k12 Digest

JUNE 2, 2025

It was a way to rekindle hope, driven by the belief that we must do better. While technology can be a powerful tool for learning and connection, it has also created vast spaces where students’ anxieties are amplified. That was my call to action. As I grieved, I co-founded an organization called Safe and Sound Schools.

Multidisciplinary 137

Multidisciplinary Students Beliefs Culture 137

k12 Digest

JUNE 2, 2025

It was a way to rekindle hope, driven by the belief that we must do better. While technology can be a powerful tool for learning and connection, it has also created vast spaces where students anxieties are amplified. That was my call to action. As I grieved, I co-founded an organization called Safe and Sound Schools.

Multidisciplinary 130

Multidisciplinary Students Beliefs Culture 130

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. Institutions should: Foster a Culture of Experimentation : Encourage pilot projects that allow for controlled experimentation.

Ethics 75

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 75

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. AEF also integrates cutting-edge technology to enhance personalized learning. Creating an empowering learning environment starts with a school culture built on structure, consistency, and emotional support.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2025

A Supreme Court ruling at the end of June handed a major victory to parents who want to opt their children out of lessons that run counter to their religious beliefs, part of a push for parental rights over the finer details of what goes on in classrooms that has gained strength in recent years.

Schools 141

Schools Writing Beliefs Accessibility 141

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Describe your family culture and explain how it shapes who you are. Would you rather take a class with more technology or minimal screen time? How do the characters’ beliefs and values come through in their actions or words? Which historical figure has impacted your life the most, and how were they influential?

Writing 52

Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Joe Mancuso and Sean Ryan about how schools can move toward personalized learning with the help of technology. Ryan, president of McGraw Hill School Group , has spent two decades in education technology and previously worked in education policy and as a U.S. How is technology used to personalize learning at scale?

Beliefs 105

Beliefs Feedback Culture Math 105

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. And it also doesn’t necessarily go away if our culture changes in three to four years.”

Accessibility 211

Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2024

While thoughtful assessment design and implementation are necessary for student success, building a strong assessment culture in schools is often overlooked but equally important. ISTE is collaborating with the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (NCIEA) to explore the characteristics of a healthy assessment culture.

Culture 193

Culture Beliefs Testing Evaluation 193

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

Promotes a growth mindset and a belief in the potential for improvement. The chapter emphasizes three key strategies that promote a culture of feedback and empower students in the feedback process. Enhances metacognitive skills, such as self-regulation and self-monitoring. Builds confidence and self-efficacy in learners.

Feedback 423

Feedback Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Beliefs 423

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.

Culture 205

Culture Math Science Beliefs 205

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

And not long ago, legislation passed in the Indiana House , prohibiting teaching or assessments that may “affect the student’s attitudes, habits, traits, opinions, beliefs, or feelings without parental consent.” Educators are not alone in the belief that this work is important. The timing of these latest attacks couldn’t be worse.

Culture 182

Culture Beliefs Learning Academic Development 182

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Create a school culture that teachers won’t want to leave. Research shows that a positive school culture is associated with higher attendance rates and deeper engagement for both students and faculty. Improving teacher retention starts with building a positive and supportive school environment.

Teachers 311

Teachers Beliefs Culture Coaching 311

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It is an online platform that focuses on providing a culturally-affirming identity development classes for African-American young people. The George Floyd murder really kicked off a completely different conversation where people have started to talk about what is culturally relevant, especially for kids who protested.

Culture 208

Culture Instructors History Education 208

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Our curiosity for the world around us and its people should be unwavering, and yet school curriculums around the globe do not reflect our ever-evolving landscape and impede the transition to developing technology. In my view, education should inspire a passion for things beyond our immediate circle.

Curriculum 294

Curriculum Students Culture Intelligence 294

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Emerging in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related declines in student learning and motivation, AI refers to a broad range of technologies, including tools such as ChatGPT, that use vast data repositories to make decisions and problem-solve.

Motivation 322

Motivation Essay Learning Beliefs 322

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

But is asking generative AI to do math or engage students in a tutoring relationship really the best way to use this incredibly powerful technology? It can teach them important skills for the future, like working well with others and using new technologies effectively. So what might playful learning with AI tools look like in practice?

Teaching 314

Teaching Essay Teaching Methods Intelligence 314

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2017

We want to be sure we’re using our technology; we need to find a program that will track our students’ progress.”. While many of us agree that’s a step in the right direction, “whats” typically compartmentalize efforts and building tasks instead of culture. We need more PTO involvement. Whats’ the Goal?

Questions 274

Questions Beliefs STEM Culture 274

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

For years, school leaders in Loudoun County, Virginia “had been talking about a one-to-one technology initiative,” says Josh Ajima, instructional facilitator for technology at Dominion High School and Loudoun Academy of Science. It turned out that one-to-one technology was not the next big thing.

Culture 126

Culture Beliefs History Students 126

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

One is cultural, says Yong Zhao, author of the book “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?: Parents push for intense studying out of the belief that even a single point on these exams can make a difference in their child’s fortures, Hu says. One is marketing technology directly to the country’s enormous public school market.

Culture 160

Culture English Exams Cognitive Development 160

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I was encouraged by their mature approach, but also troubled by their dialogue, which often ranged from being frightened to air their views to confusion as to where they could find truthful information about the candidates—this from the Millennials who grew up with technology and have constant access via their handheld devices.

Syllabus 241

Syllabus Teachers Counselling Beliefs 241

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. But there has been progress, both with the tools themselves and the teaching practices we employ to incorporate technology into the classroom. How do we do that?

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Digital technology has become increasingly important in the lives of all Americans, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, which has made many of us even more reliant on computing devices to execute our daily responsibilities. Change may need to start earlier in the workforce development pipeline.

Science 217

Science Ethics Culture Teaching 217

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

The hallmark symptom of schizophrenia is psychosis, such as experiencing auditory hallucinations (voices) and delusions (fixed false beliefs)” (Frankenburg 2024, para. Auditory Hallucination Simulation To help my students, I thus took part in a cultural immersion exercise to learn more about what it is like to live with schizophrenia.

Culture 111

Culture Beliefs Learning Interdisciplinary 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2020

You have so much culture and tradition. The speaker asked participants to partner up and share stories about our personal experience of our race, within a cultural context. That means that an understanding of context is key—whether it is one’s family, community or the broader cultural and sociopolitical environment.

Teaching 218

Teaching Beliefs Culture Learning 218

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

This fall, my computer science class will follow the new AP Computer Science curriculum framework while also including culturally responsive instruction that makes use of students’ interests, community settings, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds. in effect transferring local knowledge into the realms of math and computing.

Culture 112

Culture Art Science Exams 112

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Adaptive Educators By constantly adapting our curriculum, we have the ability to critically examine the culture we’re sharing and work to change the beliefs and messages schools transmit. We know that technology may negatively impact children’s mental health and social relationships , and AI could make this worse.

Teaching 217

Teaching Beliefs Education Culture 217

eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

A recent report found that this wanes somewhat throughout middle school, and, by the time students reach high school, many schools subscribe to the belief that the need for school-to-home communication diminishes. In elementary school, there’s frequent outreach.

High School 282

High School High School Counselling Communication 282

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Technology can help address chronic absenteeism, personalize learning based on student needs, and strengthen communication with families. Successful leaders inspire a shared vision, ensure collective ownership of a project, and allocate tasks to those best suited for the work. Leaders leverage tools. Leaders develop teams.

STEM 282

STEM Beliefs Elementary School Elementary School 282

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

I am excited to share my knowledge of incorporating technology into the classroom and hope that it provides you with the support and inspiration you need. Incorporating technology into your morning meetings can be simple; you do not need to be tech-savvy. Finding the Education in Educational Technology with Early Learners.

Beliefs 245

Beliefs Classroom Management Reading Elementary School 245

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

The hallmark symptom of schizophrenia is psychosis, such as experiencing auditory hallucinations (voices) and delusions (fixed false beliefs)” (Frankenburg 2024, para. Auditory Hallucination Simulation To help my students, I thus took part in a cultural immersion exercise to learn more about what it is like to live with schizophrenia.

Culture 105

Culture Beliefs Learning Interdisciplinary 105

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This leads to a culture of experimentation, creation, and inquiry. It plants the belief that it’s okay to not have all the answers at once, that it’s okay to discover them, to piece them together using fragments of your own understanding and lived experiences.

Teaching Methods 300

Teaching Methods Lecturing Schools Beliefs 300

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Equipping teachers with effective strategies for facilitating student learning, particularly providing flexible access, ensures that educators leverage their years of experience in the classroom, along with evidence-based strategies in educational technology. Building a culture focused on the success of all students is non-negotiable.

Achievement 275

Achievement Beliefs History Blended Learning 275

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Mike has been a tireless volunteer and an invaluable leader in Ohios educational technology community. Jason Eyre, CETL, Technology Department Coordinator, Murray City School District receives the award from CoSN CEO Keith Kreuger. Mike Daugherty of Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District (OH) is this years winner.

Beliefs 217

Beliefs STEM Feedback High School 217

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

Our student body is predominantly Black, but we are quite diverse and have many cultures represented among our students. I gave our technology department marching orders to get every student and every teacher on a Chromebook and trained in the Google Suite within two weeks.

Beliefs 294

Beliefs English Coaching Elementary School 294

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

A meta-analysis of studies, including data from 145,000 students in 33 nations, tell two notable truths: By age six, kids already see girls as worse than boys at computing and engineering Kids see girls as far superior in reading and writing by age eight, a belief that strengthens over time.

STEM 247

STEM Reading Beliefs Middle School 247

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Some examples include: A local branch of General Electric Appliances (GE Appliances), located across the street from us, has involved Mercy students in its SWiFT (Students With Futures in Technology) job shadowing and hands-on experiences program since that program’s inception in 2009.

STEM 269

STEM High School High School Schools 269