Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

In those environments, creativity was often seen as defiance, and culturally relevant teaching was just as perilous. That quiet defiance — teaching banned literature — changed me. It’s a buzzword I hear often these days on social media, especially in teacher groups where educators are reimagining their futures. Absolutely.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

As the seminal punk band so adequately expressed for millions of teens across the country, no one represents the concept of authority better than their teachers and administrators. In fact, in my practice as an educator who teaches U.S. In most classrooms, the management boils down to, “I’m the teacher, so I’m in charge.”

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 26, 2025

Let’s dig into batch planning for teachers and copy strategies that actually work—because real educators need real systems that save time and sanity. What is Batch Planning for Teachers, Really? Batch planning for teachers helps eliminate the daily decision fatigue that often leads to burnout. Some…not so good.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Traditional Grid: Best for easy classroom management Why Classroom Seating Arrangements Are Important Reimagine classroom seating arrangements with TPT 1. Cons: Conference seating takes up a lot of real estate in your classroom, leaving empty space in nontraditional places. You can also modify this shape as needed.

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Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

And as a teacher, your unexpected absence shouldn’t throw your students—or your team—into instructional chaos. As a former academic coach and current behavior specialist, I’ve seen too many classrooms spiral when a teacher is out without leaving anything meaningful behind. This is an area many teachers overlook.

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Teacher Mood

MAY 25, 2025

As the final bell rings and the classroom lights flick off for summer , many teachers feel a strange mix of exhaustion and hope. For most of the year, teachers are caught in survival mode. Youre grading, planning, conferencing, emailing, managing behavior, putting out firesday after day after day. Youve made it.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

MAY 15, 2025

These five simple end-of-the-year teacher tips and resources will help you end this school year with a clear plan for a smooth start next August. Are you a new teacher ? These are great considerations as you begin to plan for your first classroom, too! Finally, spend some time reflecting on your classroom procedures.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 24, 2025

Keeping a class focused is one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. You dont need to become a drill sergeant to bring the energy back down and regain control of your classroom. Here are five practical, teacher-tested ways to get your class back on track when their focus flies out the window. Its frustrating.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

These data-driven approaches make it possible to transition from reactive teaching to proactive guidance. Collectively, these innovations: AI, microlearning, and learning analytics, enhance the effectiveness of the flipped classroom by aligning content delivery, student support, and real-time feedback. Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

These data-driven approaches make it possible to transition from reactive teaching to proactive guidance. Collectively, these innovations: AI, microlearning, and learning analytics, enhance the effectiveness of the flipped classroom by aligning content delivery, student support, and real-time feedback. Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Use SEL check-in strategies to check up on struggling kids in your class who seem less interested in the instruction, including teacher-to-student journals for learners to keep you up to date on their lives. Shift to a student-centered classroom It’s no secret that teacher-centered classrooms are on the way out in the 21st century.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

“Our latest laser display solutions deliver ultra-bright visuals and easy-to-use collaboration tools, while offering flexible, wide-format options that support interactive teaching to keep students connected.

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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. Ive got you, teacher friend! Snag Your Free Science Planning Roadmap!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? Teacher Roles in Modern Education The role of teachers in modern education is evolving rapidly, necessitating a shift from traditional instructor-led models to more facilitative approaches.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 11, 2025

In this post, we’re digging into the benefits of using a paper gradebook , especially for new teachers trying to get their systems straight. I’ll share practical ways it helps with common grading and documentation headaches, plus a teacher-tested tip that keeps your paper gradebook in sync with your digital one. Things change.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. I share those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Q: My taskbar disappeared. What do I do?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 18, 2025

Time to grab your tablet and build the ultimate math classroom wish list, from everyday essentials to surprising tools you’ll wonder how you ever taught without. This isn’t just a checklist: It’s your blueprint of essentials for a high school math classroom that supports every learner and highlights your unique teaching style.

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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

MAY 16, 2025

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.

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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. In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals 19 keys to becoming more effective in the classroom. As it turns out, a lot.

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Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

JUNE 1, 2025

The Monthly Skill Pages Bundle was created with busy teachers in mind, offering differentiated skill pages for K-2: Seasonal math and literacy. Similarly, teachers love the monthly classroom slides for engaging themes and classroom management ideas!

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Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

In September 2023 alone, about 52,000 teachers and other educational support staff quit their jobs in the United States. Low enrollment into the teaching profession, inadequate compensation and benefits, and high attrition rates have all contributed to this problem. Why Is There a Teacher Shortage? The result?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

Flowers spark creativity and learning in classrooms. Today, the Ask a Tech Teacher international team is exploring how flowers inspire students in STEM, art, and ecology, how a bouquet can enhance tech-driven education and classroom joy. Art : Sunflowers in digital sketches teach color theory via tablets.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Our education community across the country is still working to overcome setbacks in student achievement and learning progress , all while facing ongoing challenges such as chronic absenteeism, teacher shortages and burnout, and a noticeable increase in student mental health and behavioral concerns.

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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. I have been part of a larger push for discipline reform for nearly a decade now.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Key points: Effective classroom management is not just about controlling behavior 3 pillars for building a positive classroom culture 4 tips to build a strong classroom culture this year For more news on classroom management, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Classroom management is paramount to effective teaching.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

At Flagstaff Academy in Colorado, I am lucky to head up the SmartLab facility and offer guided lessons to all K-5 classrooms. Couple this with 15 years of teaching technology, and you could say I’ve learned a thing or two about bringing technology into the classroom successfully. Classroom-management challenges.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

The more I learn about leadership, the more convinced I am that teachers need leadership training in credential school. We create a culture in our classrooms, establish norms and routines, and seek to influence our students. This reminds me of the way many teachers run their classrooms.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

A rise in harassment and violence against teachers is taking a toll on already-exhausted educators. A recent survey from the American Psychological Association found that 6 in 10 teachers reported student violence or verbal aggression during the pandemic, with nearly half expressing a desire or plan to quit or transfer schools.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

I’ve trained many teachers who use choice boards and ask, “What’s the difference between a choice board and a playlist?” Despite this reality, most learning is teacher-paced, not student-paced. The focus is on the teacher covering content and moving students through lessons on a strict timeline.

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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. Pear Deck was founded by educators on a mission to help teachers create powerful learning moments for every student, every day.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Teachers are facing ever-growing demands: providing high-quality lessons, attending to individual student needs, and managing administrative loads that stretch their time and energy to the limit. Despite their dedication, many teachers are at risk of leaving a profession they love simply because they are exhausted and unsupported.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Teachers have been grappling with a significant new development: the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. The 2023-24 school year was the first school year AI has been widely available as a classroom tool–and teachers are starting to embrace it.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nearly three out of four teachers say they experience frequent job-related stress, and 59 percent say they’re burned out. The stress that teachers are feeling is causing many to leave the profession, and this is affecting the ability of school systems to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

How do teachers feel about their work? What factors cause teachers to feel fulfilled by this work? Emotional engagement encompasses a teachers’ feelings about, degree of dedication to, and emotional response to their work (Perera, Vosicka, Granziera & McIlveen, 2018; Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013).

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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. The nationwide shortage of teachers has caused a similar shortage in the ranks of teacher assistants. Diffit provides leveled resources as well.

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