eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With college application season in full swing and the competition for acceptance into top schools more competitive than ever, students are turning to AI-powered tools for application support, reveals a new survey from Brainly. Students are looking for ways to save time and assure them that they are on the right path.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 18, 2025

High school is a time for students to grow and explore, and one of the best ways for them to navigate this journey of self-discovery is through goal setting. By setting clear, actionable goals, high schoolers can take concrete steps toward figuring out what they want to do or achieve and developing the skills theyll need to get there.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Similar concerns have prompted community colleges to reconsider their own versions of entrance assessments: the placement tests they’ve traditionally used to determine whether students are “ready” for college-level learning or should instead start their pursuit of higher education in remedial math or English classes. The algorithm worked.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

When and how should students learn social and emotional skills—between first-period biology and third-period English literature? Students were not asked to identify their schools, but the report’s authors say it’s highly unlikely respondents were from the same schools due to the diverse geographic area they represent.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

In a secondary English language arts class, rather than assigning a single text to the entire class, teachers can provide a curated list of books or short stories, each highlighting different themes or literary styles. Some might opt for the rainforest, while others may be captivated by the desert or ocean ecosystems.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. His guiding belief is that “modern video games have the potential to be taught as humanely and deeply as any traditional text.” Exploring New Worlds Narrative digital games aren’t just for high school students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But Firman expresses a firm belief that the scores from these types of testing are far from the only types of data schools and/or teachers should be collecting. Dan Ryder, an English teacher at Mt. Firman is not the only educator who looks for data in areas other than test performance.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Duke University, for example, added an additional supplemental essay prompt that reads, “We believe a wide range of personal perspectives, beliefs, and lived experiences are essential to making Duke a vibrant and meaningful living and learning community,” and invites students to share more in this context.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

While teaching media arts technology in Grades 1–5, Adam continues to push the boundaries of edtech forward and discover new, insightful ways to keep his students, and his entire school community, excited about learning. This dedication exemplifies his belief in the potential of every learner.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

Suguey created a skill that allows English and Spanish-speaking immigrants to get answers to questions related to their rights. One’s belief that they are capable comes from experiences that affirm that belief, and the more rigorous and aspirational one’s accomplishments the stronger the fountain of affirmation to draw from.

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Beliefs Exams Science STEM 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Sue Ann Nogle and her secondary English Language Arts team kicked the projects off in English 9 at Oakdale High School in collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs) from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH).

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Blended Learning Teachers English Beliefs 161

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Years before phrases like “fake news” and “alternative facts” made their way into the English lexicon, Alan Miller realized that a time was coming when the truth would need defending. He adds: “This is enormously validating for us, and gratifying, because it says they see what we’re doing as credible.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

1, 2021 – Decatur Public Schools in Decatur, Ill., Starting with the 2021-22 academic year, the 7 Mindsets curriculum will be used throughout the district’s 11 elementary schools, middle school, and two high schools. The district made its decision after a two-year pilot of three programs. About 7 Mindsets.

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Schools Coaching Elementary School Elementary School 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how bad a situation is, we should all have a positive mindset about it. The picture at the top of this article is a 1997 band photo of my husband who is now a high school English teacher. In my role as listener and coach I’ve heard what teachers need. Avoid toxic positivity.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2023

Born and raised in Alaska, Cardoza enrolled in college right after high school to pursue a career in dentistry. She enrolled in an online undergraduate program to pursue her bachelor’s degree, with plans to become a high school social studies teacher. After high school, I decided to go the dental route, which was … fine.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2015, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) had just embarked on its first research project to understand the attitudes, perceptions and beliefs of likely voters about early childhood education, and specifically the role of early childhood educators. The economic benefits are great too.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

The 29-year-old lives in Beijing, where she leads a team at an education company that develops English curriculum for kindergartens and schools across China. With their advanced degrees and English-language skills, they represent a selective set of perspectives. Mini Hu is weeks away from delivering a daughter. Jiao asks. “I

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Culture English Exams Cognitive Development 162

Edsurge

JULY 5, 2022

I sent this meme out to the faculty at my high school in May with an invitation to meet with me and reflect on this past year of teaching. When I left the classroom to become an instructional coach, I was explicitly tasked with helping teachers support their English learners. Content Warning: pregnancy loss/stillbirth.

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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. But it kept getting pushed back and back. zero things.

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Culture Beliefs History Students 127

Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2023

A view of Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California during wildfires in September 2020. By the end of the day, just a few students were left in my 11th grade English class. The first time it happened was in September 2020. Once the lockdown was lifted, parents lined up to take their children home.

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History Beliefs Students Elementary School 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

I know what they saw: A soft-spoken, middle-aged white woman who had nothing in common with the 2,800 students at an inner-city minority-majority high school in Utah. Now I am beginning my 14th year at that same high school. I was far from a novice teacher. I am fortunate to have a rich diversity in my classes.

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Learning Coaching Writing High School 144

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

But there’s also a solid foundation of evidence available that schools of education can use to inform their teacher preparation programs. Traditionally, colleges of education have been reticent to move in this direction because of long-held, traditional beliefs about what teaching is.” These students aren’t ‘real’? Are you kidding me?”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Silicon Schools Fund got started in 2012 by Brian Greenberg, a former high school principal and John Fisher, heir to the Gap fortune, with the idea of finding ways to scale promising charter schools. We think about beliefs and practices—getting kids more of what they need when they need it,” Greenberg states.

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Schools Beliefs Exams Blended Learning 119

Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

Currently, curriculum writers at Valor are outlining how the core Compass habits can be more meaningfully integrated and assessed, starting with fifth grade English. Valor is planning a few different types of professional development opportunities, including “Compass Camp” for schools interested in adopting the Compass.

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

On her Education Week blog, this high school English teacher gives readers a glimpse into her classroom, discusses the trials and errors she has endured to arrive at her current beliefs and practices, and provides readers with a whole lot of inspiration!

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Elementary School Elementary School Beliefs Reading 86

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

Even language use can shift, students who once spoke in their mother tongue with peers may now be communicating primarily in the language of instruction, often English. In many online schools, the curriculum takes precedence over context. Yet, digital tools also offer more flexibility than in-person schools ever could.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Nick Migliorino , Ed Kemnitzer , Emily Herring , FlexPoint Education Cloud , Florida Virtual Schools , Cory Hocker , Green Bay Area Public Schools , Hardee County School District , Heather Magill , Hemet Unified School District , Jefferson County Public Schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

” This ancient form of give-and-take discourse is reportedly founded on Socrates’ belief that lecture was not an effective way to teach all students. For Common Core schools, the Socratic Method prods students to: use text-based evidence to support their ideas. — image credit: Fresno Public Schools.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2017

The fact every student got a personal laptop represented administrators' commitment to bringing public schools into the 21st century, and to providing equal educational opportunities to all. I discovered the machines were at odds with much of what English teachers—myself included—hold dear. they would ask. She has her B.A.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Julia Torres (photo credit: Michael Teak Photography) Amazon | Bookshop Julie Stivers is a high school librarian in North Carolina who was named the 2023 School Librarian of the Year. She has her beliefs about the LGBTQ community. SLJ (School Library Journal) recommends it for grades 7 and up.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

In fact, whatever you’re already reading in English, science or history may showcase incredible acts of resilience. This belief makes it difficult to instill the idea that SEL concepts can be taught. or Bessie Coleman. Stay foolish. Steve Jobs speech Medal of Honor recipients.

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Failure Motivation History Learning 142

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

There’s also something else he brings up—his beliefs, specifically his concerns that educators across the U.S. I do worry sometimes that going on Twitter is just preaching to the choir… or that Facebook and Twitter are not necessarily effective mediums for changing people's minds and their inherent beliefs.

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Technology History Learning Writing 123

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

When prioritizing testing, we recommend that schools prioritize teachers and staff first, then high school and middle school students and then elementary school [students.]” That is where there’s a regular plan for generally rapid diagnostic rapid screening for individuals. Make your decisions based on those facts.

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Schools Testing Beliefs Disabilities 126

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2019

Now, in what has been called a post-truth society (defined by Oxford Dictionary as “ relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief” ), it is the reader’s responsibility to differentiate between fact and fake news.

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Critical Thinking Internet Essay Beliefs 92

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2024

I have been incorporating them into typical English Language Arts and Social Studies high school content for several years (Piccoli 2-5). Motivated Skepticism in the Evaluation of Political Beliefs.” Perhaps, eventually, our democracy could improve too? I’m reminded of wisdom reminiscent of an ancient Chinese proverb.

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Social Studies High School High School Study 273

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Among them is Ayanna Mayes, a librarian who has spoken out about the books, particularly by Black and queer authors, purged from the shelves of the library she oversees at Chapin High School in Chapin, South Carolina. Ask school librarians who have lost their jobs for protecting the freedom to read. Johnsons All Boys Arent Blue.

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