Cult of Pedagogy

DECEMBER 8, 2024

You were teaching right along, getting things done, and then it started to crumble. Little by little, the kids got noisier and more distracted, the classroom started to get chaotic, you found yourself yelling more, running out of time for planned activities, and generally feeling completely run down. Our pace is slower.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It was the beginning of sixth grade, braces, and the descent into the digital world. As the Chromecarts rolled in around eighth or ninth grade, however, the connection waned. When I started teaching middle school in Brooklyn last year, I realized that my students experienced this tech onslaught so much earlier than I did.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

Are you looking for grading apps, tools, and resources that you can use to collect, calculate, and analyze your student’s grades? Or maybe you are looking for apps that allow students to calculate their own grades, which will save you time and effort. Gradebook and Grading Apps (for teachers).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For years, educational publishers and edtech companies have offered tools to help ease teachers’ administrative burden, automating tasks like grading and attendance. But these tools have often fallen short, unable to adapt to the complex and changing needs of a classroom. Over-reliance on AI risks diluting this connection.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 12, 2025

While administrators can do their part by implementing school-wide behavior management strategies, individual classroom management largely falls on teachers. Tackling classroom management can be overwhelming, so weve gathered 13 classroom management strategies to help and inspire you.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). I recently received an email from the folks at Model Teaching.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The night before the Teach for America (TFA) summer institute — commencing virtually for the first time due to the pandemic — I lay in my childhood bed at my parents’ house with tears in my eyes. Cut to my third year in the classroom, and I still wrestle with what led me to Teach for America in the first place.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2018

“I don’t think I’ll teach any differently this year. Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for the sixth grade. All of our classroom-management problems would be solved because our students would be engaged with technology. We just won’t use the Chromebooks in math class.”. —Me

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

There’s a secret to teaching kids how to use technology. It’s called ‘delegate’ I don’t mean sluff off the teaching to aides or parents. Teach students how to do the twenty tech problems they’ll face half the time. Do pop quizzes on them (if that’s your teaching style).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2016

Classroom management. I am a classroom management perfectionist, and so letting go of control of my classroom—or rather, changing the type of control I had—is unnerving for me. Jamie Schnepp) In the traditional classroom, students were assigned seats and placed in neat little rows. For example, take seating.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2019

Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. I got this question from a colleague:: I teach computer literacy. There’s no reason grades 1-8 can’t follow a TODO list. Organize Your Classroom for Tech (video stream of 19+ webinars).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

There were no breakdowns of the data by students, demographics, grade levels, departments, or teachers. Take a positive approach to classroom management. When students arrive on the first day, some know how to behave appropriately in a classroom, but others don’t because they were never taught.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

There are resources available for grades preK-12, so teachers at every level of school can find relevant and informative materials for their students. This is a great resource for civics teachers to utilize in the classroom. My advice: Model what you teach As I encourage my students to get involved in civics, I do the same.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

I dove in and began a journey that ultimately changed my perception of teaching and how I interact with my students. Minecraft is easy to use and implement in a classroom. Credit: EduElfie The ability to reach students across content and grade levels is astonishing. Identify your “experts” in the field. Credit: John Miller 10.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Therefore, teachers can help students meet the physical activity recommendations by incorporating movement breaks in the classroom” ( Get The Facts: Movement Breaks in the Classroom Grades K-5 , 2023). Using the interactive whiteboard has made transitions easier and has reduced chaos and stress in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2023

“With Engageable, my eighth-grade students are able to take a much-needed break while doing deeper work. “We know from our work observing thousands of classrooms that human capacity depends on how you manage attention before natural interest develops instead of just after.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

Do a quick internet search for “whole-brain teaching” and it will pull up a string of videos of young students repeating words back to a teacher in unison, waving hands or conducting other movements, and turning to their neighbor every few minutes to share. In some ways, these classrooms look like organized chaos. No-brainer?

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Granted, ChatGPT might make writing that 11th-grade essay on symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” a whole lot easier (which, to be fair, does make grading a whole lot harder). Aside from that, there are real positives to our new AI pal, and overworked teachers can embrace it as the gift that it is: a free personal teaching aide.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations , a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective English language arts solution for grades K–5, used in tens of thousands of classrooms across the country and trusted by educators for 65 years.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

At Savvas, we are committed to empowering educators with the highest-quality instructional materials and effective teaching strategies to increase student achievement,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Savvas Realize , recognized as one of the most innovative learning management systems (LMS) in the industry and the winner of seven edtech awards, has now been made even easier to use with intuitive navigation for both teachers and students and time-saving tools for teachers to make the most of their teaching day.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

Two main factors can have a significant impact on a teacher’s emotional engagement at work: The quality of their relationships with students Student behaviors and classroom management. Student Behaviors and Classroom Management.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 4, 2024

Most of my teaching experience was in middle schools, so I spent a lot of time with kids who were going through one of the most tumultuous transitions of their lives. The challenge with teaching these skills, however, is time. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The new campus would not only serve our expanding student body, but its structure and furnishings were specifically designed to support the most effective teaching and learning experience possible. Create spaces specific to grade levels. The kits were designed to meet the specific developmental requirements of grade level bands.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2020

As we struggle with adapting our classes to remote learning, I know lots of teachers who are realizing that their normal approach isn’t suited for remote teaching. Here are thirteen accepted pedagogical teaching strategies with proven records of success. Standards-based Grading. Whole Brain Teaching. Frayer Model.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

believe quiet students seated in front of computer screens is indicative of good classroom management, remembering that our students need to move is always sound instructional strategy. This is a great phrase to remember as districts, schools, and educators increasingly rely on technology tools to support student achievement.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Wendy Reinke and Keith Herman, professors in MU’s College of Education , studied more than 100 teachers and 1,817 students from kindergarten to third grade to see if teachers could support students’ emotional and behavioral growth through the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

USA, announced the launch of the A30 , the world’s first All-in-One Camera with AI Audio for the Classroom. The A30 is a multi-functional classroom tool that enhances the teaching experience by combining a document camera, web camera, microphone, and speaker. VEX Robotics demonstrated its VEX GO and VEX 123 solutions.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2017

At The Shipley School, we’ve embraced how technology can aid in the learning process for all of our students, particularly in our Middle School (grades 6-8) and Upper School (grades 9-12) classrooms. We had honest conversations about how to exist and teach in this new environment. Time Management. Tech Training.

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Teacher Mood

MAY 25, 2025

Youre grading, planning, conferencing, emailing, managing behavior, putting out firesday after day after day. Others will support your classroom management or help you set healthy boundaries. A few will guide you in planning proactive routines that make your teaching day smoother and your students more successful.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Savvas offers educators an easy, fast, and seamless way to assess learning needs and differentiate instruction for every student in the grade K-8 math and literacy classroom. Civics Interactive © 2024 is a brand-new, all-digital program that’s designed to actively promote civic engagement for young adults in grades 6-12.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The popularity of standards-based grading and instruction is growing. It’s because the one-size-fits-all concept of a single grade representing the fullness of the students’ work is flawed. Select grades you teach and the Standards you’d like to align with. How to use. Issue standards-based report cards.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I began my teaching career as a Teach For America (TFA) Corps member in Jacksonville, Florida. Entering the classroom for the first time, I was filled with hope and passion, believing I could make a positive difference. Hoover, a fellow first-grade teacher who had also moved to Jacksonville for the job.

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

As a science teacher, especially in the elementary grades, teaching these rules isnt just about safety. Whether youre diving into 1st grade science or setting up your 3rd grade science lab, classroom expectations and procedures are everything. Its about setting the tone for your entire school year.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for sixth-grade students. That meant our incoming seventh-grade students would not only have Chromebooks, but they would know how to use them. A one-to-one initiative would not alter how I teach my students.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Through this process of teaching, getting student feedback, and revising my materials, I learned that my initial information literacy focus was too narrow. In response to this, my focus in teaching information literacy has broadened to include evaluating credibility and point of view in sources. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data Tools.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on April 22, 2019© Magna Publications. For more articles like this, check out The Teaching Professor subscription! Do you teach one of those courses that promotes lots of student anxiety? Teaching Sociology, 46 (4), 346-355. All rights reserved. Bailey, M.

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