eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

The pandemic forced a significant shift from traditional classrooms to virtual and hybrid teaching environments–often before schools and districts were ready. Soon, students were distracted and surfing the web, cheating on tests, and playing video games instead of paying attention in class.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) is supporting the creation of powerful tool suites that can enhance the teaching and learning process, it seems reasonable to identify some ways that teacher assistants can use these tools as well. The nationwide shortage of teachers has caused a similar shortage in the ranks of teacher assistants.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Teachers can’t slow down the lesson plans for the entire class to accommodate a few struggling students, and can’t provide individualized attention to all the students who need it to stay on track. Investors and entrepreneurs, politicians, and the public-at-large all finally started paying attention.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

As teachers strive to adapt their instructional methods to nurture student curiosity and drive deeper student engagement, the principles outlined in Teach Like A Pirate offer valuable insights. in teaching. in teaching.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2024

For educators, summer isn’t just an intermission between school years; it’s an essential space for rest, recovery, and reigniting our passion for teaching. Companies have spent billions of dollars to ensure that our tablets and cell phones are as attention-grabbing as possible.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Here are some trauma-informed teaching strategies you can use to intentionally strengthen your relationships with students and support their success. Other behavioral studies that look at the behavior of children with trauma histories show “enhanced attention to and difficulty in disengaging from emotional stimuli ( Tottenham et al.,

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

There are decades of research involving thousands of students and educators to support a structured literacy approach to teaching literacy. Since 2017, consistent media attention focused on the literacy crisis has created a groundswell of support for learning about the science of reading.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

trillionannually–a staggering 5 percent of GDP, according to new research from Pearson.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

To combat their loneliness, they seek social attention the wrong way. Bullies are often victims of bullying themselves, and as a result of their perception of what has happened to them, they frequently lack empathy. In other cases, bullies don’t have any real friends, and they struggle to build relationships.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2025

To boost teacher morale, reimagine the teacher role For more news on teacher burnout, visit eSNs SEL & Well-Being hub Todays teachers are coping with a wide range of stresses, from chronic student absenteeism to limitations on what you can teach and parents pressuring you to change grades.

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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. Watching “To Sir, With Love” was even a course requirement in my teacher residency program. They need introverts and extroverts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

Most leaders also said they encountered negative teacher views of AI tools, with many saying they viewed it as a threat to traditional teaching. Overall, most districts seemed to take a cautious approach, focusing first on teacher use before turning attention to how students will or will not be permitted to use AI in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

As I support teachers struggling to navigate the demands of the concurrent classroom, I find myself continually returning to the station rotation model as a strategy to design and facilitate learning for this challenging teaching assignment. There is an inequality of teacher attention.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Both professors at San Diego State University and teacher leaders at Health Sciences High and Middle College, they are constantly focused on improving teaching practices and school leadership. Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher know their way around an education acronym. So, of course, they have some thoughts on AI. Have a listen:

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading. More than 50 years of research has illuminated the most effective way to teach children to read. In fact, one state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Technology tools help students develop critical workforce know-how Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning Technology tools have become indispensable in K-12 teaching and learning, revolutionizing educational landscapes.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

It is also an invitation for the speaker to be attentive to communicating with the entire class. Having conducted well over a thousand observations of K-12 teachers over the last 15 years, I have noticed there is one piece of feedback I have given more than any other–and it involves a seemingly minor word change.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Both professors at San Diego State University and teacher leaders at Health Sciences High and Middle College, they are constantly focused on improving teaching practices and school leadership. Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher know their way around an education acronym. So, of course, they have some thoughts on AI. Have a listen:

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

For many students, small-group instruction and focused attention provide critical early literacy support (Foorman et al., These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

We also leverage DESSA data for professional development (PD) to encourage more modern teaching practices that nurture stronger connections between teachers and students. We recently revamped these efforts, turning some PD’s into film sessions where we can review classroom interactions and teaching strategies.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. I feel like I can give more attention to my students and projects using AI rather than spending my whole afternoon or weekends working on the planning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2024

Source: Nicola Hodkowski We tend to pay attention to the groups of students who get the correct answers, regardless of their reasoning. As a teacher, I know it can be difficult to know how to respond in the moment of teaching to make sure the students' learning continues to improve toward the goal. Your departure is 6:47 p.m.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

But lets be honest, coming up with fresh and creative ways to hold their attention isnt always easy. If youre looking for something new to try, one simple yet powerful strategy might surprise you: take your teaching outside. Simply stepping outside can make a noticeable difference in your students attention and energy levels.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

Our librarians teach information literacy and digital citizenship as core parts of our library program. In an era of constant change, where new tools emerge daily and attention spans are short, there’s immense value in legacy platforms that continue to evolve. Showcase them during professional development.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

In educational settings–especially in physical education, where noise from activity and movement can overwhelm instruction–amplifying a teachers voice by 5 to 15 decibels above ambient noise helps capture students’ attention by minimizing competing sounds and movements. The benefits extend beyond students.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2021

Teachers feel guilty because they know one group of students is commanding more of their time and attention. Often, the students in class monopolize the teacher’s time and attention because they can raise a hand or blurt out a question. Step 1: Use Your Resources.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

Through her review, she brought attention to Arabic literature, offering a perspective that is often underrepresented in classrooms. When teens take the mic Recent studies show that reading for pleasure among teens is at an all-time low.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. Brain-based learning is an educational framework that informs teaching methods by leveraging scientific knowledge about how the brain learns and develops. References: Caine, R. McClintic, C., & Klimek, K. S., & Suyanto, S.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This cloud reflects the actions or physical manifestations of engagement, such as learning, interest, participation, focus, attention, and curiosity. It suggests the importance of relationships and human connection in the teaching profession. The largest words were repeated by the highest number of people. What is teacher engagement?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

However, encouraging students to read in and out of class is challenging as small screens command much of their time and attention. Amy Tobener-Talley teaches ELA, ELD, and Digital Technology at a dual-immersion language school in Sonoma County.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Key points: Digital resources and tools support students in summer learning Gamifying math and beating the summer slide How to balance summer break with summer learning loss For more news on summer learning loss, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As the final school bells ring and students head into summer vacation, educators and parents alike (..)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Best practices now suggest that instead of cocooning students, we teach them to be good digital citizens , confident and competent. How does paying attention to their surroundings at the mall equate to paying attention on websites? It didn’t work. What morals and obligations are expected of them there?

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

These models are flexible and able to transcend any single teaching and learning landscape. I ask them to brainstorm and discuss with colleagues the benefits and challenges of teaching using the whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model. Below are the benefits and challenges of teaching in a whole group lesson.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

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. The class may include students with a hearing impairment, auditory processing disorder, or attention deficit disorder. This is not unusual.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

According to Merriam-Webster, engagement is defined as the act of engaging, which is to draw favorable attention or interest. For our purposes, we are going to say that student engagement is the ability for a teacher to draw the attention or interest of students for the sake of learning. So how do you do that? No, not necessarily.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Despite their best efforts, teachers feel like they cannot be successful in teaching and reaching all students.

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