Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

Homework has been getting a lot of attention in the media. In the long run, I think this break from academic tasks beyond the classroom will actually keep students more engaged at school. Wasn’t the argument for needing a brain break after a long day at school just as valid for teenagers? hours every other day.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Yet, the one-size-fits-all model persists in many high schools. Could we expand high school options to guarantee every student’s success?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

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. 19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies show that students’ executive functioning, the part of the brain that governs planning, organizing, and paying attention, is not fully formed until high school or later. The first thing a parent or teacher should do for students new to online learning is create some type of calendar, whether online or physical.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

By inspiring the next generation of educators, we can build up this honorable profession to ensure all students are receiving the attention and support they need to thrive. To help, here are six ways school leaders can encourage students to consider careers in teaching, which will benefit K-12 education in the long term.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

A large nationwide study has found that teaching ninth graders to maintain a “growth mindset” toward learning—stressing that their minds are like muscles that can get stronger with use—can result in higher test scores. Dweck is a co-author of the study released today. Data was collected in the 2015-16 school year.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2023

“It helps people create a community around studying,” she says. Thompson is part of a trend of college and high school students who stream themselves studying on TikTok or YouTube, often using the hashtag #studywithme. When I first started it was so exciting, to the point where I wouldn't be studying at some points."

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Here are four steps we’ve taken to work through these barriers and create a successful literacy program for students in middle and high school: 1. For me, the rewards also extend beyond the school day and standardized tests. Give them a safe space to learn. The kids have to feel safe, welcomed, and engaged in the process.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, California, which has launched an esports program, teacher Brandon Trieu has proven through the success of the team he coaches, the Mira Mesa Marauders, that esports are a valuable addition to the classroom. I’ve seen kids be more attentive to their grades. They enrich it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Financial literacy, and the role of K-12 schools in promoting it, is getting lots of attention these days. 22 states (+DC) require a high school class be offered. 17 states (+DC) require a high school class be taken. 37 states (+DC) require the standards be implemented.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

Unlike Innocent, Muan moves slowly and does not like attention. Like Innocent she is 20 years old, but the eldest of four children, with two of her siblings also attending our school. Called Accelerate to Graduate (A2G) this program is being piloted at Iroquois High School in Louisville, Ky, where I teach.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This week on the podcast we’re talking about cybersecurity at schools—and how secure, or in some cases how vulnerable, the tech systems in school systems are these days. We’re focusing on a pretty unusual story about Bill Demirkapi, who had a pretty odd hobby while he was in high school in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2022

This perceived lack of education relevance can quickly result in a number of undesirable outcomes, such as disengagement in high school, students dropping out, long-term underemployment, and education and workforce inequalities. Research has found that around 66 percent of students are not engaged with school.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One demographic that warrants special attention in terms of family communication is emerging bilingual (EB) families. It’s especially stark in high schools, where studies indicate that EB high school students have a chronic absenteeism rate of 25 percent, compared to 18 percent for their non-EB peers in the same grade.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

According to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) study , the number of children aged 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety increased by 29 percent between 2016 and 2020, while those diagnosed with depression increased by 27 percent. To combat their loneliness, they seek social attention the wrong way.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It was with great trepidation — knowing that I could not live up to this model but wanting to do my best — that I took my job teaching social studies at a small public high school in the Bronx. I spent the next decade at that same small school, and my time there reshaped my view of what makes a good teacher.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2017

He is the program director and co-founder of Pioneer Academics , which identifies and empowers high-achieving students with university professors so they can take part in challenging and creative research opportunities across a wide range of disciplines while still in high school.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Cyberbullying, increasingly more common, occurred at least once per week in 37 percent of middle schools, 25 percent of high schools, and 6 percent of elementary schools. Attendance and achievement predict students’ probability of graduating high school, which in turn predicts lifetime earnings.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2017

Spanish 1 was my worst grade in high school, and guess what subject I teach now? Geometry formulas might be boring to most students, but show how it lead Chelsea Sullenberg, “Sully,” to be able to save everyone on his flight and to safely land on the Hudson River and suddenly you have your students’ attention. That’s right.

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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. They also can ask students to compile a list of neighborhood, community, or state challenges they’d like to solve, have students break into groups, and tackle those challenges.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

We asked education experts to share their thoughts regarding student success priorities in 2025 (find 50 edtech predictions for 2025 here )–discover what they had to say: Across the country, there is growing consensus and demand for high school transformation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2019

A summary of research by the Cyberbullying Research Center on cyberbullying in middle and high school from 2004 to 2016 indicated that, on average, 28 percent of students have been targets of cyberbullying and 16 percent of students admitted to cyberbullying others. Related: How our district uses tech to fight cyberbullying.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

On its face, the cell phone policy at Forest Hills High School seems clear: Phones cannot be used in school and must be turned off during the day, unless a teacher allows them as part of a lesson. Some educators saw an immediate shift once cell phones were allowed in schools. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Perhaps one of the most famous studies to come to this conclusion was the Tennessee Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) project in the 1980s. In the kindergarten years alone, the study found a “definite advantage for small classes in achievement.”. More positivity reported about participating in learning.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Interdisciplinary Studies: Breaking Boundaries for Comprehensive Learning Interdisciplinary studies, as an approach to education, research, and problem-solving, break down traditional boundaries between academic fields, encouraging collaboration and integration of knowledge from diverse areas. 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to McKinsey’s 2017 study , the average teacher worked 50 hours a week (a number that has grown to 54 hours post-pandemic, according to 2022 research ). AI can also provide schools tools to foster a less stressful, more flexible work environment. AI transforms textbooks into interactive study guides. That time is now.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

On a memorable morning in my high school civics class, the students—seniors, full of energy—learned about the formation and function of our legislative branch. Students learn best when they study real ballot initiatives during an election year or work with journalism professors to write their own editorials for the local paper.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2016

The approach is unconventional, to be sure, but it recently gained more attention when Tesla/SpaceX founder Elon Musk created a learning alternative for his children embracing unschooling, self-directed learning tenets such as exploration, choice, natural life experiences, and visits to real world learning centers (museums, zoos). .

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But a new study shows that these higher education deserts affect some groups of students much differently than others. In other words, for low-income and underrepresented minority groups, living near a community college can be a crucial way to gain access to any higher education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2024

David Monaghan, an associate professor of sociology at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, has been digging into that question in a series of recent research studies. Since the program was open to all high schools in the city, doing that communication was more difficult than in the case of the other program they studied.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2016

Experts are split on the necessity of requiring algebra in high school. In his recent book, “The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions,” political scientist Andrew Hacker argues, among other things, that we should not require high school students to take algebra.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

Beyond academics, consider whether the institution provides career support through career services–does it help students secure internships, research positions, or study abroad opportunities relevant to your field? What opportunities exist for study abroad, research, or experiential learning?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Recent studies have shown alarming gaps in Americans’ understanding of our democratic processes and systems. High school students in need of advanced mathematics courses need look no further than Stanford University. We are happy that it is now available to high school students.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2021

There’s still time this school year to help high school students learn the skills they’ll require to thrive in Higher Education. Developing this discipline with regards to IT is just as crucial to their future studies as gaining an appreciation of how to harness tech tools. Leverage remote learning tools.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2021

When Carlo Diy throws out a question to his high school entrepreneurship and marketing students, he steels himself for an uncomfortable few moments ahead. It's just crickets,” says Diy, a second-year teacher at Durham Public Schools in North Carolina. Competitive Engagement For Diy, the study itself is rather simple.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Interdisciplinary Studies: Breaking Boundaries for Comprehensive Learning Interdisciplinary studies, as an approach to education, research, and problem-solving, break down traditional boundaries between academic fields, encouraging collaboration and integration of knowledge from diverse areas. 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012).

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