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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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

All you need is designated time in your class, the right writing materials, and a prompt that really inspires them. This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) ” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math!

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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.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

As scholar-teachers, we know that the habit of reflectioncan be a powerful tool for workplace learning and performance, which can separate high-performance professionals from mediocre ones. Thus, I paid attention and reflected during the action in order to construct adjustments, while doing hybrid-teaching at the same time.

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The Hungry Teacher Blog

JULY 21, 2025

Friday: Pick Your Rhythm When you’re curriculum planning, you’re looking at a lot of different ELA skills: reading, writing, grammar, listening, and vocabulary. Most teachers will map out a daily or weekly schedule where they block time for each of these skills. For example, you might focus on Narrative Writing for three weeks.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow. The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. The pressure students feel to get high grades and the pressure for teachers to give them are both real.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. These short ELA activities for middle school get students thinking and writing quickly. If they’d prefer, let them write in a texting or social media format.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

Keeping students engaged is a daily goal that teachers are always trying to hit, and for good reason: its directly tied to how much students learn and retain. But lets be honest, coming up with fresh and creative ways to hold their attention isnt always easy. Thats where the magic of reflection comes in.

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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.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! What is the first sign that youre going to like or dislike a teacher? Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Are pranks funny or mean?

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2025

At first it wasnt as noticeable, as the reductions were local and the losses were absorbed by teachers. Both the loss of school librarians in Philadelphias school district and its disappointing reading scores caught the attention of Deb Kachel, a school librarian of 30 years. city by population, are reading below grade level.

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Schools Plagiarism Accessibility Reading 174

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

I focused all of my attention on Malcolm. Regret is a great teacher, but only if we manage to not allow it to become guilt. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. When punishment is off the table, however, it clears the way for making amends. I continued to rub his back.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 22, 2025

Registration is now open for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp (see below). As a preschool teacher, I've known hundreds of children who discover mathematical, scientific, literacy and other concepts well before they're "supposed" to. He's shown me that he's his own best teacher."

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 21, 2025

Registration is now open for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp (see below). As publisher and philosopher Antonia Case writes in her book Flourish (a deep exploration of what it means to live a life of purpose), "We are so governed by our minds that we can fool ourselves into believing that self-change comes from thinking about it.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 30, 2025

Inspire regular writing practice Encourage your child to write regularly whether its writing a short story or a few paragraphs from a list of writing prompts , keeping a daily journal, or even penning postcards and letters to family and friends. Suitable for classroom and home-based instruction.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

He’s cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training , pandemic recovery , and STEM education. Teachers walk a line as Trump targets DEI Trump promised to get “woke” out of American schools. The center joined teachers unions and civil liberties groups in suing the administration. Department of Education.

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Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

Consider writing your learning objectives in I can statements that are simple, concrete, and kid-friendly. Quick writes: Give students a prompt and one to two minutes to jot down their thoughts. Your introduction grabs attention well. Setting clear, student-friendly learning targets sets the foundation for strong assessments.

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Learning Outcomes Learning Feedback Essay 79

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

Obviously there are people who write to us and say, ‘thank you so much — now I can access the books that have been taken away from me,’” said Mikel. Limits of Privacy The types of censorship librarians are experiencing is also true of teachers. The perceived threat has escalated.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 21, 2025

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. 81% of marketers agree interactive content grabs attention more effectively and 66% admit it increases audience engagement. As a teacher, I occasionally asked students to choose from among several story endings or create their own. Here’s what I cover: What is it?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom. If there is only one pathway provided, students may question their ability to complete a writing task successfully.

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Assignments Writing Feedback Motivation 458

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.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2021

According to the most recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Performance (NAEP), two-thirds of K-12 students are not writing at levels expected for their grade level. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, writing had not received the same attention as math or reading. Why is writing so important?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. It highlights a number of key challenges for U.S. The report analyzed U.S.

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Writing Gamification Motivation Evaluation 255

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As classroom teachers, one of the many challenges we face is student engagement. According to Merriam-Webster, engagement is defined as the act of engaging, which is to draw favorable attention or interest. As teachers, we set the tone for the educational experience that our students are going to have. So how do you do that?

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

This shift has led to the growing adoption of co-teaching models, where general and special education teachers collaborate to meet the diverse needs of their students. Teacher 1: Provides targeted instruction tailored to each group’s needs, abilities, and skill levels.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

” This is a sentiment I’ve heard repeatedly from teachers navigating the demands of the concurrent classroom. Many of the teachers in my life who are teaching two groups of students simultaneously–one group in the classroom and one group online–are exhausted, frustrated, and not feeling particularly effective.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2020

When not addressed, stress can lead to harmful health concerns like anxiety and depression, reduced attention, impaired self-regulation, and decreased learning readiness. Make a plan to manage the stressor(s), write down a goal, and create accountable measures to help you follow through.

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Activities Teachers Attention Writing 294

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

When not addressed, stress can lead to harmful health concerns like anxiety and depression, reduced attention, impaired self-regulation, and decreased learning readiness. Make a plan to manage the stressor(s), write down a goal, and create accountable measures to help you follow through.

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Activities Teachers Attention Writing 311

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2024

Creative writing techniques can make essays more engaging and original while maintaining the required objective structure. This approach not only captured students’ attention but structured arguments more clearly. However, it’s possible to use creative writing ideas to help you come up with a unique essay.

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Essay Writing Attention Feedback 173

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Yet, many of the teachers I work with repeat the same information and directions multiple times in a lesson. Sometimes this is the result of students who are distracted or not paying attention. Whatever the reason, repeating directions or instructions steals precious class minutes and often leaves the teacher feeling frustrated.

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Attention Blended Learning Writing Assignments 401

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

By preparing educators to approach AI with a critical lens and a deep understanding of inclusive teaching practices, teacher preparation programs can ensure that the technology will be used to empower, not exclude. Generative AI will likely drive the conversation about innovative practices for the foreseeable future.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Recently, a teacher posted a comment to my blog lamenting that direct instruction consumed much of the class period. Like many, this teacher felt intense pressure to teach the standards and wasn’t sure how to embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. This is not unusual.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When I work with teachers shifting to blended learning, I strive to establish the WHY driving our work together. I want teachers to understand the purpose and value of the shift to blended learning. In training sessions, I ask teachers to think about why they use this model. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

A nod from a top science magazine to the game many parents wish their kids had never heard of should catch the attention of teachers. If the teacher wants to use games to learn history, Minecraft won’t throw students into a fully fleshed simulation of the American Revolution. On the surface, it’s not so surprising.

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Writing Reading Teaching Evaluation 199

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The aspect of teaching that is hard to replicate in the online environment is the teachers’ ability to collect informal data by merely listening and observing.

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Learning Knowledge Discussions Writing 543

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. Hire teachers who love to teach Great teachers often inspire future educators.

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