Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2017

In fact, as many unschooled students find jobs after high school as traditionally-schooled kids. Ease into an unschool mentality by offering a Genius Hour program in your traditional classroom. Truth : Again, there is no evidence that this is true. Education applications.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. To close the skills gap, there are a number of practices, strategies and ideas that any high school can draw from the CTE model.

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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.

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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. I have a vivid memory of a co-worker visiting me in the library at school to mention that my older son Gus had fallen out of his desk in class.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2025

For teachers, 80 percent would be more satisfied in their role if they could spend more time on classroom instruction and less time on classroom management. Educators report CTE programs (75 percent) and dual-enrollment classes (68 percent) as top choices for helping students be successful after high school.

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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.

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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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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. In high school, I was the lead in the musicals Little Shop of Horrors and Bye, Bye Birdie. I am a vegetarian and love to cook.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2019

Biggest challenge: Three years ago, when I started as executive director for high school instruction, our state of student achievement was average. We typically see 40 new teachers in our high schools each year. In between meetings, we’ve seen five-minute interventions having a massive impact on our high school teachers.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

On its face, the cell phone policy at Forest Hills High School seems clear: Phones cannot be used in school and must be turned off during the day, unless a teacher allows them as part of a lesson. Some educators saw an immediate shift once cell phones were allowed in schools. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2025

Here are the most-read posts for the month of December: Three Projects to Kick Off the Holidays 7 Online Resources About Creating a #MakerSpace Five Must-Do Skills to Accomplish During High School Holiday Gifts for Teachers 14 Holiday Websites and 5 Projects Where did Christmas Come From? See You Jan.

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2020

Designed for in-classroom learning, 360Science is a customizable program that provides high school teachers with 200 easily-modified, hands-on biology, chemistry, and environmental science labs along with complementary digital content.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New for this school year, Savvas is introducing SuccessMaker: Foundations of High School Math , an intervention solution that provides personalized adaptive instruction for high school students who haven’t yet mastered all the prerequisite skills necessary for success in early high school math classes, such as Algebra 1, Mathematics I, or Geometry.

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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.

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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 is committed to helping his teachers reach higher levels of tech integration.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Teachers can use Reading Spot with the entire class, during small group time, or for independent reading, allowing students to browse thousands of high-interest, popular, and culturally relevant books, with select titles available in Spanish.

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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.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

In a high school math class, when learning about graphing equations, teachers can invite students to decide if they would like to graph on paper or use Desmos, an online graphing tool. The 3rd Pillar: Control Over Pace The third pillar of high-quality blended learning centers around student control over the pace of learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Classroom Management. BloomBoard’s innovative solutions support our belief that professional development should be driven by our teachers based on their individual needs or interests,” said Janet Frenis, Elementary Math Supervisor of Waterbury Public Schools. The current offerings through Waterbury U include: ?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

When I started teaching in smaller towns, I noticed that many high school and middle school teachers skipped icebreakers because they assumed the students already knew each other. I would argue that it’s always a good time to do an icebreaker with your students.

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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. It’s no surprise that nearly three-quarters of high school students report feeling tired, stressed, and bored at school.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 8, 2024

The Benefits of Brain Breaks for Classroom Management and Academic Achievement Teachertainers teach higher-order thinking strategically in brain breaks and lock freshly learned skills into the prefrontal cortex on the sly! Willis’s 2020 brain science and education research tells us that students learn through appealing entertainment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

In 2011, Cat Campos was a senior at Immaculata-La Salle High School , struggling to see how the iPod touch devices they were testing in her AP Literature class could support learning. Case Study) Immaculata-La Salle High School: Tech team leverages iPads at this School with MDM. Recommended resources from Mosyle.

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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. And only 12 percent of teachers report that they are very satisfied in their roles.

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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. There is a direct relationship between executive function development and the effectiveness of different types of learning activities.

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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.

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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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

To help schools detect these issues, Impero Software , provider of network administration, classroom management and internet safety software, has partnered with SafeBAE (Safe Before Anyone Else), which raises awareness of sexual assault and dating violence among high school and middle school students.

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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.

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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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The latest enhancements to the Lenovo VR Classroom solutions create an immersive educational experience through engaging visuals, meaningful content, and explanatory audio that sparks a connection with each student. Lenovo also introduced a new collaborative feature for its LanSchool Air classroom management solution.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2016

Customers can browse and navigate through a single gateway to easily locate and purchase education applications, digital learning tools, games, resources for classroom management, and original content made by teachers for teachers, such as lesson plans and instructional materials.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2020

It also gets them ready for high school, where more of the classes have project-based learning. The dashboard really is a huge asset because it’s like the COVID-quarantine version of classroom management. It’s not like you’re walking around the classroom and saying, “Sit down. They are not just giving me facts.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 5, 2015

. … [We need to address] the dearth of opportunities for teenage students to feel like [they are] respected and valued in the asylum-like settings of many middle and high schools. The goal of classroom management. Crack student ‘engagement’ and you’ve cracked 21st century schooling.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

High School GPA Calculator – Enables high school students to calculate their high school GPA, record their scores and track their cumulative academic performance.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

When you have 45 minutes once a week with students that have so many different levels of learning, so many different accommodations and modifications, and you still have to stay with it and plan and be able to change or modify in a moment, classroom management is key. We do a read-aloud. And signing is not printing.

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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. So when they experience success, it really motivates them to continue. Chaidez wants to go further.

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