eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

When cleaning up some materials on a backup drive, I came across an article I wrote for the September/October 1997 issue of Book Report , a journal directed to secondary school librarians. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? The digital tide has swept in new tools, habits, and expectations.

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Evaluation Ethics Academic Integrity Internet 249

Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

If you’re trying to get students to really think while they read, not just skim or restate facts, then reciprocal reading might be just the technique you’re looking for. But what it does is something that every teacher hopes for: it helps students take control of their own reading process.

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Reading Discussions Fairness Questions 66

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. I have incorporated this particular linguistic shift into my work with other educators at Relay Graduate School of Education.

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Culture Feedback Languages Language 264

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Because this type of vision loss affects tasks that require detailed focus, such as reading, writing, and recognizing faces, students with central vision impairment often face unique challenges that can affect their overall school experience. Socially, central vision loss can create additional barriers.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Students who would have been performing below standards and assigned intervention support are now being told they are passing. Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. Itll be the academic equivalent of passing off a microwaved Hot Pocket as your grandmas homemade lasagna.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Listen to the interview with Dan Tricarico: Sponsored by Alpaca and The School Me Podcast This page contains Bookshop.org links. Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. Absolute bliss!

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Reading English Grades Attention 75

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. That realization has implications not just for how we understand student engagement, but for how we design schools…and why AI alone can’t get us where we need to go. Or basketball. Or Taylor Swift.

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Motivation Learning Students Achievement 269

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

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. That detector first became popular among professors when the internet made it easy for students to copy and paste information from websites into their assignments.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 117

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I read Susan Blums Ungrading as a first-year graduate student and was immediately smitten. Each assignment has 1-10 points, with a total of 100 points. In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its a familiar story for many parentswatching their child struggle in school, knowing they are capable but somehow unable to thrive in a traditional classroom. They envisioned a school where children who didnt fit the standard mold could still succeed, not just academically but socially and emotionally.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 25, 2025

Take a few minutes to ask about what lights them up outside of school. 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. If you’re not sure where to start, tap into their interests.

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Students Communication Intelligence Motivation 94

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Use these classroom strategies for reluctant learners in high school to build relationships, stoke curiosity, and build a learning team that focuses on student success. Use ice breakers for high school students to learn more about them as individuals. Table of Contents 1. Begin with a fresh start 2. Create personal relationships 3.

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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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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Strategic Approaches to AI Integration One effective strategy is to intentionally redesign classroom activities and assignments to incorporate AI tools. Here is one example from an AI reflective assignment that I tried out in my classes, followed by some other actionable strategies you may want to try out. Dont Ban ChatGPT in Schools.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 88

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

“Back in school, you ever get busted for trying to walk and have some administrator tell you, ‘Son, you can shirk your obligations and try to be different from your peers, but the responsibility of your future is gonna find you!’" I asked my students, “Do you understand why you learn what you learn in school?” history in an urban St.

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Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

Read on… Plan Ahe ad: Set Yourself Up for a Career in Electrical and Computer Engineering Regardless of where you are in your life or at what stage, if you have a dream that you want to achieve, you can start working toward that immediately. With median U.S. This means that the onus falls on you to complete everything.

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Lecturing Essay Motivation High School 83

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

These experiments are easy to set up and can be done at home or at school. Help students understand how wind, ice, and water wear things down by assigning group or partner investigations using simple foods like graham crackers. So you know theyll love slime and ice cream experiments.

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Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. Integrity is often talked about as a coin that reads cheated on one side and didnt cheat on the other. Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort.

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

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Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 96

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

I still assign readings. Step 4: Now we bring in the tools Only after we’ve felt the tension do I introduce the day’s reading, model, or theory. Since then, I’ve started every class not with content, but with creative tension. What I Do Now (and What I Don’t) Let me make it clear—I still teach frameworks.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

I still assign readings. Step 4: Now we bring in the tools Only after we’ve felt the tension do I introduce the day’s reading, model, or theory. Since then, I’ve started every class not with content, but with creative tension. What I Do Now (and What I Don’t) Let me make it clear—I still teach frameworks.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 85

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

All you need to add is a classroom full of eager middle schoolers, and you’ve got the best school year ever! Provide relevant reading materials 5. Keep a copy of your teaching philosophy nearby 8th Grade ELA teacher Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed Seamlessly transition 8th grade ELA students to high school 1.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

Commission on Civil Rights, 72% of public schools reported difficulty filling SPED roles , and over 1 in 5 lacked a full special education team altogether ( K–12 Dive ). It provides noncredit-bearing instruction that is directly aligned to students’ academic IEP goals , typically in areas like reading, writing, or math.

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Special Education Teachers Disabilities Coaching 97

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

School systems experience nearly daily security incidents with increasing sophistication, resulting in data breaches, financial losses, and operational disruptions. 11 to discuss the evolving landscape of digital threats in schools. Computer generated transcript below: Kevin Hogan OK. They face growing cybersecurity risks.

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Education Local Government Internet Questions 193

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

Decode music notation with engaging activities Reading and understanding music can be hard for young learners to grasp. No Prep Ta and Ti-Ti Music Worksheets By Aileen Miracle Grade: 1st-2nd Using the ta and ti-ti notes, students read and write patterns, copy patterns, and color patterns. But it’s not impossible. Music to the rescue!

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Activities Elementary School Elementary School Students 52

Organized Classroom

MAY 16, 2025

Homework agendas are used in schools everywhere. They serve as an excellent means of communication between home and school. Routines and expectations should be set firmly in place at the beginning of the school year and monitored closely. Read & Post: Read & post homework assignments every day.

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Students Assignments Testing Reading 70

The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

Must-Have UFLI Resources- Quick Links No time to read the whole post, but want to quickly grab a few of my must-have resources for implementing UFLI in your classroom? So much so, that my school purchased mini whiteboards AND markers for us this school year. This worked well for us, but my school uses cheap lamination.

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Grades Learning Students Learning Disabilities 52

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Its about setting the tone for your entire school year. Start With Clear Classroom Expectations The start of the school year is the perfect time to introduce your science lab safety rules. Your students are already learning about school rules and classroom procedures, so why not include science safety in the mix?

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Science Activities Classroom Management Critical Thinking 52

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Here are some ways you can support active learning at home: Breakout Rooms (in live sessions): If your child attends live virtual classes, ask their school or teacher whether breakout rooms are part of the setup. Online learning isn’t limited to slides and reading assignments.

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Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

k12

JUNE 24, 2025

12th grade student and SAC intern SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. We asked them what makes online school so great, and here’s what Madison had to say. My K12 Why What do you like about online private school?

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Schools Grades Students Online Learning 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

What middle school class has been your favorite so far? Do you like it when someone reads a book to you, or do you prefer reading independently? Do you like it when someone reads a book to you, or do you prefer reading independently? You’re walking through school and take an unexpected turn.

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Writing Grades Middle School Middle School 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. Would you prefer a late start to your school day or an early release? What about 3 hours?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Cal Matters

JULY 10, 2025

In summary A California law took effect in 2020 that dropped the statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, provided a three-year window for victims to file claims and otherwise made it easier for them to sue school districts and counties. I ran to the school, and they shut me down into silence,” said Muñoz, who’s now 28.

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Schools Fairness Math STEM 84

Teach Hub

JUNE 10, 2025

The last moments of the school year always feel a bit hectic. Between assignments, end-of-year projects, sports practices, and planning for summer, things can become chaotic quickly—not just for teachers and students but also for parents. Whether it’s a reading challenge or some extra math review, a little prep goes a long way.

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Students Math Assignments Learning Styles 74

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 16, 2025

Before long, the boy was orchestrating his actions to match the needs of the other children, reading the situation, while also responding to calls for "More water!" by pumping with a joy that appeared to fill his entire body. In a matter of weeks, of his own volition and efforts, he had made himself into the unofficial "pump master."

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Writing Attention Feedback Assignments 75

k12

JUNE 10, 2025

SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. We asked them what makes online school so great, and here’s what Kylah had to say. We asked them what makes online school so great, and here’s what Kylah had to say.

History 52

History English Schools Students 52

Organized Classroom

JUNE 12, 2025

Then, read the first page to the class and pass it along to the next star student. On the day due, you take the folder and read again your page, then pass along to the star student to read his or her page. Parents, administrators, and students loved it and it cost me nothing to give those special mementos of the school year.

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Writing Assignments Reading High School 68