Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 15, 2025

With low-prep setup, challenging concepts, and the coolest finished projects ever, these class projects for middle school engineering classes are sure to inspire the next generation of future engineers in your class. It’s not a great joke, but creating a potato clock is a great science experiment for middle school. With its eyes!

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Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Her dedication to educational innovation is further evidenced by her recent Harvard Business School Online Design Thinking and Innovation certification. She holds multiple professional certifications, including Blackboard Certified Associate, Accredited Facilitator, Certified Online Instructor, and CELTA & CELTYL certifications.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Pros: These non-traditional desk arrangements encourage students to be more creative, think analytically, and have more fun at school. Paired Pods in Rows: Best for space-saving collaboration Many teachers use the traditional row setup because it’s the best way for all of the desks to fit in the classroom space.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When we built a new 3-story high school building on our former baseball field, we knew that we wanted to incorporate spaces where students could learn and teachers could teach in a very collaborative manner. Those are our collaborative spaces, and they’re where we got to be creative in terms of planning and design.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Editor’s note : This story on collaborative learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. This could be due to a combination of many reasons: fear of change, lack of training, effectiveness of technology, pace of learning, and new technology trends, to name a few.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that groupings didn’t help students improve. While not calling for a return to those rigid structures, in their edWebinar “ Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning: Making It Work ,” Dina Brulles, Ph.D.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Inaugural PD, collaborative learning event to be held on December 4, 2015. Lightspeed Technologies , a provider of classroom audio solutions, is launching the Lightspeed Learning Academy, which will kick off with a one-day professional development event, and a new leadership webinar series.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2023

Unfamiliar with the challenges of integrating edtech into instruction within a remote environment, elementary science teachers struggled to apply best practices—such as three-dimensional instruction, collaborative learning, and hands-on experimentation—into instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2022

If your school or district is anything like many others across the country, it has undergone transformational changes at a rapid (perhaps even dizzying) pace over the past two years. School leaders face no shortage of edtech purchasing options. Learn more and register here: [link]. We would love to see you there.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Our schools must not only impart knowledge to our students but also equip them with the creativity, empathy, and curiosity required to walk into an unpredictable, yet promising, future with unwavering confidence. By fostering a positive school culture, we create an environment where students and staff feel valued and motivated.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This shift reflects a move toward active and collaborative learning environments, as well as provides students with the tools and resources to engage in hands-on, creative learning projects.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2023

. — BenQ , an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, sponsored the Undisputed Texas High School Esports State Championship , April 28-29 at the Esports Stadium Arlington. The germ-resistant and AWS-Certified BenQ Boards transformed the classroom into an interactive and collaborative learning environment in minutes.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district is partnering with LocknCharge to create a new mobile device charging cabinet – the Carrier 15 Charging Station™. We are not a 1:1 district. LocknCharge made our Chromebook rollout a success.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2015

Teachers at Holly Pond Middle School are turning to a popular reality TV show as inspiration to get students interested in flexing their research and presentation skills. The school used public funding to add an eLearning library environment for students this year. TV game show format comes to the classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

By prioritizing cultural responsiveness, school leaders can foster a sense of belonging and empowerment among students, teachers, and the broader school community. School leaders can foster open communication, trust, and collaboration, ensuring that all stakeholders feel heard, valued, and included in decision-making processes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Future of School (FoS) and the Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC), two national organizations leading the way toward effective district transformation, today announced the Resilient Schools Project (RSP). A major focus for Future of School is on forecasting?and and broadcasting?the

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2023

4, 2023 – Twelve schools and one district-wide project are a few of the most recent educational institutions to make MiEN Company their furnishing and design partner in creating or upgrading spaces within their school campuses. The categories of projects and the participating schools are listed below: Café Space Projects.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2016

As the Internet of Things impacts education, IT leaders are envisioning uber-connected schools and campuses. Survey participants noted that implementing devices to enable smart schools also comes with concerns, most notably, security–just more than 50 percent of respondents cited this as their top concern.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Over the span of my 22-year career as South Carolina public school educator, I’ve taught in self-contained classrooms and I’ve been in departmentalized settings. In my quest to engage my students in social studies, I’ve found that, after a few rounds of trial and error, the social studies textbooks belong on the shelf.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Two weeks ago I was due to visit a handful of innovative schools in New York City and the Bay area as part of my research. Instead, I asked to video conference with my interviewees, which gave me the chance to understand how schools’ closure is shaping learning for the long term. Needless to say, the trips didn’t take place.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

LEXINGTON, Kentucky — IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 14 million students, has announced a new partnership with Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) in Kentucky. IXL is an immersive learning tool that helps students master content at school, on-the-go and at home.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2023

To maximize a system’s effectiveness and ensure investments pay dividends for students and instructors, decision makers and school technology managers must maintain a strong understanding of all the available solutions, devices, and platforms that can meet their needs.

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GovTech

APRIL 10, 2025

A customized lab at Woodhaven Upper Elementary School in Michigan gives students access to computers, 3D printers, laser engravers, drones, robotic kits, programming software and digital design tools.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

We used this ESSER funding opportunity—plus some additional funding from other sources—to thoroughly review our current facilities across 27 different schools. Others, however, were still using furniture from 1972—the same year that the schools had opened. Prioritize schools with the most need.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

I know that is a big ask when most teachers had little, to no, warning that their schools were closing. However, in the world of online learning, students typically have access to an entire week’s worth of content at the beginning of the week. 4 Prioritize Student Communication & Collaboration.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A few years ago, we wrote an article for EdSurge about our school, Taos Academy, and its personalized learning model, focused on flexible weekly scheduling. In that model, students come to campus a few days a week and learn online the rest of the time—not unlike what many schools are experimenting with these days.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

That was important because after school we have larger meetings that have to be held there, so we need greater flexibility to be able to move the tables and chairs around. Having that kind of collaborative partnership and flexibility was very nice. Fill it with modular furniture options. Get creative with tables, chairs, and fixtures.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Boston – While many schools and families worry about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning, students who enroll in high-quality, teacher-led online classes with VHS Learning continue to show consistent progress. Students who took VHS Learning summer school courses for credit recovery achieved success as well.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Recently, however, the growing awareness of neurodiversity has started to shift the school design narrative for students with unique learning styles. Every student deserves to feel like school is a place designed with them in mind – a space where they belong and can thrive.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2015

At Memorial Middle School in Fitchburg, Mass., Supporters say the method is growing in popularity, but Landry is the only one who uses it in his school. “It’s the idea that the classroom centers on the students,” said Landry, who also uses elements of collaborative learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

Not so long ago, students did most of their learning at school, and maybe while doing homework or during trips to the museum. Now, learning—like the internet—is everywhere thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones and chromebooks. But that doesn’t mean learning stops when they leave school.” And then the No.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

students remain persistent and troubling–despite decades of targeted interventions and whole-school improvement programs. You’ll see critical thinking in an after-school mock trial program, or for an honors program that serves 8 percent of the school population, or for the special debate team or the selective entry school.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2024

Creating a positive and inclusive learning environment, fostering collaborative learning experiences, and promoting empathy and understanding among students contributes to fulfilling the need for relatedness. However, addressing the root causes of student apathy requires systemic changes beyond the classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Look Who’s Talking—Interview with Glenn Robbins, Superintendent of Schools at Brigantine Public School District, NJ FETC finalized its speaker list for this year’s event this week, which includes dozens of experts and educators.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Access to unlimited new information has created seemingly contradictory qualities in today’s students—more self-reliant and independent, but with a preference toward collaborative learning environments and comfortable learning with other students. The Garnet Valley School District in Glen Mills, Penn.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

And, even more important, which of these emerging technologies address the chief problems you are trying to solve in your school or school district? Each year the New Media Consortium (NMC) and CoSN—the Consortium for School Networking — jointly create the Horizon Report. Rethinking How Schools Work.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Scaffolds help ELLs learn the language and master academic content This ESL teacher ensures students learn the language–and feel the love How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S. Collaborative learning : Pairing students with supportive peers can encourage discussion and understanding of complex ideas.

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