Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

But their reluctance has less to do with what’s happening in class and more to do with their identities as students. Use these classroom strategies for reluctant learners in high school to build relationships, stoke curiosity, and build a learning team that focuses on student success. Build up foundational knowledge 4.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Creating a classroom where every student feels confident to contribute doesnt happen overnight. It takes the right strategies, thoughtful planning, and a belief that every learner can grow and succeed. When paired with strong instructional practices, these tools open up more ways for students to participate, process, and thrive.

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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. But despite the interest in Books Unbanned, most knowledge workers agree that it’s far from ideal.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2017

When I showed examples of how teachers around the country were challenging students to design and find solutions to their own problems, she immediately saw the benefit of shifting her thinking. The good news was that she was reconsidering her beliefs and was now convinced that she had been underestimating her students.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2024

Additionally, many educators are already using AI both personally and professionally, and students are utilizing the tool academically. As a potentially disruptive technology, connecting with and informing these educators is critical to long-term success for both teachers and students.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 24, 2017

“When I engage in dialogue, I recognize that those I speak with are equal to me, and I work from the assumption that they hold within them wisdom, knowledge, ideas, and gifts.” They allow students to: Articulate their ideas. The act of telling or explaining what they know cements students’ understanding of concepts.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

million students received special education services as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Even before the pandemic hit, there were signs that serious trouble was brewing for students with disabilities. Building Community Around Each Student.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

The school is dedicated to shaping students into spiritually grounded, intellectually curious, and morally responsible leaders. More importantly, faith is woven into every aspect of daily lifewhether through prayer, service, or the values instilled in each student. Saucedo, President of St. Joseph Catholic School.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students. i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2019

Consider the results of a recent survey by The School Superintendents Association (AASA), which found that the two most important issues are student mental health and student apathy. We challenge school leaders to take two actions to address student wellbeing today! In addition, a recent New York Times article stated.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

The field trip was part of the Foundation’s annual enrichment trip centered on exposing students to burgeoning aerospace and technology careers. So, how did the Crockett Foundation’s students, most of whom attend Title I schools and live in historically under-resourced communities, achieve this sort of success?

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

For my math students, having a growth mindset—the belief that intelligence can be developed through application—removes the idea that some students are good at math and some students never will be. This is crucial in math classrooms, especially as students progress through their academic careers.

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Beliefs Math Intelligence Students 251

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Having access to diverse texts helps children expand their vocabularies, deepens their understanding of language, provides opportunities for problem-solving, provides critical affirming experiences to students’ lives, and presents opportunities for students to learn about people with different lived experiences.

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Accessibility Beliefs Disabilities Students 255

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Key points: In preparing students for the modern workforce, think globally A globalized curriculum helps children learn without barriers See related article: 10 things schools need to do to build students’ networks For more news on global learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Learning should be lifelong.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Before enrolling, students have to consider their own skills, their career prospects, and their ability to thrive within the department at large. As a parent, guidance counselor, or teacher, you can help students navigate college majors by doing a little research of your own. million more over their entire lifetime.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students. i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

She tapped into my untapped potential, fostering a profound sense of self-belief and cultivating my passion for learning. I often think about how our students’ futures would be different if more teachers were able to have such a connection with individual students, like I had with Ms.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The survey notes that an overwhelming 88 percent of parents believe that knowledge of AI will be crucial in their child’s future education and career. However, despite this belief, 81 percent of parents either don’t believe or are not sure that AI is even part of their children’s curriculum.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Key points: Students have an affordable, accessible pathway to higher education 5 ways kids will learn about careers in 2025 Students need clarity on their postsecondary pathways For more news on college readiness, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As an educator, Im continuously searching for ways to give my students a leg up.

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High School High School Exams Schools 227

eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2022

The higher calling of ensuring every student has access to a world-class education remains the company’s mission. Many of Bluum’s 775 employees stem from education, providing first-hand experience and unrivaled knowledge to their former colleagues. PHOENIX, AZ – Jan. Recently named to the top half of the 2021 Inc. About Bluum.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As we embrace equity and inclusion, we have to meet the needs of all students. As more and more students were educated with their peers, we started to realize that having all students read the same book and take the same test doesn’t work. All students have assets and strengths and goals and interests.

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Disabilities Universal Design Essay Beliefs 280

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Having never viewed myself as an expert and periodically believed I’m an imposter just waiting to be found out, I went a long time without worrying about the so-called curse of knowledge. I freely admitted and reminded my students that I had “done this many times.” I had the curse: my knowledge had created a bias.

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Knowledge Beliefs Communication Feedback 102

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Yet Ballard’s main focus is not the tools themselves, but rather, how to support teachers leveraging edtech to help improve student learning. “I Internal barriers are intrinsic to the teacher — for example, their beliefs and attitudes about the usefulness of technology, and their real and perceived knowledge.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2020

In the first installment of this series , we highlighted our belief that educators nationwide are unsure if the school year will begin with in-person instruction, remote learning, or a hybrid of both. We also explained that we believe that no matter where instruction is taking place, students need a strong academic scaffold to build upon.

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Beliefs Schools Grades Math 256

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

College students around the world have deep-seated fears, if not despair about the existential threat of climate change — fears they may have harbored since childhood. Earlier this year, we surveyed nearly 1,600 undergraduate students from nine U.S. Earlier this year, we surveyed nearly 1,600 undergraduate students from nine U.S.

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Beliefs Attention Students Discussions 198

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Within the educational landscape, the concept of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) has emerged as a multifaceted approach that aims to promote equitable excellence and validate the diverse experiences of students. CRT refers to a student-centered approach that seeks to validate and affirm students’ diverse experiences and contributions.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Despite an optimistic start, educators and students alike are realizing that remote learning is not all that it’s cracked up to be. When distance learning started it was a novelty for students; it was fun to sit at home and “go to school” without ever leaving the bed or getting out of their sweatpants.

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Motivation Grades Students Essay 218

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2015

This myth paints teachers as curricular experts who are best positioned to create instructional plans tailored to particular students. The perception that good teachers reject textbooks and design their own curriculum has been a persistent belief of educators over the years.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

VARK suggests that students can best accelerate their knowledge acquisition via one of four core learning styles: visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R) or kinesthetic (K). It’s a wildly popular concept that has led to prevailing beliefs that students perform better if we cater to their natural learning styles.

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Technology Instructors Learning Styles Learning 202

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts. As you might expect, the students calculated the area, perimeter and volumes of their forts. What was surprising was that for days after this lesson these students logged into class from inside their blanket sanctuaries.

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Student Engagement Learning Students Middle School 218

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

By incorporating real-world experiences and addressing problems, I aim to engage students and encourage them to devise solutions to these challenges. As students investigate everyday items, I emphasize that most of these products originate from nature at some point, prompting a discussion on the true cost of these goods.

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Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 235

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

As the only K12 solution that uses objective cognitive data to teach students how they learn best, MindPrint offers personalized strategies based on each students learning strengths and needs. MindPrint provides unparalleled insights to ensure every student meets their academic goals and rediscovers the joy of learning.

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Learning Beliefs Motivation Teaching Methods 252

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While your students, who have grown up in the Information Age and think they already know everything, any classroom teacher knows that our students need help more than they think. As a school librarian for the past 11 years, my primary focus has been on helping students become adept navigators of the sea of information they live in.

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High School High School Skills Schools 305

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that makes sense–as systemic as some issues facing our education system are, every school, class, and student is unique. Students today are more distracted and disengaged than ever, all while they’re spending an average of 95 minutes every single day on TikTok alone. There’s an entire school of thought on this.

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Teaching Methods Lecturing Schools Beliefs 306

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. This helps students understand the impact of their learning better and how their ideas have developed over time. article, video, podcast).

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Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rather, educators anticipate a multi-year process of helping struggling students recover from pandemic-related school disruptions. It challenges student achievement and school improvement efforts. Improving students’ academic achievement and learning outcomes is a critical priority for K-12 schools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. We are a STEM-based charter school network serving more than 3,900 students in grades K-12 at seven different campuses.

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