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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

This is the second part of a two-part story about changing classroom culture. The culture around grading was still pretty toxic—even with the new resubmit policy. Unfortunately, when I approached my administrators to discuss going gradeless, I was told that it was off the table for the time being. Valentina asked Jayda.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!”

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MAY 27, 2025

Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., My teachers and administrators understand that this is imperative to the work that I do in creating systemic change.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. When schools discuss the importance of teaching students to “self manage” their emotions, are we taking student trauma into account?

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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.

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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?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In addition to copyright issues, Dupuis was concerned about the cultural sensitivity of the lessons and that proceeds from their sale were not going to her or the First Nations communities she wrote about, but to third-party sellers and Teachers Pay Teachers itself. Yet Teachers Pay Teachers has remained enduringly popular with educators.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2024

Understanding the Concept of a Genius Bar The primary goal of a Genius Bar in a school is to create a space where students can help each other with technology-related problems, whether it’s troubleshooting a software issue, learning how to use new applications, or getting advice on digital projects.

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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.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

But his focus these days is on keeping daily rhythm and rituals that allow for students to be in discussion and collaboration with each other, including regular communication protocols. Education is about four things,” Bosselman explains. Culture, structure, time and technology. We have culture and structure in place.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. At the end of my session, a Spanish language teacher opened the discussion by talking about students dismissing her work because it is not an essential subject in the state.

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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.

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JULY 4, 2023

We have this broad discussion around equity and inclusion, but we miss the cultural nuance of representation across the spectrum, particularly for young children. There was a very limited discussion on how we represented Black boys, for instance. So you bring what's outside in the culture into the classroom.

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