eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Schools embraced a broader vision of learning by nurturing curiosity, critical thinking, and emotional growth (as opposed to solely standardized test scores). Teachers became the cornerstone of reform. All teachers were seen as capable professionals as opposed to bureaucrats to be monitored or managed.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Steven Sgourdos has a passion for fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in his students. Are they memorizing facts, or learning how to think, solve, and lead? Teachers are designers, not just facilitators. When students see their teachers modeling curiosity and growth, they do the same.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Teachers must align instructional content with state and national standards, prepare and organize materials, and thoughtfully structure collaborative learning experiences to ensure effective learning outcomes. ISTE Standard for Students 1.1 Identify the intended grade level and the specific ISTE Student Standards the lesson will address.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Every child and teacher deserves to be seen, heard, and celebrated. He emphasizes that when teachers and school leaders actively engage in supporting students’ emotional well-being, they lay the groundwork for academic success.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

It showcased communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking — the 4Cs in action. With its success, regional leaders are already planning the next phase, emphasizing teacher training, broader participation and enhanced support. Focus on teacher support. Teachers are the backbone of success.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

This experience is designed to prompt critical thinking about environmental issues and is supported by a free Future Forests Digital Toolkit, which includes lesson plans, Eduverse content, and classroom-ready resources accessible on any web enabled device. Visit Avantis Education at Booth #3119.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

Ask any teacher, and they will tell you that the pace of learning is not universal. These schedules are rigid, designed not to maximize learning, but to maintain compliance with an outdated factory model that prioritizes memorization and recall over deep understanding and critical thinking. The result?

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

She believes that schools should not just educate minds but also build communities where students, parents, and teachers work together to create meaningful change. This philosophy is embedded in the British Curriculum, which offers both structure and flexibility. Our goal is to help them define it on their own terms.”

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

You’ll find a list of must-read professional development books for teachers recommended by current classroom teachers, links to free resources to help you grow as an educator, and practical tips for making the most of the upcoming school year (after a long, relaxing summer!). to focus on yourself.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

Creative Coding in the Classroom: From Game Design to Storytelling One example of creative coding comes from a curriculum that introduces computer science through game design and storytelling in Minecraft, a game-based learning platform used by millions of students worldwide. This inclusivity is intentional.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. To make that possible, Elmwood invests deeply in teacher training, combining International Baccalaureate (IB) expertise with ongoing professional development in technology and pedagogy.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 8, 2025

We hope that you will join us for our June 2025 Teacher Leader Summit in Denver. In our Day 1 workshop, we will use the free 4 Shifts Protocol to redesign lessons, units, and other instructional activities for critical thinking and problem solving, greater student agency, more real-world authentic work, and robust technology infusion.

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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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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

What curriculum should you use? I’m here to share my advice to new homeschool parents (or veterans) from the perspective of a veteran teacher and someone who has homeschooled. Homeschool Curriculum Options One of the most challenging decisions for new homeschool parents is choosing a curriculum (we have the same dilemma as teachers!).

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Different learners with different teachers, through different assignments, completed in lieu of different learning styles, with the overwhelming influence of incredibly different personal lives—through this environment of disparity, the letter grade attempts to be the one thing that is universal.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

The Academy Program, on the other hand, serves students who benefit from a highly customized curriculum with a strong emphasis on life skills, vocational training, and independent living. These platforms allow students to practice skills at their own pace while giving teachers real-time insights into their progress.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

This teaching helps students blend ideas, think deeply across fields, and work well with people from varied backgrounds. Drawing from my experience teaching across subjects at Zayed University in Dubai, UAE, I want to share real ways teachers can build and run cross-subject courses that truly help students handle today’s complex world.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Dr. Zachery-Ross brings over 25 years of experience in K-12 education, starting as a teacher and school psychologist in Detroit Public Schools. Her career has spanned multiple roles in Van Dyke Public Schools, including teacher consultant, psychologist, principal and assistant superintendent.

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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. They help establish a culture of respect, responsibility, and critical thinking. Ive got you, teacher friend! Tell your teacher right away if something spills or breaks. Snag Your Free Science Planning Roadmap!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

STEM isnt just the latest teaching topic: Its an innovative, cross-curricular way to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. And when you introduce STEM into your classroom, you get some of the coolest projects around!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

For teachers, watching students have those aha moments isnt just special: Its the dream. Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. Ready to make more of those moments?

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

As a mentor teacher, the biggest tip I give mentees is that they should absolutely put effort into planning their first week of school BEFORE spending extra time on their classrooms. You don’t have to do a deep dive into your curriculum yet, though. Think of the first day of school as just a small preview of the classroom’s rhythm.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

The other, from the president and CEO of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization that provides schools with innovative, hands-on, project-based STEM curriculum designed to develop critical skills and knowledge, while preparing students for careers beyond the classroom.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2025

From early problem-solving to advanced AI skills, learners build critical thinking, ethical technology use and career-ready competencies — block by block. The progression of skills at each educational stage ensures that students are well-prepared for future challenges and can pursue careers in emerging fields.

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Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? Because this is a single post/article post (and not a full lesson plan or curriculum), we’ve focused on quick, inspiring ideas rather than step-by-step instructions.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

Students can answer the riddle in a daily journal or chat with a partner before you start the day’s lesson, letting them settle in and practice using important critical thinking skills. Test your students’ funny bones and critical thinking skills with these science-themed riddles and jokes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Teachers use data dashboards to track student progress. In other words, theyre not just passive consumers of information, theyre critical thinkers. Why it matters for K-12 teachers As educators, we regularly interact with data, benchmark scores, reading levels, engagement analytics from edtech tools, and state test results.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking. To make real gains, teachers need to address the underlying problem: the critical thinking gap. These five critical thinking strategies can help. Why focus on critical thinking?

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. In an online academic environment, the focus on critical thinking skills is amplified. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Every teacher knows the importance of critical thinking in education. Strong critical thinkers make better decisions, are more informed, have more career opportunities, and are generally better equipped to navigate the challenges of everyday life.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2022

When I was in school, my teacher would have read the book out loud and asked us questions to test our comprehension, such as: Q) Who did Knox live with? In “old school” school, teachers would pass along information; students would listen, memorize, and regurgitate. A) His aunt and uncle. Q) What color was Knox’s pumpkin?

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2023

Unfortunately, engineering can often feel like a separate unit or idea that teachers need to explain. With many of today’s educators already feeling overwhelmed with the responsibilities of teaching, finding ways to seamlessly integrate engineering into the curriculum is essential for both teacher and student success.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

Read our blog about why English teachers will love Gale In Context: Literature. This sparks greater interest in literature, enabling teachers to facilitate meaningful interactions that inspire more compelling classroom discussions that increase critical thinking skills, delivering better learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

. – Explore Interactive and EiE , the award-winning curricula division of the Museum of Science, Boston,are now collaborating to expand engineering and STEM curricular resources to teachers and students across the globe. EiE currently develops research-based, classroom-tested programs that empower children to become lifelong STEM learners.

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