated writing in students’ assignments.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Provide multiple sources and access points for assignment requirements and expectations (written descriptions, presentations, instructional videos, examples, rubrics).

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

English learners often face challenges in understanding lessons, participating in discussions and completing assignments , which can lead to lower achievement and increased feelings of isolation. Now, I understand my teachers better. Ive seen students become more confident in speaking to both teachers and classmates.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 25, 2025

Encourage your students to work in groups and take on roles that complement their strengths, but instead of assigning totally separate tasks, focus on roles that require real teamwork. It could be another teacher on your team, a specialist like an art or music teacher, or even a class in a different grade.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

When the Grading Stack Becomes Too Much As the classroom quiets and the last student heads out the door, you finally take a breathonly to be met with the overwhelming sight of papers piled high, waiting for your attention. If youve ever wondered whether you really have to grade everything the answer is no.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Our education community across the country is still working to overcome setbacks in student achievement and learning progress , all while facing ongoing challenges such as chronic absenteeism, teacher shortages and burnout, and a noticeable increase in student mental health and behavioral concerns.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Use SEL check-in strategies to check up on struggling kids in your class who seem less interested in the instruction, including teacher-to-student journals for learners to keep you up to date on their lives. Once reluctant learners know that success is in their control, you’ll find their grades starting to rise.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) What advice would you give a first-year teacher about kids your age? Use these 8th grade creative and narrative writing prompts to address CCSS for writing and to inspire even the most reluctant storytellers in your class.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

As a teacher, that makes engaging students in math a real challenge. IXL.com is a popular online math practice tool that many teachers swear by. Its great for in-class use and also works well as a homework assignment. Plus, they give teachers instant feedback on student understanding. The good news?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records. Dr. Jennifer P.

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The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

Teaching UFLI in 2nd grade? After a full year of using the UFLI Phonics program in my second grade classroom, (and for two years prior in small group!) After a full year of using the UFLI Phonics program in my second grade classroom, (and for two years prior in small group!) Tips for Using UFLI in your classroom! Cookie Trays 3.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records. Dr. Jennifer P.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 67

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

As the seminal punk band so adequately expressed for millions of teens across the country, no one represents the concept of authority better than their teachers and administrators. In most classrooms, the management boils down to, “I’m the teacher, so I’m in charge.” I’m the fun teacher! Naturally, this bummed me out.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 27, 2025

When you scroll through social media, you’ll see perfect grades, perfect families, perfect everything. If students are not getting the encouragement they need from home, then they need to get it from a teacher or a peer. Break Down Complex Tasks Big assignments can feel overwhelming, especially for students who are already behind.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Assigned seats in a grid pattern aren’t your only option for an engaging classroom setup anymore! With large conference seating, teachers may find it hard to be locked in the middle of the square. They can be easily moved to meet student, teacher, and class needs at a moment’s notice without a lot of energy spent.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Consider these definitions that I share in my book, AI with Intention: Principles and Action Steps for Teachers and School Leaders : Cheating is using a tool or resource to misrepresent ones knowledge and skills to receive undue credit for a task. Many teachers have attempted to deter cheating with AI by threatening greater consequences.

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

Teacher Mood

JUNE 11, 2025

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been caught in a login loop with your school’s online grading platform, only to give up five minutes later. In this post, we’re digging into the benefits of using a paper gradebook , especially for new teachers trying to get their systems straight. Situation 1: “Is This Assignment Missing?”

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

For teachers, watching students have those aha moments isnt just special: Its the dream. Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. Ready to make more of those moments?

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Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

But what it does is something that every teacher hopes for: it helps students take control of their own reading process. Group students together and assign each student a role. This strategy also works across grade levels. It’s not flashy and doesn’t have any bells or whistles. It’s fairly simple. First, you choose a text.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. The first book series I remember reading was in fourth and fifth grade. And 9 th grade seems like a good foundational place to start. As most teachers know, when students have choice, there is more buy-in. Totally fine.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 88

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 94

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. Teachers use direct, explicit instructionbreaking down complex concepts into manageable stepsso students can grasp new ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed.

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