k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global. Cook-Harvey, C.,

Learning

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. What is Gimkit? .

Multiple Choice Questions

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

AI must align with the science of learning, or it will diminish the technology’s impact on students overall. Many AI models are built for general use and later “adapted” for education, but this retrofitting approach can introduce bias, misinformation, and misalignment with instructional goals. The result?

Education

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

Steinberg says that some teachers use AI to highlight aspects of a student’s work aligned with a rubric but stop short of letting AI assign a grade. How can we bring together our pedagogical knowledge, technical skills and AI capabilities so the art of teaching meets the science of teaching?” Teachers want guidance, not outsourcing.”

Teachers

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

This uncertainty can be daunting, but one thing is clear: Foundational knowledge in computer science will be essential, no matter what paths they choose. Computer science is essential, not optional. Computer science is essential, not optional. Every student deserves access; its a fundamental part of literacy.

Science

eSchool News

JULY 29, 2025

This aligns with cognitive science research on the “generation effect,” which shows that learning improves when students create their own responses rather than passively consuming information. In writing, students can use AI for grammar suggestions but still be expected to revise structure, tone, and clarity on their own.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Key points: School districts turn to AI to improve personalized education for students With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts 5 practical ways to integrate AI into high school science For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Simply put, AI can do a lot–it can personalize learning, (..)

Education

eSchool News

JULY 21, 2025

For history assignments, AI tools can help summarize dense material or suggest key points for essays. In third place is using AI to solve math or science problems, followed by brainstorming ideas or creating outlines–something 2 in 5 students say they rely on AI for.

Study

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global. Cook-Harvey, C.,

Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

In the second phase of the lesson, teams rotate and are assigned to another group’s obstacle course. Clearly articulate the subject area in which robotics will be integrated, whether it be science, literacy, mathematics, or another discipline.

STEM

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

Instructors

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Odgers, a professor of psychological science and informatics at UC Irvine, launched a national survey to investigate the use of AI among teens, parents and educators. It was OK to use AI in this scenario, the mom said, but they shouldn’t use it for writing school assignments.

Essay

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Priceless Ponderings Simple Science Safety Lab Rules: A Guide for Your classroom You know that moment when the glue sticks become lipstick, and the magnifying glasses turn into superhero goggles? Yep, its science time in the elementary classroom. When they dont, youll be running crowd control more than actual science experiments.

Science

Teach Hub

MAY 2, 2025

Even a short outdoor activity can reinforce science, math, and literacy skills. Create a simple outdoor science experiment, like making rain gauges to track precipitation over time or test how different types of soil (sand, clay, and garden soil) absorb water and how erosion occurs. They explore concepts deeply and collaboratively.

Activities

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. Derek Muller, creator of the science YouTube channel Veritasium , powerfully made this point during a recent talk. So, the problem isn’t that most kids aren’t self-directed learners.

Motivation

Teach Hub

MAY 22, 2025

You can give students a prompt like “a memory I carry with me,” or even tie it into other subjects like sketching a science concept or illustrating a scene from a book. In science, they can create a diagram of a plant cell using textured materials, or make a flipbook that shows the water cycle in motion.

Art

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

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. I especially wanted students to understand that the final assignment was anything but.

Grades

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.

Plagiarism

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. Students are more likely to approach me with questions about assignments and while working on class activities with their peers.

English

Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

One great resource for real-world math examples is PUMAS (Practical Uses of Math and Science), a NASA-created website that connects math concepts to things like money, traffic signals, and even magic tricks. Its great for in-class use and also works well as a homework assignment.

Math

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. References Anthology.

Ethics

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

” assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. You can do completion or participation, but I would avoid assigning points you don’t want to create anxiety around making mistakes.” They don’t have that freeing-type zone that the erasers create.”

Multiple Choice Questions

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Actionable Tip : Assign a dedicated AI governance team to monitor adherence to policies. Raffi holds a degree in political science and entrepreneurship from Clark University and serves on the U.S. in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.A. Department of Commerce’s District Export Council for Maine.

Ethics

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Growing Word Wall: When students have extra time after an activity or assignment, have them draw and color a word that represents their feelings that day. To keep it focused, ask them to expand on a topic you’re currently covering, and assign teams for the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Counselling

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? Small teaching online: Applying learning science in online classes.

eLearning

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Actionable Tip : Assign a dedicated AI governance team to monitor adherence to policies. Raffi holds a degree in political science and entrepreneurship from Clark University and serves on the U.S. in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.A. Department of Commerce’s District Export Council for Maine.

Ethics

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? Small teaching online: Applying learning science in online classes.

eLearning

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Authority, on the other hand, is when I decide what lessons to assign to students, or when they must read silently to themselves or aloud to the class. Some wanted to spend more time in science than in my class and felt like being forced to learn about history was a waste of time. They are for everyone. But many, when pushed, said no.

Multiple Choice Questions

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. Saucier, Ph.D.

Instructors

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Plan hands-on science experiments for kids that bring learning to life. These hands-on science experiments for preschoolers are full of excitement! These playful science experiments spark curiosity about plant growth, motion, sound vibrations, and absorption. As the colorful water spreads, their hidden message appears!

Elementary School

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

This often includes IT classes, science, advanced mathematics and economics or technology, whichever your school offers. In online classrooms, you might have some interaction with fellow classmates and lecturers, however, it’s all through a screen and no one is there in person to push you to finish your essays or assignments.

Lecturing

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Textbook format and cost mattered. Students appreciated transparency and choice when it came to required materials.

Disabilities

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 28, 2025

Design a robot that waters plants Combine your environmental engineering unit and your robotics project with an assignment that uses robots to help Earth. Some assignments may take a week or two to complete, while others may be a semester-long project for robotics students.

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 30, 2025

Escape the Science Fair: Solve puzzles comparing experimental and theoretical probability to repair science projects and open the lab doors. Provide Clear Instructions and Rules: Set students up for success by offering clear expectations, assigning roles, and walking through the rules ahead of time.

Math

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

General education teachers can sneak a little Beethoven into science or roll with bucket drums in math. Whether you’re teaching math, reading, or science, there’s always a way to bring in rhythm, movement, and a little melody to keep things exciting. And these jams aren’t just for music teachers!

Activities

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 15, 2025

When science students combine their natural curiosity with engineering know-how, the sky’s the limit (literally, if you’re working on rockets)! Assign a specific type of race car construction project, such as rubber band cars, balloon cars, and bottle box cars, or allow students to use their own materials from home.

Middle School

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Many districts, particularly in rural and high-need communities, rely on a blend of J-1 visa educators and alternative certification programs to fill hard-to-staff roles in Special Education, bilingual education, science, and math. Ensure that your data on teacher assignment, experience, and effectiveness is up to date.

Special Education