Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

The oldest of the cohort born from 1997 to 2012 are in their mid- to late 20s and taking heat for chafing against workplace culture in ways that come off as entitled (sound familiar, millennials?). For millennials, about 11 percent of people ages 16 to 19 left school without a degree. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2021

As the high school esports club advisor for the William Penn Cybercats, I have had the opportunity to work with my students on some pretty awesome projects. But as a 2020-2021 NASEF Fellow, I was encouraged to go beyond my building walls in a way that enhances cultural understanding and international collaboration.

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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

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? Hence, when I saw that the facilitators of the GBL webinar were appropriating Indigenous culture, I had to speak up.

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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.

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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?

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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.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

As focused as both young women are on integrating into their new home, they are both fiercely protective of maintaining their first languages, their cultures and their identities. They are classmates in the second cohort of the Accelerate to Graduate, or A2G, program at Iroquois High School, where I teach.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When students have a strong sense of belonging, they are more likely to be engaged in school and to perform well academically. Unfortunately, new data shows that only 62 percent of high school students feel connected to others at school, and nearly one-third of students experience poor mental health.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Addressing Systemic Challenges and Supporting Educator Sustainability Last but not least, educators were not only adamant about the systemic challenges of K-12 education, but also expressed ways schools and districts can work to better support the retention of educators in our schools.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

This professional learning covered one of the most-discussed new technologies of the day: artificial intelligence. Esports I also learned that middle and high school extracurricular esports programs offer numerous ways to engage students in instruction, especially in a rural community like Alberton.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Belpré: The Pura Belpré Award is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. This balance of escapism and real-world relevance is resonating with my high school students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But for many students in the nation’s largest school system — particularly girls, Black students, and Latinos — by the time they get to high school, it’s too late. Many get turned off before they make it to the high-level courses Newton-Rodriguez teaches at the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering, or BASE.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma. iCivics takes a topic that can be sort of sedate and makes it engaging and interesting.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

Written by Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Last month marks six years since 17 students and faculty senselessly lost their lives and 17 others were injured when a mass murderer entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and started shooting.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Poptential , a free curriculum that infuses lessons with digital storytelling using pop culture references, also uses SpongeBob SquarePants. Poptential uses a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Lessons on these events and others are included in Common Sense Economics from Poptential , a comprehensive and free high school digital curriculum. These events have given rise to a sense of “Octoberphobia” among some investors. Click to tweet. the nonprofit behind Poptential. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Spend time after the debate discussing the issues raised by both groups.”. Teaching digital citizenship across the curriculum is a practice that Jennifer Scheffer is working to bring to the Burlington Public Schools in Massachusetts. After completing the debate, have the class determine which side made a better case,” Ribble writes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Key points: Inspiring young women in STEM programs requires cultivating a culture of community Black students need more STEM career exposure Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades For more news on STEM education, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2017

That’s exactly what is happening at Trailside Middle School in Loudoun County, Virginia; at high schools in Gaston County Schools, North Carolina; and at a few other pioneering classrooms around the country where I have had the opportunity to work with innovative educators. The answer is a resounding YES.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s what educators have to say about the 2023-2024 school year: Improving engagement and test scores with phenomena-based curricula April Pence, Edison High School Last year was my first time using phenomena-based units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in chemistry.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

With the median high school teacher salary being around $62,870, educators often don’t have a lot of leeway to pay for physical and mental wellness resources themselves. Your approach here should certainly include building a culture of openness around mental health. Providing Resources.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A practical example: Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Keith Bockwoldt, Chief Information Officer for Hinsdale Township High School District 86 in Illinois, shares his district’s thoughtful approach to GenAI. He discusses data protection measures, including data purging and storage practices.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

In high school, I was the lead in the musicals Little Shop of Horrors and Bye, Bye Birdie. I was on the varsity soccer, track, and cross-country teams in high school. I am a vegetarian and love to cook. My sister, Erin, makes me laugh. I enjoy Mexican food and anything spicy. I’m wild about butterflies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

As November 8 th approached, I made sure to leave extra class time to allow my communications students to discuss the upcoming presidential election, hoping to align their discussions with topics on my syllabus. For many students, high school and college are times of tremendous personal growth and experimentation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2024

"It would be amazing if the boys were able to find their voices and develop confidence before they go into high school," my supervisor remarked during a meaningful conversation about Black boys in our school. It became evident that these approaches were not resonating with students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Once, when a students look of confusion led to a productive classroom discussion that clarified the lesson, I turned back to her afterwards and said, Thank you for your face.) Your leadership leads to student buy-in, which then spawns culture. Culture transcends; it lingers around long after the bell rings.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

Mark Ott, Head of School Exceptional Teaching and Learning Kiski offers a dynamic academic experience shaped by curiosity, mentorship, and hands-on experience its a program that blends classic academics with cutting edge innovation. Kiskis diverse student body, representing 31 countries, brings a global perspective to classroom discussions.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2024

I recommend using the remaining ESSER funds to provide your teachers and staff with high-quality professional development and training to ensure they feel confident teaching in the virtual environment.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Joy: Cultivating a love for learning Imagine a school where students eagerly anticipate each day, where learning is synonymous with excitement and discovery. By fostering a positive school culture, we create an environment where students and staff feel valued and motivated. This vision underscores the first promise of Joy.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

These groups are part of our culture of coaching, which means that everyone, everywhere in our district, from top to bottom, receives coaching. Video has provided our leadership an opportunity to calibrate their coaching methods and evaluations by, for example, sharing a video and discussing how they would each score the teaching in it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In addition to his role as superintendent, he taught at Rowland Unified School District (La Puente, CA) and Chaffey Joint Union High School District (Ontario, CA) before going on to serve as a principal for schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (Watsonville, CA) and SFUSD’s Horace Mann Middle School.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. Solution for teachers : Teachers can foster a culture of integrity by establishing trust and open communication. Works Cited Hanover Research. Hanover Research.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

During the semester we couldn’t use Kickboard, we really felt its absence in our school culture. Liz Hein, dean of students and culture, Carmen Northwest High School, Milwaukee. Without a clear way to track these traits, they got lost in the shuffle. Each day, students want to do better and better.”.

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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!”

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2018

Maker culture is thriving in schools and public libraries across the United States and beyond. In their recent edWebinar , Michelle Luhtala, library department chair at New Canaan High School in Conn., In their recent edWebinar , Michelle Luhtala, library department chair at New Canaan High School in Conn.,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, today announced the release of its new print and digital high school history series, US History Interactive ©2022 and World History Interactive ©2022 , that promotes a deeper investigation of the past and connects history to the present.

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