Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Isaacs teaches a video game design course, which seems ideal for trying out Classcraft’s classroom management platform, which can turn classes into a live action video game or a scholastic version of Dungeons and Dragons. You’re taking out all the sterile school stuff.” And “Minecraft” has become a hit in classrooms.

Textbooks

Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

As educators, mental health professionals, and authors of a new book on helping students cut through stress and pave the way to purpose, we’ve spent our careers supporting students to manage their mental health and reach their potential. Burnout now dominates cultural conversations around school and work.

Teachers

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

It’s about changing the culture and mindset of a school. After a very successful event in December, we will be launching our first after school club program at a new STEM high school in Union City in January 2018. This can be a real shift in school culture, and that can be daunting for an educator.

Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

I chatted with my PLN, browsed forums where I knew efriends hung out, and taught a slew of online grad school classes to teachers who always are willing the discuss their newest favorite social studies tech tool. You incorporate that into your passion for teaching by gamifying your middle- or high school classroom.

Social Studies

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When I first started working with middle school and high school students on organization and time-management nearly two decades ago, most students would tell me their biggest distractions were food, pets, siblings and sleep. Last year I visited a middle school twice in the span of six months.

Motivation

Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

Middle schoolers have long been eligible to enroll in college classes in California, though only a few, high-achieving students actually do it. Navigating (college) as early as middle school is unheard of in their community, she said. That celebration of culture is a direct response to a history of adversity, Lamas said.

Middle School

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This day encourages us to look beyond boundaries, religions, and cultures, focusing instead on the simple act of being kind. The quick answer is that students spend half their waking hours in or around school. Offer to help your teacher during lunch or after school. High School Students Be on time for school.

Elementary School

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Lessons are given by high school and college students who clearly show their love of the subject. They can cover traditional topics in science and math or more eclectic ones like popular culture, current events, music, entrepreneurship, Minecraft, and TikTok. Curious about the topics? Unusual Creatures of the Congo.

Learning

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Move This World (New York) uses multimedia content to develop social skills and strengthen emotional intelligence in Pre-K through high school. Substantial (501(c)3/Oakland, California) creates training, resources and information customized for each school to help substitute teachers be successful.

Counselling

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2016

Last school year, I made drastic changes in my classroom management system. Due to a schoolwide initiative, my behavior “clip chart” system ended, and in turn, school rules were replaced with a language that promoted growth mindset.

Science

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

As an education pedagogy, pursuing a classroom management system that revolves around positive reinforcement is called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support, or PBIS. By rewarding the good things students do every day, schools build not only better student behavior but a more positive school culture.

Classroom Management

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The quick answer is that students spend half their waking hours in or around school. ” ( Measuring Kindness in School , John Tyler Binfet, 2015). Building personal empathy requires creating a culture of kindness in your classroom, your school, and within each student. High School Students.

Elementary School

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2018

Schools and districts can use the company’s software to set up their own program, calibrating not only what they choose to reward but also how many points to give each item. Educators at Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino, California are running a similar program and have seen results on their campus. Author Bio.

Technology

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities. This means that every one of us has the power to positively influence academic culture. But it also brings with it an array of challenges, particularly in the realm of mental health.

Discussions

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities. This means that every one of us has the power to positively influence academic culture. But it also brings with it an array of challenges, particularly in the realm of mental health.

Discussions

Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A simple “thank you for what you do,” “Is there anything I can help you with in your classroom,” or “I recognize your hard work and it is appreciated,” can go a long way and change the culture and morale of any building. Students feel gratitude in school through connections and meaningful relationships with supportive adults.

Elementary School

Elevate k12

APRIL 24, 2025

Understand the Academic Impact of Staffing Gaps When a certified teacher is missing from the classroom, the impact goes far beyond lesson plans and classroom management. Decades of research show that teacher quality is one of the most important in-school factors influencing student achievement.

Students

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2025

The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities. This means that every one of us has the power to positively influence academic culture. But it also brings with it an array of challenges, particularly in the realm of mental health.

Discussions

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2025

The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities. This means that every one of us has the power to positively influence academic culture. But it also brings with it an array of challenges, particularly in the realm of mental health.

Discussions

Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There are even TED Talks and other coaching videos for students through high school ages. Teaching children to sympathize and empathize with others will help build a culture of respect. These allow the teacher to stop and discuss and provide modeling for students through trusted characters. Model Empathy and Sympathy.

Language

eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2024

As a high school wrestler many years ago, Jon Wilcox was expected to help coach much younger students who were learning to wrestle. For nine years he’s been the principal of Petoskey Middle School, a school of about 570 students, 42% of whom come from low-income homes. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

Middle School

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

It’s a different job,” says Chanea Bond, a public high school English teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, about pandemic teaching. Building a culture of mutual trust between teachers and administrators can improve relationships and even happiness. There’s no amount of sleep that gets me caught up with the exhaustion.

Teachers

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

First we hear from Victor Tam, Principal at the Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School in San Francisco Unified School district. He looks back at a time when he felt regret as a parent because his son didn't get the right support, and how that fed into broader cultural patterns of believing a teacher over a student.

Coaching

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

The team established a partnership with a local housing project where some of their chronically absent students live and coordinated attendance outreach activities, which included workshops to educate teachers, staff and guardians on the consequences of missing school. Understanding Chronic Absenteeism The U.S.

Distance Learning

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Four years later, carrying the memories of missing recess because I couldn’t complete my multiplication table chart fast enough, and being pulled out of classes to attend speech therapy for my lisp, I entered my first year of high school. By then, I had developed a passion for music. I don’t know.

Elementary School

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 10, 2024

The creators of the website-building platform Wix have created Wix Tomorrow, a free suite of resources designed to teach middle and high school students how to create their own websites. It’s like a global neighborhood, helping us see similarities and differences across cultures and income levels.

Intelligence

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Many said campaign rhetoric about failing schools and politically motivated teachers was deeply hurtful and simply wrong. In my school, in my district, were not out trying to reculture kids. We dont have a cultural message; were trying to take care of every one of our students, said Jim Bever, a junior high principal.

Teachers

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

Du Bois, the need to prove that Black people are capable of the heights of cultural excellence was a large part of the reason for the focus on education. Board, part of the reason that actually eroded the system was a cultural rejection of Black excellence in education by at least part of the establishment. It comes up.

Teachers