Edsurge

JULY 23, 2025

As the technology teacher, director of technology and the PTA parent teacher liaison, I was in the middle of that gap where technology and family engagement were needed. I became the go-between for teachers and families. Our PTA paused its events, programs were canceled and the connection between school and home started to fade.

Technology 111

Technology Schools Culture Coaching 111

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 104

Students Failure Disabilities Game-Based Learning 104

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Dr. DiTullio was a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and is an esteemed member of both PDK International and the Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

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. Flipped Classroom 2.0

Critical Thinking 91

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 91

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. Flipped Classroom 2.0

Critical Thinking 96

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 96

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. Another great option to add some social interactions for students to watch is through well chosen videos.

Lecturing 52

Lecturing Attention Discussions Questions 52

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. 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.

Reading 67

Reading Discussions Fairness Questions 67

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 135

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

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. The Mindset Shift Teachers Need Most of us were trainedor conditionedto believe that grading equals accountability.

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

You can also ask survey questions like “What should I know about you before the school year starts?” 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.

High School 52

High School High School Beliefs Schools 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2025

The Ask a Tech Teacher team decided to dig deeper into ways to encourage students to consider software engineering to be a realistic job choice: , How to Inspire High School Students to Pursue a Career in Software Engineering Photo courtesy of Pexels Getting high school students excited about software engineering isn’t always easy.

High School 83

High School High School Schools Students 83

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

With large conference seating, teachers may find it hard to be locked in the middle of the square. Editable Classroom Seating Chart Template for Classroom Management by Teachers Resource Force Grades: PreK-12th Design your classroom like a pro with this editable seating chart template. You can also modify this shape as needed.

Classroom Management 98

Classroom Management Discussions Grades Lecturing 98

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 92

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. Teachers use direct, explicit instructionbreaking down complex concepts into manageable stepsso students can grasp new ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. 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. Graphic novels?

Reading 75

Reading English Grades Attention 75

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

Host a literary game show ELA teachers have a wealth of riches when it comes to game show options! 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. Bring popular game shows like Jeopardy!

Middle School 52

Middle School Middle School Activities Schools 52

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. Many districts rely on these funds to strengthen instructional quality in core classrooms and to support new or out-of-field teachers. Document everything.

Special Education 94

Special Education English Language Languages 94

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 advice would you give a first-year teacher about kids your age? What environmental issue should we pay the most attention to? That’s where journal writing prompts come in! What would you do?

Writing 52

Writing Grades Middle School Middle School 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 21, 2025

Registration is now open for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp (see below). 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?" We must out-educate the Chinese!"

Questions 90

Questions Discussions Study English 90

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. Even though his intermediate teachers use it less and less, he still loves those catchy tunes.

Math 95

Math Reading Attention Grades 95

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

In early February, seventh grade math teacher Jamie Gallimore tried something new: She watched herself teach class. 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. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Testing 240

Testing Math Coaching Exams 240

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

What is the first sign that youre going to like or dislike a teacher? 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? When would you wait in a line for 30 minutes? What about 3 hours?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

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. He’s cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training , pandemic recovery , and STEM education.

Education 161

Education Disabilities Questions Counselling 161

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.

Language 140

Language Languages Intelligence Testing 140

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 79

Learning Outcomes Learning Feedback Essay 79

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

Since the program launched, a patchwork of legislation across several states criminalizes teachers to varying degrees for what they say about sexual orientation, gender identity or racial ideology in an educational context. Limits of Privacy The types of censorship librarians are experiencing is also true of teachers.

Accessibility 211

Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I always love redesigning instructional activities with teachers and school leaders. 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?’ compared to those in more traditional schools]. emphasis added].

Schools 167

Schools Beliefs Motivation Discussions 167

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2021

One of the challenges teachers in concurrent classrooms face is feeling torn between the needs of students in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Teachers feel guilty because they know one group of students is commanding more of their time and attention. If that doesn’t work, then they can ask the teacher a question.

Questions 456

Questions Students Attention Assignments 456

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 14, 2019

Blended learning models afford teachers the time and space in class to work side-by-side with students. As a teacher works with a single student or a small group, other students will inevitably hit bumps and have questions that require the teacher’s attention.

Questions 418

Questions Blended Learning Attention Accessibility 418

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What do teachers find mentally stimulating about their work? What causes teachers to invest their mental energy and time resources in a task? What aspects of a teacher’s work lead them to engage in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflection? Teachers as Architects of Learning Experiences.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

I’ve trained many teachers who use choice boards and ask, “What’s the difference between a choice board and a playlist?” Despite this reality, most learning is teacher-paced, not student-paced. The focus is on the teacher covering content and moving students through lessons on a strict timeline.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2023

Teaching is about attention — getting students to pay attention to the material, and to engage with new ideas so they can develop new skills and abilities. But getting and holding the attention of students has become more difficult since the pandemic, according to many college instructors around the country. I'm a quest giver.

Attention 198

Attention Lecturing Instructors Students 198

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As classroom teachers, one of the many challenges we face is student engagement. There are many ways to tackle this question and no right response. According to Merriam-Webster, engagement is defined as the act of engaging, which is to draw favorable attention or interest. Before we begin, let’s define student engagement.

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Student Engagement Teachers Students Attention 300

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2024

When teachers think their students aren’t paying attention in class, they’re probably right. EdSurge connected with Turner to learn about this new world of fragmented attention and what educators can do to reach these increasingly distracted students. You use a phrase for this that you call ‘budgeted attention.’

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Attention Students Instructors Communication 217

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Teachers are facing ever-growing demands: providing high-quality lessons, attending to individual student needs, and managing administrative loads that stretch their time and energy to the limit. Despite their dedication, many teachers are at risk of leaving a profession they love simply because they are exhausted and unsupported.

Teachers 310

Teachers Technology Ethics Classroom Management 310

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Asking these eight questions can help school district leaders who want to make sure they’re using and administering formative, interim, and summative assessments at the right times and in effective ways. Considering these key questions can help districts build assessment systems that better support student learning and improved outcomes.

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Questions Learning Education Students 256