Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Microlearning Microlearning plays a central role in supporting pre-class preparation under the Flipped Classroom 2.0 Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. in Management with a Merit.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Microlearning Microlearning plays a central role in supporting pre-class preparation under the Flipped Classroom 2.0 Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. in Management with a Merit.

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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. A good rule of thumb: keep it simple.

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Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

This is where teaching smarter , not harder, is so helpful! You’ll also find decodable stories paired with comprehension questions —a powerful way to give students authentic reading practice, even with a substitute. I wanted to challenge myself professionally with mastering new content and teaching older kiddos.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 26, 2025

Think of batch planning like meal prepping, but for your teaching life. Instead of deciding what to teach, prep, and copy each day (which burns time and decision-making energy), you plan and prep in “batches”—weekly, biweekly, or even monthly chunks. Here’s the honest truth: your first year teaching is full of surprises.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

No matter what subject you teach, spend time showing students how to take notes, how to study for tests and quizzes, and how to balance their time between homework and other after-school activities. Choose high-interest books and materials for reading activities, and encourage students to choose how they’d like to finish final projects.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 18, 2025

But when you find the right PD as an educator , and actually use it the right way, it can be a total game-changer for your teaching practice. When it’s done well, it can help grow your skills, inspire new ideas, and even make your day-to-day in the classroom a little smoother. Next, make sure that the program aligns with your needs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2025

Summer is a great time to reset your personal pedagogy to an education-friendly mindset and catch up on what’s been changing in the ed world while you were teaching eight ten hours a day. The Happy Teacher Habits by Michael Linsin What do daffodils, baseball announcing, and Tina Fey have to do with teaching?

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Reading Education Classroom Management Intelligence 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2016

What many had hoped would be a transformative tool, allowing educators to teach differentiated lessons, cover more material, and deliver in more authentic ways, became a daily struggle. Where technology integration was supposed to look like A (below), instead it became B: If this sounds like you, keep reading.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The first time I read about Unschooling, I ignored it. When that didn’t happen and I read about it a thousand more times, I dug into it. Inspired by the teachings of John Holt (1923–1985), this free range branch of homeschooling promotes learning through nonstructured, child-led exploration. How do Unschoolers turn out?

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 27, 2025

I have promoted approaches to student behavior that prioritize things like relationship- and community-building, repairing harm , trauma-informed teaching , centering the voices of marginalized students , and reducing or eliminating exclusionary punishments. You can listen to the full episode in the player above or read the transcript here.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

But if classroom management is about the deeply human endeavor of creating a fun and safe community where young people are able to learn and grow together, what role does software have to play in managing the classroom? Help students who are learning a language overcome this and make the perspective shift.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

We create a culture in our classrooms, establish norms and routines, and seek to influence our students. However, for many teachers, classroom management and behavior issues are constant distractions that complicate an already challenging job. Autonomy-supportive teachers: How they teach and motivate students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Its strong engagement, rapid growth, and high usage among schools reinforce the caliber and commitment of the Pear Deck team to positively impact the teaching experience and learning outcomes for students. Read about their study on the factors that influence student engagement in the State of Engagement 2020 Report. www.goguardian.com.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Whether helping students grasp complex concepts, supporting those who need extra guidance, or managing classroom behaviors, TAs are an essential support for student success. Some specific ways TAs can utilize AI to support their students would include: Paraphrasing: Rephrasing materials for lower reading levels. Documentor.cc

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This blend of online and offline learning can happen exclusively in the classroom with the station rotation and whole group rotation models. It can combine both in-class and online learning at home with the flipped classroom and playlist models. These models are flexible and able to transcend any single teaching and learning landscape.

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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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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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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Reading Comprehension: Reading assignments, especially those involving complex texts, can take students varying amounts of time to understand and analyze. Students benefit from the freedom to read at their own pace, ensuring they fully comprehend the material before moving on.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As the back-to-school season unfolded in New York, the city’s teachers set up their classrooms how they usually do: by putting up posters, reading through curriculums, sharpening pencils, and, for roughly a decade , charging Chromebooks. These lightweight laptops have become a staple of the post-COVID classroom, and for good reason.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Key points: Tying classroom decor to learning themes is great for student engagement The psychology of classroom management 3 pillars for building a positive classroom culture For more news on classroom management, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Teachers have their own preferences and approach when it comes to classroom decor.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This simple strategy improves the transition process, and I believe you will find it very useful for managing your classroom effectively. Read aloud: In preschool classrooms, read-aloud sessions play a vital role in daily learning. References: Get the Facts: Movement Breaks in the Classroom Grades K-5.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For example, some students will acquire information more effectively by reading a text or article, while others will prefer to listen to an audio track or podcast. Taking Stock of Current Teaching Practices I encourage educators to question the prevailing reliance on whole-group, teacher-led instructional design.

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Blended Learning Education Feedback Teaching Methods 419

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2015

Reading is defined as “ the action or skill of absorbing written or printed matter silently or aloud.” ” Sounds dry, maybe even boring, but once a child learns to read, they get much more than an understanding of words, sentences, paragraphs, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. how to read a book. language skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The A30 is a multi-functional classroom tool that enhances the teaching experience by combining a document camera, web camera, microphone, and speaker. With easy-to-use plug-n-play connectivity, the A30 speaker connects to computers, IFPs, and monitors to provide clear classroom audio up to 20 feet away.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

If so, keep reading this story–we’ve put together a countdown of sorts that focuses on edtech tools and classroom strategies. Each component of our countdown features resources you’re likely to find helpful as an administrator or classroom teacher. Do you love numbers? Do you love countdowns?

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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. Read more tips for classroom management and creating a positive classroom culture. Identify your “experts” in the field.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 10th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on student engagement. Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 28, 2017

Here are ten of the to p classroom management tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class? 12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. Read Jacqui’s tech thriller series, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

BOSTON – Adaptive learning company HMH today announced HMH Performance Suite –a first-of-its-kind teaching and learning solution that integrates assessment, Tier 1 curriculum and instruction to harmonize K-12 classroom teaching practices on a single platform. Liberty Elementary School in Tulare, Calif.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I combine the picture books with Gilder Lehrman essays in my classroom. They are at an early college level, which fits in nicely with my students reading college-level literature. The length is manageable for a classroom setting, and the essays cover a wide variety of topics.

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