Edsurge

JULY 23, 2025

Vendor tables line the walls of the room; a few were run by local businesses, but the ones that drew the most attention were led by our own students. The room buzzes with discovery as parents lean over screens, ask questions and share small victories with one another. Our gym transformed into a space filled with energy and creativity.

Technology

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. Where math and science are concerned, beginning with some sort of question and/or exploration and getting students interested in the task is aligned with what we know our brains are wired for.

Science

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Chris Gethard, a veteran comedian and improv teacher, posed this question to a group of high school students in Northern California at a Laughing Together workshop he was leading. “If you were an object, what object would you be?” He remembered one who identified as a fruit.

Students

k12 Digest

JULY 28, 2025

That allows them to create a safe space where students feel confident asking questions, trying new things, and pushing through challenges. “We That’s what makes early support and one-on-one attention possible.” By blending personal attention with purposeful innovation, J. Teachers take the time to know each student personally.

Schools

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

They may also feel underprepared for reading focused non-fiction, informational texts that require more attention than a casual fiction novel. For the student that wants to prepare for in-class conversation, preparing and providing a few open-ended reading reflection questions (launchpad ideas) may be useful. Spinning Questions.

Instructors

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

For example, at the end of our discussion on memory formation, I ask students to quickly write down the most important concept they learned and one question they still have. In our next class, I address the most common questions, creating a feedback loop that keeps everyone engaged.

Active Learning

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

From a young age, I was captivated by a single question: “Can learning be more meaningful than memorization?” My journey has been one of constant evolution—from questioning the system to becoming someone who works to reimagine it. In our school, we begin by asking equity-focused questions when planning any initiative: Who benefits?

Interdisciplinary

Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

Reciprocal reading is a structured yet flexible strategy where students work together to make sense of a text using four roles: summarizer, questioner, clarifier, and predictor. When they know they’ll need to summarize aloud or share with a group, they read more attentively and more purposefully.

Reading

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans. For example, private practice environments powered by chatbots or simulations can offer students a space to make mistakes, ask questions, and rehearse ideas without fear of embarrassment.

Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans. For example, private practice environments powered by chatbots or simulations can offer students a space to make mistakes, ask questions, and rehearse ideas without fear of embarrassment.

Critical Thinking

Lab to Class

JULY 3, 2025

We have all seen the stereotypical portrayal of the traditional school setting where a teacher stands at the front of the classroom and spends the entirety of class time giving a lecture and asking questions of the students. No matter how interesting the teacher, sometimes it can be hard for students to focus for very long on a lecture.

Lecturing

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. Where math and science are concerned, beginning with some sort of question and/or exploration and getting students interested in the task is aligned with what we know our brains are wired for.

Science

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. This is a question teachers ask all the timeand its fair. But Isnt That Cheating?

Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2025

Once you have their attention, share real-world examples they haven’t thought about. That feeling leads to questions, like how real developers do it, how bigger systems work, how software runs behind the scenes. Talk about engineers building tools for disaster relief, climate data, or accessibility tech.

High School

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? This shift raises questions about the efficacy and long-term viability of conventional education methods. As a result, your role involves creating a learning atmosphere that encourages questioning and exploration.

Hybrid Learning

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

You can also ask survey questions like “What should I know about you before the school year starts?” And if you can incorporate their phones and/or electronics into the lesson, you’ll get a lot more students paying attention! Then you can get to know them yourself!

High School

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow.

Academic Integrity

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

Yet we learned quickly that in-person outreach efforts led by student peers still must be strategically responsive to the realities of how students apportion their time and attention. Attention to Politics Shows Typical Election Year Surge.”  National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement. About NSLVE.”  Accessed June 18, 2025. 

Students

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

Yet we learned quickly that in-person outreach efforts led by student peers still must be strategically responsive to the realities of how students apportion their time and attention. Attention to Politics Shows Typical Election Year Surge.”  National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement. About NSLVE.”  Accessed June 18, 2025. 

Students

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs. Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students.

Reading

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. Thats why AEF schedules quarterly conferences where teachers, staff, and parents sit down to discuss student progress, strengths, and areas that need extra attention.

Skills

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

For teachers who use this layout, it makes it easy to circulate the room and access each student for personalized attention. Pros: This desk arrangement has the benefits of encouraging class discussions and group collaboration, while giving students a bit more personal space.

Classroom Management

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

Create questions about the last chapter in your novel unit, a list of literary terms, or any other concept you’d like to review in an entertaining and competitive format. Pass a question Hot Potato Engage reluctant learners in your lesson with a lively game of Hot Potato. Bring popular game shows like Jeopardy!

Middle School

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Oversight for Special Education is shifting to the Department of Health and Human Services, raising urgent questions about IDEA enforcement and IEP accountability. That plan is now in question due to visa bottlenecks and federal review protocols ( Chalkbeat , EdWeek ). Domestic pipelines are shrinking too.

Special Education

k12

JULY 21, 2025

Good question. Use action words that draw attention. I hope they can help you create or update your résumé, turning it into something that will catch the attention of employers and showcase all that you have to offer. Let Me Introduce Myself Why should you listen to my résumé tips?

High School

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 21, 2025

Aristotle believed that our highest calling was for each of us to find our true path in life and that the way to discover that was through the answer to the question "What gives you pleasure?" That is what Aristotle means by the question, "What gives you pleasure?" We must get the children ready for the jobs of tomorrow!" "We

Questions

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

Use these engaging questions and thought experiments to get middle schoolers to open up while practicing writing skills. What environmental issue should we pay the most attention to? That’s where journal writing prompts come in! Would you rather spend the day at the beach, on a snowy mountain, or at an amusement park?

Writing

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

They dissected the questions she asked during the lesson, looked at how much time she took to work through problems and analyzed how shed moved around the room. Instead of throwing out questions to the whole class, now Gallimore more often calls on individuals. Teachers also share this data with students.

Testing

Organized Classroom

JUNE 2, 2025

Finding educational websites that are appropriate for the age of the students and are interesting enough to hold their attention can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Some of the best choices listed below would be great printed on a list and sent home when you get those inquiring questions.

Math

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

Rodrequez, who leads the 4,000-student district south of Kansas City, Missouri, has never before been asked so many questions by so many people in his community about federal education policy. Some conservatives question the expansion of federal power. Yet President Donald Trump keeps taking up Kenny Rodrequez’s brain power.

Education

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

In your opinion, what sport gets too much attention? What sport should get more attention? Do you wish your parents would ask you more questions about your day, or fewer questions? With 40 research question cards, this resource allows every student in your class to have a different persuasive essay topic.

High School

Cal Matters

JULY 28, 2025

As President Donald Trump ramps up immigration enforcement, targeting immigrants at workplaces and street corners across California, his administration is turning its attention to adult students. Education Department did not respond to CalMatters’ questions asking how schools should respond or what enforcement might look like.

English

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The automation and augmentation of jobs is raising the profile of issues surrounding the skills gap to the attention of those beyond the traditional education stakeholders.

Skills

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

I had this question of when you utilize these measures in groups with different characteristics. She eventually took that question to Northwestern University, where she is now building out her own artificial intelligence technology system that could potentially quell the issue.

Languages

Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

Exit tickets: A few targeted questions at the end of a lesson can tell you a lot about what sank in and what still needs work. Whiteboard responses : Students can solve a problem or answer a question and hold it up, great for instant feedback. Your introduction grabs attention well. Try going back and checking your math.

Learning Outcomes

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

Cardholders also cite state-specific legislation that alters what their teachers can teach and their libraries can shelve, and librarians who draw unwanted attention to the age-appropriateness of the titles they check out. The program should be regarded as a stop-gap while communities wrestle with the tougher question of censorship.

Accessibility

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2017

In the afternoon we looked at a variety of innovative schools from around the world and tried to answer the twin questions of ‘What is going on in these schools that’s different?’ create climates of open communication and safety in which everyone is sharing information, successes, challenges, and questions. Related Posts.

Schools