Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Burns opening quote is a reminder that teaching is purpose-driven work and that student growth and development depend on supporting teachers and school leaders. Before we usher in the 2025-2026 EdSurge Voices of Change Fellows, we want to reflect on the important themes our recent cohort of fellows wrote about in their personal essays.

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Education Essay Culture Math 116

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

They’re literary detectives, diving into research and using evidence to create well-organized essays. Challenge your advanced writers with writing prompts for middle school that go beyond 7th grade expectations. These prompts are perfect for opinion essays, silly debates, or creative what-if scenarios.

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Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

I have spoken with educators and students all over the world, from middle school teachers in Uruguay, to high school teachers in Australia to graduate professors at Columbia University, and they all are witnessing the same trend: Students are turning off their videos and microphones. Zoom fatigue is real.

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Motivation Grades Students Beliefs 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When I was a full-time history teacher at Stella Middle Charter Academy in Los Angeles, my eighth graders had just finished a Socratic seminar discussing several questions about race and immigration in 19th-century America. Immediately, I heard some excitable boys in the class shout, “Flip flop!”

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History Education Social Studies Beliefs 194

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

But she’ll also have them record their screens and annotate their essays with a stylus. Ramaz School Nominated by: RobotLAB Inc. Ramaz is a modern Orthodox day school that has recently implemented an AI LAB by RobotLAB in their middle school. This dedication exemplifies his belief in the potential of every learner.

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Education Elementary School Elementary School Math 319

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2016

Give them a minute to think through the prompt organizing ideas based on your school’s version of the five-paragraph essay—1) introduction, 2-4) one paragraph per point, 5) conclusion. Students felt part of the process, active stakeholders in the results rather than the passive recipients of someone else’s beliefs.

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Beliefs Writing Testing Essay 98

Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

” The ultimate goal of using the Socratic method is to foster critical thinking by examining one’s inaccurate or incomplete beliefs, and the biases, blind spots, and assumptions that lead to them. Some educators count it as a summative assessment, similar to an exam, essay, or project.

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Critical Thinking Coaching Discussions Evaluation 52