k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

Interdisciplinary

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Technology has permeated every facet of our lives, making many tasks easier, and even doing some of our work for us. Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. The effect of Brain Based Learning on academic achievement: A meta-analytical study.

Science

k12 Digest

JULY 28, 2025

We know how hard it is to move across the world to study. That’s what makes early support and one-on-one attention possible.” One major focus is technology. Our goal is to help students use technology with intention. By blending personal attention with purposeful innovation, J. Learning Beyond the Classroom At J.

Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S. Department of Education found that 77% of online students reported a better balance between their studies and personal life.

Hybrid Learning

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

Interdisciplinary

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. There were plenty of studies replete with data on engagement, reading strategies, and Lexile scores.

Reading

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This initiative helps students strengthen their academic foundations, develop better study habits, and build resilience. Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. AEF also integrates cutting-edge technology to enhance personalized learning.

Skills

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

STEM isnt just the latest teaching topic: Its an innovative, cross-curricular way to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Check out STEM activities for middle school that are sure to catch teenagers attention and inspire them to learn more.

Middle School

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

But because this was 1980, and the technologies that could be used to cheat were more advanced than the technology available to detect cheating, there was no definitive proof. 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

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Pay special attention to roles that directly impact legal compliance, such as Special Education, ELL, or state-tested subjects. Review your staffing assignments across core subjects (ELA, math, science, social studies) to ensure each teacher is certified in the subject and grade level they’re teaching.

Special Education

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Image courtesy of LYLA IN THE LOOP™ / © 2023 Mighty Picnic LLC PBS works with advisers — ranging from educational researchers to psychologists — who create a framework of learning goals based on studies and topics that are age-appropriate for children. The studies showcasing the positive effects of PBS on children’s learning seem endless.

Fairness

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

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. Researchers also hope to help with intervention, focusing on personalized attention for each student.

Language

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2025

Four in 10 families are experiencing material hardship , according to the study, and over a third of kids aged 0 to 5 show frequently fussy or defiant behavior. This is not a research study that happened three years ago where conditions were different. I do my best to curate and draw their attention to things.”

Study

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2017

While corporate boards seldom draw the attention of end users, they set the strategic path and hold the power to make fundamental decisions about the companies. At this year’s ASU+GSV education technology conference, organizers shared data that showed about 34 percent of nearly 180 companies presenting at the event had a woman founder or CEO.

Culture

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

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.’

Attention

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

MIT professor Justin Reich and several colleagues just completed one of the largest-ever research studies exploring teaching techniques in online higher education, involving nearly 250,000 students from nearly every nation on the planet. After all, he and his collaborators did get significant results in their earlier, smaller studies.

Study

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2018

I’m not sure if teachers dreaded faculty meetings more than I did, but while standing in an auditorium filled with tired-looking faculty after a long day of teaching, I sometimes had this thought: If I did a dance or paused unsuspectingly, would that gain their attention, even if only for a moment?

Technology

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

There’s a news story in higher ed that’s not getting enough attention. Herbert, executive director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. The nation’s adjuncts are rising up. In the end, after a year of contract negotiations, they won a big jump in pay and benefits.

Attention

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. What is one positive effect technology has had on education?

Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

High School

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It turns out that with each passing year, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to capture and hold a student’s attention and focus during my lessons. Our cognitive resources do, however, have a limit; therefore, we must always choose from the available resources that we can pay attention to.

Attention

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This cloud reflects the actions or physical manifestations of engagement, such as learning, interest, participation, focus, attention, and curiosity. The largest words were repeated by the highest number of people. However, to truly understand teacher engagement we must understand the dimensions of this motivational construct.

Blended Learning

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Most teachers who work in education today have studied — or at least are familiar with — VARK , a learning theory first introduced by Neil Fleming in 1987. Higher levels of cognition and increased attention are noted among young school-aged children with an increased level of this sleep-induced effect.

Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Ask a Tech Teacher crew has ideas on those skills that will not only serve you well in your academics but beyond: 4 Highly Important Study Skills to Develop During College and Beyond We spend a lifetime learning, so it makes sense to develop a few study skills that will make our lives easier.

Study

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are active study strategies? What are active study strategies? Active study strategies in K-12 education are essential for promoting effective learning habits, enhancing comprehension, and fostering academic success. What is passive studying?

Study

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). Attention is a so-called gateway between information and learning and is compared to a spotlight on a large stage (Keller et al.,

Lecturing

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. The concept even has roots in a clinical treatment for people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Study

Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

demographics change and fewer students are enrolling in colleges , institutions are starting to pay more attention. In the past, said Fong, many colleges tended to ignore disengaged students, taking the attitude that “they’re not good enough to make it at our college.” But he said as U.S. They can’t afford to ignore them anymore,” he added.

Study

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

And when it comes to exam prep, there’s no reason you can’t use technology to make the process more engaging for your students. Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams.

Exams

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

Homework has been getting a lot of attention in the media. School, a pilot program at my high school where I co-teach English, science, and technology with another teacher. Students must still learn to manage their time and develop healthy study habits in the classroom because they have more time and autonomy in N.E.W.

Assignments

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). Attention is a so-called gateway between information and learning and is compared to a spotlight on a large stage (Keller et al.,

Lecturing

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

Voice technology — especially the use of an AI bot that talks back to the learner — has injected reading practice with the kind of feedback that was only possible with one-on-one tutoring before. The appeal of voice technology as a screening tool, a method for playful reading practice and a strategy for offering feedback is clear.

Reading

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

Teachers identified the following factors that might create barriers: audio processing disorders, poor vision, attention deficit, distractions and day dreams, headache or illness, language proficiency, etc. Each chapter ends with reflection and discussion questions to guide those book study conversations.

Blended Learning

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

New methods of teaching may help close this gap, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The study suggests that being able to construct meaning from multiple methods is critical for multilingual students. The study included 97 seventh grade students in an urban middle school in Indiana.

Science

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Summaries : For students with significant issues with reading or attention issues, TAs can use AI tools to summarize long passages of text. Study guides and practice quizzes: TAs can use these tools to develop study guides and sample quizzes to help prepare students. Diffit provides leveled resources as well. Documentor.cc

Teaching Assistants

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

A deficit-based approach emphasizes the weakness of groups or individuals, calling attention to negative outcomes such as falling behind or missing out. As education leaders review the utility and effectiveness of those solutions, an asset-based approach is an essential criterion in the evaluation process.

Education