k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. As insights from neuroscience increasingly inform educational practices, we are seeing old theories and practices, such as whole language, challenged and new approaches more aligned to the science of learning emerge.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Instructions: 1. Choose a song in Spanish (e.g., 

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

A key part of this approach is the ASDAN curriculum, which is designed to develop practical skills, social integration, and emotional intelligence. Beyond ASDAN, the school provides a wide range of personalized support services, including individualized learning plans, speech and language therapy, and counseling.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective. Many students face challenges not due to a lack of intelligence but because they struggle with organization, time management, and emotional regulation.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Conscious Discipline – A useful framework for fostering emotional intelligence and creating a calm, focused classroom culture. Teaching Strategies and Innovation Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Grades K-12 – A resource filled with strategies to encourage deep mathematical thinking in students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. Some districts purchase the product as a wholesale textbook replacement for their ELA classes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

As artificial intelligence, personalized learning platforms, and algorithm-driven content become more common in classrooms, students must understand how data influences what they see and how they are assessed. Data is only helpful if we can interpret it accurately and use it effectively to support learning. The same goes for students.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States. What Is AI Literacy?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. AI replaces critical thinking Some worry that AI will lead to intellectual laziness. Rethinking AI as a tool for empowerment 1.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2025

But despite its rapid advancements, AI still struggles with many aspects of human intelligence, especially when it comes to nuance, creativity, and real-world application. Here are 10 areas where AI falls short–and why human intelligence remains essential. Critical thinking and innovation remain uniquely human skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Key points: Gen AI is a game changer for all industries due to its ability to produce original outputs Don’t miss out–stay up to date on AI in Education Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? This hands-on approach fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Seven decades later, as artificial intelligence chatbots increasingly make their way into classrooms , we face a new challenge: ensuring that these seemingly helpful tools don’t perpetuate the inequalities Brown v. They have the potential to both exacerbate existing inequalities and create new ones.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 Technology access can be another barrier.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

This promotes critical thinking and historical empathy. Discussing Feelings and Emotions: During a lesson on emotions, the teacher could ask students to reflect on how they used to think about certain feelings and how their understanding has evolved. This promotes emotional intelligence and self-awareness.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

It enhances learning experiences with tailored learning paths and immediate feedback, improves accessibility and inclusivity through assistive and adaptive technologies and language translation, and boosts efficiency and administrative support by automating routine tasks and improving data management.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Instead, we must delve into the nuanced characteristics of various Large Language Models (LLMs) and student-facing AI to discern how their unique capabilities can be leveraged to achieve diverse educational objectives. Mega Sessions provide attendees with in-depth insights into the most relevant and emerging educational technology topics.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new. Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. From there we have an open critical thinking discussion on how our findings and current evidence present synergy, learning gaps, or discrepancy.

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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

While some educators worry that technology and artificial intelligence (AI) might have a negative effect in these areas, many see the positive impact of AI on students’ ability to learn in their preferred languages, improved grades and career readiness. Canada, and in northern Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For English Language Learners (ELLs), this scenario is even more daunting due to limited vocabulary or fear of making mistakes. Enter artificial intelligence (AI)–a powerful tool that transforms storytelling into an accessible and engaging experience for every student. Encouraging critical thinking is also crucial.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Like many of our colleagues, the emergence of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence sites initially created a mild panic. Students regularly shared they were not interested in using a generative intelligence site to complete their work—they were not ready to trust AI with their learning, and more specifically, course grades.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page In education, we tend to move pretty slowly when it comes to adopting new technology, and that pattern won’t change with artificial intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence tools also have great potential to automate a lot of the grunt work in teaching.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

This article explores the significance of digital tools in social studies instruction, delving into their benefits, implications, and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in both elementary and secondary settings.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

® (“DreamBox”), the only provider of solutions rated “Strong” by Johns Hopkins’ EvidenceforESSA.org in both mathematics and reading and pioneer of intelligent adaptive learning, announced the launch of DreamBox Reading Park , an expansion of its reading portfolio to PreK-2 students nationwide.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

Key points: All students are math language learners, regardless of their home language Fostering metacognition and AI integration for ELLs How to support multilingual learners in STEM For more news on language learners, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Math isnt just about numbers. Its about language, too.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2025

Among the top 50 teams, 42 percent used artificial intelligence to power their inventions. Just as many said they currently lack the resources to integrate artificial intelligence into their curriculum. Data science concepts form the building blocks of artificial intelligence, including popular large language models like ChatGPT.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

For startups, this represents an opportunity to change the trajectory of education through the thoughtful and equitable use of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to power solutions and solve some of education’s greatest challenges. The platform houses the UK’s largest hub of support funds, scholarships, and grants for students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Parents also expressed concerns about dependence on AI, including the potential for a lack of human interaction (56 percent), negative impacts on critical thinking skills (48 percent), and the risk of students using AI to cheat (48 percent). This press release originally appeared online.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. You are still a thinking and feeling human being! You should never give up your voice and replace it with AI.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Like many of our colleagues, the emergence of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence sites initially created a mild panic. Students regularly shared they were not interested in using a generative intelligence site to complete their work—they were not ready to trust AI with their learning, and more specifically, course grades.

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 107

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

It is designed to help education leaders and policymakers navigate the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. “It is critical that we ensure appropriate supports and guardrails are in place for our teachers and students to effectively use generative artificial intelligence.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In January, Colby College announced the formation of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence , calling it the “first cross-disciplinary institute for artificial intelligence at a liberal arts college.” There’s a clue in a statement from the Davis Institute’s first director , natural language processing expert Amanda Stent.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

This is combined with Large Language Models (LLMs) which collect extensive data from various sources, including Wikipedia, public forums, and programming-related websites like Q&A sites and tutorials. Further, students may not develop the skills necessary for original ideas and critical thinking.

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

This is combined with Large Language Models (LLMs) which collect extensive data from various sources, including Wikipedia, public forums, and programming-related websites like Q&A sites and tutorials. Further, students may not develop the skills necessary for original ideas and critical thinking.

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new. Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. From there we have an open critical thinking discussion on how our findings and current evidence present synergy, learning gaps, or discrepancy.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching metacognition equips ELLs with the tools needed to navigate not only language acquisition but also the demands of various subject areas, from math and science to history and literature (Flavell, 1979; Schraw & Moshman, 1995). Translating phrases into Spanish helped him connect new terms to his native language.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

How can educators prepare students for an evolving future influenced by artificial intelligence? Then, students learned to code with graphical programming language. The activity develops students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills. Finally, the machine played with the kids.

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Education Learning Intelligence Coaching 195

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Trends in K-12 education in 2023 will continue into 2024, most notably immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, personalized learning, and online and hybrid learning. Adaptive learning platforms are gaining prominence as personalized becomes more critical for student success.

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