Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Moreover, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Platforms like Zoom or Google Classroom enable real-time discussions, while forums foster ongoing dialogue beyond scheduled sessions.

Hybrid Learning 128

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Have you seen examples of that working, and if so, what are some of the best practices to kind of establish the culture that all Ed tech leaders know is important in person? But some of these more experienced ones started in the days when bandwidth and video technology simply didn’t allow. It’s like everybody.

Learning 130

Learning Discussions Gamification Technology 130

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2025

The Education Culture War Book bans don’t exist in a vacuum, experts say, but are part of larger campaigns by political groups and their funders to decrease trust in public schools and smooth the way for state spending on private religious schools.

Schools 114

Schools Writing Beliefs Accessibility 114

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. And it also doesn’t necessarily go away if our culture changes in three to four years.”

Accessibility 211

Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In order to truly address trauma, we must also consider both the cultural experiences and socioeconomic inequities that impact our students. In my experience, teachers who have the most success with their Native students take into consideration these cultural strengths during their planning and instruction.

Culture 203

Culture Teaching Knowledge Coaching 203

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2024

While thoughtful assessment design and implementation are necessary for student success, building a strong assessment culture in schools is often overlooked but equally important. ISTE is collaborating with the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (NCIEA) to explore the characteristics of a healthy assessment culture.

Culture 194

Culture Beliefs Testing Evaluation 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. In doing so, it makes me wonder, what else have we unknowingly appropriated from Indigenous culture? Taking Up and Taking Back As an educator, I want to adopt a take-back mindset that honors the Indigenous educators and historians who came before me.

Culture 208

Culture Teaching History Social Studies 208

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In this light, SEL should not be reserved for special projects but instead woven into the daily culture of both the in-person and virtual classroom. Trust and community culture need to be established before students are ready to share personal information. You can play the “This or That?”

Distance Learning 218

Distance Learning Culture Gamification Learning 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

culturally relevant textbooks? Usually when you hear any discussion about free textbooks, it really talks about just the cost, and what we’re saying is, it goes way beyond that.” “Usually when you hear any discussion about free textbooks, it really talks about just the cost, and what we’re saying is, it goes way beyond that.”

Textbooks 185

Textbooks Culture Students Participation 185

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

Another thing is that because there's this visual element as well as storytelling through the words and dialogue, I feel it's such a beautiful way to share the emotional context—the cultural context—and to also be playful with the ways that these ideas are communicated. A culture shift?

Science 180

Science Discussions Culture Ethics 180

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2022

As workplaces, schools can intentionally structure systems and provide resources that decrease some of these barriers, such as addressing the scarcity of dedicated services and supporting educators through convoluted insurance hurdles that make it even harder to seek professional help.

Culture 183

Culture Education Schools Communication 183

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2024

You might think the discussions would involve shouting matches or verbal fireworks. But Futernick — a longtime educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a teacher educator and a leader of a national school turnaround center — aims to keep the dialogues as civil and productive as possible.

Culture 196

Culture Elementary School Elementary School Schools 196

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

For instruction that yields cultural literacy, we most often look to language arts and social sciences. With Google's Applied Digital Skills as his foundation, Hicks prioritizes culturally relevant teaching through the vehicle of computer science. We really need to make everyone’s culture part of the conversation.

Culture 168

Culture Skills History Science 168

eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Because it’s often easier to picture how you might integrate a tool or strategy after seeing another educator do the same, here are some examples of how teachers are using digital tools in their own classrooms: McKenna Akane, a new STEM teacher in the Alberton School District in Montana, uses Bee-Bots.

Education 303

Education STEM Art Culture 303

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2021

That’s the creative solution more colleges are turning to as they try to make their cultures more inclusive for people who find themselves marginalized within academia. Members of the audience then participate in facilitated discussion about problems they noticed and interventions that might help. Or, they might put on a play.

Culture 164

Culture Syllabus Discussions Study 164

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. But how can school leaders integrate online PD into their culture quickly and effectively?

Culture 172

Culture Distance Learning Communication Lecturing 172

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

One day, a department chair popped into my office and, while discussing an upcoming faculty meeting, asked me, “How do I re-energize them? Although I was doing interviews at that time for a piece on low morale in higher education, I didn’t have a good answer to her question. And these facets of culture all live in a similar space.

Culture 176

Culture Education Questions Attention 176

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

Some weeks of the program featured guest speakers, including women from the technology company Cisco, who discussed their own entry into the field. The 15 of them divided into five groups to explore different facets of mental health on their own microsites: cultural identity, cyberbullying, anger, suicide and anxiety.

Discussions 167

Discussions Language Languages Counselling 167

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2024

This discussion aims to navigate through commonly cited concerns from educators, highlighting how each perceived obstacle to integrating AI into classrooms can actually be overcome through applications of the very technology in question. Generative AI can be a driving force in democratizing access to high-quality education.

Ethics 338

Ethics Gamification Schools Discussions 338

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. 2023, July 27).

Teaching 342

Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 342

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2019

For more traditional layouts—whether in rows or in the form of a semi-circle arrangement—past research suggests that students who sit toward the center tend to participate more in classroom discussions. But it is also important to create an environment where students can support each other.

Culture 167

Culture Learning Disabilities Students Assignments 167

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2017

For example, when an educator in the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township in Marion County, IN wants to figure out a problem or brainstorm a new lesson idea, they don’t have to wait for the next teacher in-service. Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology. They just start tweeting.

Schools 279

Schools Discussions Internet Feedback 279

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology can play a pivotal role in shaping the learning experience. Verizon is working to empower educators and students with cutting-edge tools essential for unlocking the full potential of education.

Internet 307

Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 307

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Over the past several years, these spaces have transformed into collaborative areas that encourage group work, discussions, and hands-on activities, promoting creativity and innovation–ultimately becoming instrumental in shaping well-rounded, adaptable learners.

Schools 275

Schools Students Hybrid Learning Textbooks 275

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education.

Schools 358

Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 358

Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2021

They have been indoctrinated in a system that leaves them naïve about the meaning of the country’s changing demographics, ill-equipped to address cultural differences, and ultimately unaware of how they are perpetuating the marginalization of students of color.

Teachers 217

Teachers Culture English Language 217

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The report released by GoGuardian , an education technology company supporting thousands of K-12 schools and over eight million students through powerful tools and research, captures field research from the GoGuardian Research and Insights team, with insights from more than 450 students, teachers, administrators and policy leaders across the U.S.

Student Engagement 224

Student Engagement Metacognitive Skills Distance Learning Students 224

Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

As the small group discussion portion of the PD session I was attending ended, an overwhelming feeling of relief came over me. It feels like bragging, and bragging is one of the most grievous social sins you can commit in my culture. Let’s wrap up our conversations and get back together!”

Teachers 200

Teachers Culture Discussions Communication 200

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2024

Engaging Black boys effectively in conversations about emotional wellness requires a deep understanding of their unique experiences and cultural backgrounds. Culturally relevant approaches are essential in supporting their emotional development and fostering a sense of belonging.

Culture 198

Culture Failure Participation Discussions 198

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2024

This naturally lent itself to a cross-curricular discussion about the ‘why’ behind mummification and the cultural significance of the process. I learned about the Makr app during a session with Apple at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference earlier this year.

Students 322

Students Art Instructors Science 322

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2022

Now, as a teacher, Roshan leverages technology to create more equitable and empowering forums for discussion in her classroom—shifting away from a culture that praises the first person to raise their hand to one where every individual has a platform that supports them in making their ideas seen and heard.

Math 218

Math Assignments Discussions Culture 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2022

She had started her journey just a few days before, and we were discussing her funeral arrangements. Although I almost never used this academic phrase with my unci , we had many discussions about our own Lakota knowledge system and how Lak?ótiyapi ótiyapi and the values embedded within that language.

Knowledge 217

Knowledge Teaching Education Interdisciplinary 217

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

During the discussion, I compared my own experiences with the characters in the scene. However, as I walked out of the classroom, it dawned on me that I couldn’t simply ask Daniel to mimic the structure of my discussion. A culturally responsive classroom is also a space where teachers can see themselves.

Beliefs 191

Beliefs Culture Education Students 191

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In today’s system, there are limited opportunities for students’ interests, experiences, hopes, cultures and perspectives to be a part of their education. The current K-12 education system often minimizes identities and creates a homogeneous group of learners with identical needs and desires.

Schools 195

Schools Culture Discussions Testing 195

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With other current events, I’m quick to brush up on the latest news, curating articles for my students to discuss in class. Sports and Culturally Responsive Teaching My school sits just six miles from the border with Mexico, and many of my students cross that border daily to attend school in the United States.

English 198

English Culture Syllabus Writing 198

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. Far too many distance learning discussions in the spring began with identifying digital tools. School leaders asked: Which apps should we download?

Distance Learning 218

Distance Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Critical Thinking 218

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

This approach helps teachers reflect deeply and hold evidence-based discussions with coaches and colleagues. Now, because principals have Swivl Teams + Robot , they can help a teacher who needs support and have them work on self-reflection,” observes Aracely Vazquez, Littleton Educational Technology Specialist.

Teachers 186

Teachers Coaching Feedback Classroom Management 186