eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma. That, in turn, makes for less hectic days with better classroom management.

Students

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

TCEA 2019: Texas District Tackles 1:1 Chromebooks in Junior High Schools. Richardson Independent School District leaders knew they wanted to expand their one-to-one Chromebook program into junior high, but they wanted to do so without using carts. District Chooses Classroom Storage Over Carts for HP Chromebooks.

High School

Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2024

Combine all of this with the data showing that almost seventy-five percent of high school students reported negative feelings about school , and it’s clear we need an education transformation. I hope individuals, teaching teams, schools, and districts will use this tool to reflect, discuss, and take action.

Education

Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

In an upper elementary English or history class, students may have the opportunity to decide which discussion technique to use to discuss a short story. Teachers can spend time at the beginning of the school year onboarding the class to a few discussion strategies, like team roles, fishbowl, and graffiti team time.

Blended Learning

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Life Schools Charter School’s digital citizenship initiative began when they started to notice that many students were posting on social media about their location and other personal details. Theresa Ellington is the instructional technology manager for Life Schools, an eight-campus charter school district south of Dallas, TX.

Curriculum

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For example, completing homework requires executive function skills, and the benefits of homework increase as students move into middle school and high school. Synchronous online learning allows you to build a community, discuss and interact over content, and helps your learners to maintain a regular schedule.

Lecturing

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Josh Davis spent 14 years teaching high school special education and middle school history, so he’s well aware of a few classroom constants. We felt strongly about introducing our students to technology in the classroom. Davis and his Downey colleagues discuss the district's edtech adoption journey.

Teachers

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Cook Center for Human Connection facilitated discussions about the importance of student mental health awareness and youth suicide prevention–and the critical role parents play in these efforts. Lenovo also introduced a new collaborative feature for its LanSchool Air classroom management solution.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. For student outcomes to change, something has to change about what the teacher is doing in the classroom. That behavior change is very hard.

Feedback

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2015

They work in groups to learn the tool (using help files, how-to videos, and resources on the site), create a project using the tool (one that ties into something being discussed in class), and then teach classmates. This is perfect as a summative on a subject being discussed. Easily adapted to grades 3-12. Digital Citizenship.

Schools

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

As John stood on the stage discussing the importance of equity so eloquently, I wondered how he had gotten to that point. I later found out that he had dedicated two hours every week after school for three months of his fifth grade year to developing his idea and practicing how to share it. TED-Ed D.I.V.E.

Students

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Experienced teachers who are already skilled at classroom management shouldn’t have to attend another session on how to monitor student behavior and “ be seen looking.” Instead, they could spend their time collaborating with their peers in a professional learning community of their choice.

Coaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Starkville High School student Peyton Willoughby sat in his 10th grade English class Thursday not worried about struggling to hear his teacher because of new technology installed in the classroom. Here’s their interesting story: New tech installed at SOCSD helps with teaching through masks.

English

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In 2019, the US Department of Education reported that one in every three American high school students participates in dual enrollment courses (Shivji & Wilson, 2019), a number expected to rise in the coming years. Dual credit programs also help students transition from high school to college more efficiently.

Instructors

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

AUGUST 16, 2017

At first glance, IDEA doesn’t stand out from the other north Dallas high schools around it. The tall, red brick building with the Texas and United States flags flying high in the wind can almost be missed as massive trees cover the space. She has already been using the method to confront classroom management and behavior issues.

Education

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

It’s no surprise that by high school, nearly 75% of students report negative feelings – tired, stressed, and bored– about school (Moeller, Brackett, Ivcevic & White, 2020). High school students’ feelings: Discoveries from a large national survey and an experience sampling study. Moeller, J., Brackett, M.

Students

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In 2019, the US Department of Education reported that one in every three American high school students participates in dual enrollment courses (Shivji & Wilson, 2019), a number expected to rise in the coming years. Dual credit programs also help students transition from high school to college more efficiently.

Instructors

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2015

Can be adapted to high school. 37 Posters to decorate walls and motivate discussion. Classroom management Freebies/Discounts Lesson plans Subscriber special Teacher resources summer' Focus: Technology that addresses life in a fun, motivating way. Fine for mature 2 nd grade.

Motivation

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It’s interesting that some variation of “kindness” is included in most non-academic measures of what students should learn in school, including Habits of Mind , a Growth Mindset , and Mindfulness (click links for further discussion). Offer to help your teacher during lunch or after school. Why is it important?

Elementary School

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

According to the company’s tally, more than 18,000 teachers are using GitHub in the classrooms, with GitHub Classroom used in over 10,000 courses. Just this week it bought Flipgrid , a video-discussion platform. Earlier this year it acquired the team behind Chalkup , a classroom management software.

Education

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Mental health concerns have emerged as a heightened concern, gaining recognition among faculty members and becoming an integral aspect of academic discussions. The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities. All rights reserved.

Discussions

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

A former high school science teacher, Johnson pioneered what she calls a flipped-mastery classroom, where students learn concepts and take assessments whenever they feel ready. She explains how she reaches parents, skeptical students and those who were falling behind—and shares her best tips for a successful mastery classroom.

Learning

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. Provide students with the opportunity to discuss through student-led literature circles.

Science

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Mental health concerns have emerged as a heightened concern, gaining recognition among faculty members and becoming an integral aspect of academic discussions. The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities. All rights reserved.

Discussions

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2018

They work in groups to learn the tool (using help files, how-to videos, and resources on the site), create a project using the tool (one that ties into something being discussed in class), and then teach classmates. This is perfect as a summative on a subject being discussed. Easily adapted to grades 3-12. Digital Citizenship.

Schools

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The negative results of this practice for students could not come at a worse time, with disruptions to middle and high school classes due to the pandemic leaving some students underprepared for college-level coursework. Many high schools do not permit students to use their phones during class.

Instructors

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The negative results of this practice for students could not come at a worse time, with disruptions to middle and high school classes due to the pandemic leaving some students underprepared for college-level coursework. Many high schools do not permit students to use their phones during class.

Instructors

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It’s interesting that some variation of “kindness” is included in most non-academic measures of what students should learn in school, including Habits of Mind , a Growth Mindset , and Mindfulness (click links for further discussion). Offer to help your teacher during lunch or after school. High School Students.

Elementary School

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2025

Mental health concerns have emerged as a heightened concern, gaining recognition among faculty members and becoming an integral aspect of academic discussions. The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities.

Discussions

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at California State University Fresno and Teacher on Special Assignment at ACEL Charter High school. She is integral to Cult of Pedagogy’s commitment to making teachers awesome in the classroom. Her goal: to inspire and help teachers to try something new.

Knowledge

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom? Author Bio: Andrew Carroll is a former high school social studies teacher.

Attention

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2016

They work in groups to learn the tool (using help files, how-to videos, and resources on the site), create a project using the tool (one that ties into something being discussed in class), and then teach classmates. This is perfect as a summative on a subject being discussed. Group discussion. Easily adapted to grades 3-12.

Schools

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2025

Mental health concerns have emerged as a heightened concern, gaining recognition among faculty members and becoming an integral aspect of academic discussions. The transition from high school to university represents a period of change, often marked by newfound freedoms and responsibilities.

Discussions

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2015

Kids from 2nd grade-high school will love it. I like the SAT word list for high school–a quick way to study for those comprehensive tests in between lunch and class, or while waiting for siblings in afterschool activities. More about apps: 252 Favorite IPad Apps for your Classroom.

Reading

Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

We usually think of elementary schools engaging in this with a higher grade paired with a longer grade. This can also happen from school to school. Remember that student work should always be the focus; the posters from the school supply store are beautiful, but the original work of the children leaves a lasting impact.

Elementary School

Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

These allow the teacher to stop and discuss and provide modeling for students through trusted characters. There are even TED Talks and other coaching videos for students through high school ages. Discussions about Emotions. Model Empathy and Sympathy.

Language