Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Not all online platforms deliver quality education, and the lack of face-to-face interaction can hinder social development and collaborative skills. Moreover, issues like digital dividewhere not all students have equal access to technologyraise concerns about equity in education.

Hybrid Learning 128

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

When they are unable to generate exactly what they need, they edit those images with traditional editing software or more recently, software with generative AI editing abilities such as Adobe firefly which allows users to select specific areas of an image and use generative fill to brainstorm and edit it without advanced technical skills.

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Writing Students Communication Lecturing 97

Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

When they are unable to generate exactly what they need, they edit those images with traditional editing software or more recently, software with generative AI editing abilities such as Adobe firefly which allows users to select specific areas of an image and use “generative fill” to brainstorm and edit it without advanced technical skills.

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Writing Students Communication Lecturing 90

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? Now give me a version of that course for a student who’s a little bit behind on their reading skills. How are those things applied in a remote setup?

Learning 130

Learning Discussions Gamification Technology 130

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

He is committed to creating inclusive, academically rigorous and emotionally safe environments, with a particular focus on how technology influences student development and school culture. It’s helped build a collective culture of awareness and responsibility around digital safety.

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Middle School Middle School Schools Students 88

Cal Matters

JULY 16, 2025

The program helped them hone their networking skills and understand what people get out of their networks over the course of their lives — namely, social capital. If you can get past that and get them to recognize the value of reaching out, it’s pretty amazing what happens.”

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Students Study Academic Integrity Questions 67

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2025

Now, a dozen students from six families are suing the department for sidelining books, curriculum and cultural awareness events that conflict with the presidents goal of excising gender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion from public life. These changes are causing irreparable harm to DoDEA students.

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Schools History Students Culture 114

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

“Yes, it does take extra steps to make sure what we’re building is based on solid research on what works in education, but it’s worth it.” Lyla in the Loop" took nine years to develop, helping children tackle computational thinking skills. had stronger literacy skills. A 2015 study showed children who watched “Super Why!”

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Fairness Study Laboratory Evaluation 185

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Since One Stone is so different from the typical high school experience, our culture is a crucial part of how we define ourselves. Our culture is what allows us to work together, grow friendships and feel safe sharing our individuality and ideas. That’s where the culture club’s focus on vulnerability comes into play.

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Failure Feedback Culture Students 295

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Speights has compiled samples from 400 children so far, ranging across geographic location, cultural background and socioeconomic status. You have to create engaging activities, have to control the environment to get quality recordings and have to get people who are skilled with young children.

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Languages Language Intelligence Testing 138

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Mancuso, superintendent of Eastern York School District , leads a community of 2,300 students across five schools and brings 36 years of public education experience. Ryan, president of McGraw Hill School Group , has spent two decades in education technology and previously worked in education policy and as a U.S.

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Beliefs Feedback Culture Math 105

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

. — Jennifer Jenkins, San Diego Public Library “There is a chilling effect happening, self-censorship, where it’s affecting the decision-making ability of educated, trained, [and] skilled librarians and educators, in terms of selecting materials that are age-appropriate and appropriate for various readers,” Jenkins said.

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Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Coding and computer science are typically associated with outcomes around problem-solving and analytical skills. For instruction that yields cultural literacy, we most often look to language arts and social sciences. We really need to make everyone’s culture part of the conversation. How do you overcome them?

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Culture Skills History Science 171

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.

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Culture Math Science Beliefs 206

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

SEL is promoted every day by educators and students as they focus on honing core skills like self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision making, relationship skills, and social awareness. When students lack these skills, they become disconnected, disaffected, and potentially disruptive.

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Distance Learning Culture Gamification Learning 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

With all the changes and challenges over the last year, one takeaway I keep reflecting on is how essential education technology has become to learning—and how quickly this transition occurred. I have long believed that edtech has the power to open up opportunities for students and change how educators teach.

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Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

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.

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Culture Teaching History Social Studies 209

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Others are applied more broadly, like mentorship programs or culturally responsive curriculum. Culture Change When Cole-Ochoa was assigned to the junior high campus more than two years ago, it was with the directive to turn around its academic performance. I always think of it as Maslow's. After Covid, we saw an increase in aggression.

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Culture Counselling Schools Students 212

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I work intentionally to ensure students’ linguistic capital—an expression of community cultural wealth — is acknowledged through language supports via student pairings and vocabulary, sentence, and speaking scaffolds. Together, we create a rich and culturally wealthy community of learners.

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English Culture Languages Language 190

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

From halted curriculums to debates at school board meetings, social-emotional learning, or SEL, has quickly become the newest target of America’s ongoing education culture wars. Employers need workers with social and emotional skills. There is significant overlap between social-emotional and employability skills.

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Culture Beliefs Learning Academic Development 184

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

culturally relevant textbooks? Six Massachusetts colleges and universities, alongside the state’s Department of Higher Education, are testing their hypothesis that free, culturally relevant textbooks can improve student performance. Like: What would happen if students had access to a catalog of free and?this

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Textbooks Culture Students Participation 187

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Realizing this truth has led me to rethink how I define culturally sustaining pedagogy. The ways and means of learning in the classroom should mirror the culture and community of the students in it. Focus on care, not skills. Suddenly, I had the buy-in I was aching for. They will be empowered by the trust you have put in them.

Skills 218

Skills Teaching Students Essay 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Perhaps … it’s not just about the skills we bring to the table. My research suggests that education programs should place more emphasis on developing these relationships with institutional agents — not only because of the motivation factor, but also because a single relationship can contribute multiple resources to a student’s life.

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Skills Schools Motivation Study 214

eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Rita Mortenson, the educational technology coach for Verona Area High School in Wisconsin, uses Google Arts and Culture. Google Arts and Culture offers over 1,600 experiments and counting. In addition to the extensive collection of artworks and cultural artifacts, it offers some pretty cool immersive experiences.

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Education STEM Art Culture 300

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. Secret 2: Student expertise. 2023, July 27).

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Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 341

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term “culture,” it is often associated solely with ethnic culture.

Culture 130

Culture Syllabus Critical Thinking Intelligence 130

eSchool News

MAY 24, 2024

Part of digital equity in schools is access to high-speed internet and reliable technology devices, but another component includes giving all students the opportunity to use those devices and that access to build digital literacy. How access to technology can create equity in schools The latest iteration of the U.S.

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Schools Internet Accessibility Study 288

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

With their advanced degrees and English-language skills, they represent a selective set of perspectives. One is cultural, says Yong Zhao, author of the book “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?: Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World.” “In “You just do it secretly,” she says.

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Culture English Exams Cognitive Development 161

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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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 304

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. Not only do we embrace change, we create it.

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Learning Intelligence Evaluation Culture 305

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term “culture,” it is often associated solely with ethnic culture.

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Culture Syllabus Critical Thinking Intelligence 109

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As educators introduce new technologies in their classrooms, successful adoption and improvements to student outcomes will hinge on thoughtful strategies and intent to embrace change. Advancements in education technology History has taught us that innovation is inevitable.

Hybrid Learning 314

Hybrid Learning Cognitive Development Intelligence Motivation 314

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2024

Challenge #2: The need for training and support The necessity for comprehensive training around any new technology is seen as a given nowadays. Far from being a barrier to AI adoption, this requirement can actually catalyze the creation of a continuous learning culture among educators, equipping them with future-ready skills.

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Ethics Gamification Schools Discussions 337

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

. & WEATHERFORD, TX – July, 2022 – MetaMetrics ® and Edsoma today announced a new partnership that will help children using Edsoma’s innovative reading app build their oral reading fluency skills. Edsoma is an app designed to improve literacy through real-time data. . For more information, visit edsoma.com. About MetaMetrics.

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Reading Skills Culture Math 242

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Enhanced Professional Growth : The resources will support educators in their continuous professional growth, helping them to develop leadership skills and implement effective educational strategies. Starting in January 2025, 36 PD titles by Jimmy Casas from ConnectEDD Publishing will be available on the Gale eBooks platform.

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Culture Knowledge Coaching Intelligence 254

eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2023

The EdTech Awards were established in 2010 to recognize, acknowledge and celebrate the innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in education technology. The annual program shines a spotlight on cool tools, inspiring leaders and innovative trendsetters across the K-12, higher education and skills and workforce sectors.

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Learning Grades Culture Skills 246

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

By embracing flexible learning spaces, libraries are transforming into dynamic centers that not only house information but actively encourage social interaction, teamwork, and the development of crucial collaborative skills essential for success in today’s interconnected world.

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Schools Students Hybrid Learning Textbooks 273