Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

It is important to understand inclusive pedagogies as practices where we discern the nuance between general multicultural education or culturally responsive pedagogy and inclusive practices that specifically address the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension. Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Real-World Math Problems Many of the terminated awards had something to do with teaching future elementary and middle school math teachers how to meet the needs of more than one type of student. A major aspect of this research was developed to understand existing deficits in how elementary and K-12 teachers engage with parents.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? What if the key to unlocking motivation isn’t something intrinsic to students, but something found in their relationships with peers, teachers, mentors, and communities? All of those are real.

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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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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. We’ve gathered our favorite 8th grade ELA teacher essentials, including tips for brand-new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. Add accountability activities to your units 9.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Conference Seating: Best for whole-class discussions 2. Horseshoe: Best for class discussions and inclusivity 5. Conference Seating: Best for whole-class discussions Similar to group pods, this type of classroom seating arrangement involves having all of the desks connected to feel more like a large conference room table.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. When considering a teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge, eliciting student feedback is paramount. Rotate roles to ensure individual accountability and contribution. Final Reflections Former U.S.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Whether you’re new to working with MLs or just looking for a few fresh ideas, these five teacher-approved strategies are here to help boost participation, build language, and make learning meaningful for all. Allow private messages to the teacher for students who feel unsure about spelling or grammar. with guided questions.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Online courses can quickly become overwhelming as the emails, discussion posts, and papers roll in like the next COVID-19 variant. Dr. Jennifer P. References Bailey, E. Berg, M., & Seeber, B.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers use direct, explicit instructionbreaking down complex concepts into manageable stepsso students can grasp new ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Online courses can quickly become overwhelming as the emails, discussion posts, and papers roll in like the next COVID-19 variant. Dr. Jennifer P. References Bailey, E. Berg, M., & Seeber, B.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. When considering a teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge, eliciting student feedback is paramount. Rotate roles to ensure individual accountability and contribution. Final Reflections Former U.S.

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? Platforms like Zoom or Google Classroom enable real-time discussions, while forums foster ongoing dialogue beyond scheduled sessions. What innovations might redefine the learning environment?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

Figure 2: Analysis Rubric 1 point Close reading throughout the paper that addresses specific, quoted moments from your song 1 point Close reading that makes an argument about why those specific moments are there throughout the paper 1 point The paper addresses monstrosity as we have discussed it in class (i.e. Schapiro, Barbara.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

So whether you’re a district leader, tech director, or classroom teacher, I think you’ll discover how schools are strategically implementing remote options to be something that you might want to think about for your own work. And of course, we touch upon the potential revolutionary impact of AI on educational content.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Building a strong sense of community within our classroom is something we all strive to do as teachers. These real-world connections add depth to classroom discussions, spark curiosity, and inspire students to explore new topics. Some guests might read a picture book, share a hobby, discuss their career, etc.

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A Place Called Kindergarten

MAY 31, 2025

If you're a kindergarten teacher looking to build strong number sense, encourage mathematical thinking, and foster classroom discussion, KINDERGARTEN MATH TALKS are your secret weapon. These discussions aren't about getting the right answer fast they're about exploring multiple ways to solve problems and learning to talk about math.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

It’s probably better to invest in training for professors and teachers,” Torney said, “and also creating some frameworks for universities to message to students how they can and can’t use AI, rather than trying to use a surveillance methodology to detect AI in student writing.” I trust you. I trust that your work is your own.”

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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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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

During his 29 years as an educator, Dr. Harris has had a wide range of experiences as a teacher, coach, principal, district administrator, adjunct professor, speaker, writer, and consultant. Its a commitment to embedding equity into every layer of school culture, from classroom practices and curriculum to policies and professional learning.

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

During his 29 years as an educator, Dr. Harris has had a wide range of experiences as a teacher, coach, principal, district administrator, adjunct professor, speaker, writer, and consultant. Its a commitment to embedding equity into every layer of school culture, from classroom practices and curriculum to policies and professional learning.

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Lab to Class

MAY 26, 2025

Communication styles can stereotypically differ between culture groups, genders, and generationally. It takes many years of experiencing and living in a culture to fully understand how they communicate. Lack of understanding, especially between different cultures can lead to distrust, discrimination and even violence.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

Bringing back campus life Reestablishing campus culture and student life might seem like a lower priority than boosting academic performance in the wake of the pandemic, but university leaders say they’re intertwined. Tradition is the backbone of campus culture.” I’m always going to try to the best of my ability to help people.”

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

You can also celebrate this important month by showcasing Hispanic history, culture, and the Spanish language in your curriculum, no matter what class you teach. When you add them to a display, they help class visitors and guests learn about this culture, too.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Describe your family culture and explain how it shapes who you are. Try these 7th grade writing prompts for journaling, group discussion, or formal essays: Which is better for connecting with friends: TikTok or Instagram? They also complement cross-curricular themes in middle school sociology discussions.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Creative Conversation Starters and Discussion Topics Take your topics past getting-to-know-you activities for high school students and into meaningful conversations. How can you tell if a teacher is going to be nice or not? Use 200 conversation starter cards to get the discussion going. Where would you like to be in five years?

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

With a curriculum that includes slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, two world wars and the Civil Rights Movement, American history teachers are used to venturing into emotionally charged subjects. Conditions havent improved for social studies teachers since. According to the report, American Lesson Plan: Teaching U.S.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

Printable Would You Rather Questions for Teens – Middle School and High School By Khristen Massic — CTE Teacher Coach Grades: 7th-12th This set of 102 Would You Rather questions includes 17 pages with six cards on each page. Experience the cultural traditions of Buddhist Asia or Renaissance Europe?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2025

She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

With more than 80 riddles and pop culture questions, a student answer sheet, and a teacher’s answer key, this resource puts students into teams to win a class riddle competition. One dollar (multiply each vowel by 20 cents) What did the odd teenager say to his teacher? How much does a pomegranate cost?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Teacher Preparation. Discuss with students how this supports Common Core’s “Capacities for the Literate Individual”: Demonstrate independence. Come to understand other perspectives and cultures. Kick this unit off with a guest presentation from a social worker to discuss ways of connecting with an elderly population.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Boise’s One Stone doesn’t resemble your typical high school—here you won’t find classrooms, teachers or even letter grades. Since One Stone is so different from the typical high school experience, our culture is a crucial part of how we define ourselves. That’s where the culture club’s focus on vulnerability comes into play.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Teachers use data dashboards to track student progress. 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. The road ahead Building a data-literate school culture takes time and intention.

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Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 287

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. Limits of Privacy The types of censorship librarians are experiencing is also true of teachers.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I served as the lunch keynote for TIES on Sunday and then facilitated a lesson redesign workshop that afternoon using our trudacot discussion protocol (thanks, Julie Graber , for joining us!). I always love redesigning instructional activities with teachers and school leaders. compared to those in more traditional schools].

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2017

At one of my recent workshops, I was approached by a teacher who had never redesigned her lessons to take advantage of edtech’s potential to transform learning. When I told Rob the story of this teacher who had approached me after my workshop and shared her anxiety with me, he said: “It would be surprising if she felt anything else.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

By preparing educators to approach AI with a critical lens and a deep understanding of inclusive teaching practices, teacher preparation programs can ensure that the technology will be used to empower, not exclude. When used thoughtfully, this technology can also create opportunities to bolster cultural competency and inclusion.

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