Class Tech Tips

JUNE 18, 2025

Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Francesca Peck, principal of Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Illinois , on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. [ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ]

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 18, 2025

Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Francesca Peck, principal of Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Illinois , on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. [ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ]

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 16, 2025

We had the pleasure of hosting Sara on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in April, and she shared some great insights about doing project-based learning in early childhood education. Happy listening!

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Class Tech Tips

JUNE 16, 2025

We had the pleasure of hosting Sara on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in April, and she shared some great insights about doing project-based learning in early childhood education. Happy listening!

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

In February, the Washington Post reported that NSF staff were told to comb through active research grants for keywords like “cultural relevance,” “diverse backgrounds” and “women” to see if they violated Trump’s executive orders. There’s a lot of knowledge and expertise that will be lost,” she said. “We Now we just went to zero.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2025

The list of explanations ranges from a math-avoidant culture to schools difficulties hiring and keeping talented teachers, a job that seems to have become harder postpandemic. Now, a new report suggests that teacher preparation programs underemphasize math instruction at the elementary school level. That has consequences.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Bringing parts of their personal lives into the learning process is not only motivating, but also improves knowledge retention over time. Incorporate pop culture, social media, sports and extracurriculars into lessons. Tips for implementing this practice: Provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge in a tangible manner.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

The numbers show just how much students and educators have needed access to a culturally responsive language learning solution. One of those educators who used the program is Lynmara Coln, the director of Student Opportunity and Multilingual Services at Prince William County Schools in Virginia.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Our educational institutions, from elementary schools to universities, are not immune to the growing threat of cybercrime. This knowledge should fuel our vigilance and caution in the face of cyber threats. Cybercriminals are increasingly focusing on schools and universities as lucrative targets.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Moreover, chronic absenteeism rates vary significantly across grade levels: Elementary school: 16 percent Middle school: 20 percent High school: 30 percent And when we consider socio-economic factors, schools in high poverty districts saw a much greater jump in chronic absenteeism.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

A culture of continuous learning Wendy W. Amato, K12 Coalition–Teaching Channel As the 2023–2024 school year winds down, I find myself thinking about how educators are models for students, whether or not they are in a classroom. She began her career in TUSD teaching in a magnet school for 20 years.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2018

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are not just important topics for school children—they are essential to our culture. We must empower future generations with the tools and knowledge they will need to solve the global problems they will inherit, and that empowerment starts with education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2023

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. In this situation, the teacher has made an effort to know each and every student, the math knowledge they bring to the lesson and how that knowledge can be used to advance learning more complex math.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. I am excited to share my knowledge of incorporating technology into the classroom and hope that it provides you with the support and inspiration you need.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. Share assignments digitally; ?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

On that last point, my school, Shiloh Elementary School in Monroe, N.C., She told the students about her culture and showed them her home. Our students then followed up with the Skype session by visiting websites to read and view photographs related to the Chinese culture. wondered if we were doing enough.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary school. This disconnect shows the urgent need for SEL initiatives to not only be culturally responsive but also adaptive to the diverse realities of our students.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

Almost three-quarters of knowledge workers plan to leave their jobs if they don’t get enough flexibility. Flexibility is particularly important for the younger workers schools need to hire for the future. How could school work if teachers only taught 4 days out of a 5 day school week? What will they look for?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

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. While my school’s geographic location might be unique, its student demographics are not.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2023

First up is AJ Jacobs, an undergraduate in his junior year at Winthrop University who is studying to become an elementary school educator. It was in elementary school. My mom worked at the elementary school I went to. I want to be able to use the knowledge that my teachers have given me.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

And what’s preventing that knowledge from making it into classrooms where students are falling behind? We’re not preparing teachers well in math, especially at the elementary level, says Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, an associate professor of education at the University of Southern California, whose research focuses on teacher education.

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Class Tech Tips

JANUARY 23, 2025

Liz Garden , my co-Fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Center for Innovative Learning (CIL) , and I had a chance to sit down at the NAESP / NASSP UNITED conference last July and talk with Erik Francis. If youre not familiar with Eriks work, he is a Depth of Knowledge (DOK) virtuoso.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. His dedication to excellence and steady support have created a culture of achievement and growth at Clover High School.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Virtual Field Trips and Global Collaborative Projects What it is: Taking your students on virtual field trips and participating in global collaborative projects are great ways to personalize learning and expose students to new ideas, people, and culture. Each class takes turns reading and commenting on the other class’ students’ blog posts.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As an elementary school teacher, my highest priorities were always the following: Cultivating agency, autonomy and independence in my students. Before choosing apps, I recommend taking stock of your needs. Preserving opportunities for socialization, dialogue and discourse.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Ensuring that every teacher has the knowledge and resources to provide a quality computing education is key. And the combined number of Black, Hispanic and Native American students who took the AP test is less than half the number of white students. Making computer science a part of all teachers’ repertoires can change the picture.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2019

My first year of teaching began in the stifling basement classroom of a public elementary school in a part of Newark, N.J., where crushed crack vials and occasional shootings were as much a part of the culture as lively Hispanic rhythms. I promised myself that my teaching would make a difference in the lives of my 38 children.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

From elementary school to varsity-level competition, student-athletes learn teamwork, communication, and the value of perseverance. These achievements reflect not just the talent of the athletes but the culture of dedication and excellence that defines Gulliver Prep.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

But we can use the cultural relevance of games to blend their physical and virtual learning opportunities in ways that will empower students. The study’s author said games “appear to equip students to apply and sharpen knowledge learned in school by requiring them to solve a series of puzzles before moving to the next game level.”.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

Manchester School District (Manchester, New Hampshire). PBL Champion School. Waxpool Elementary School (Loudoun County Public Schools, Virginia). Freeman Optional School (Memphis, Tennessee). The school opened in 2019 as a “wall-to-wall concept school” focused on Project Based Learning. “We

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2023

I teach in a college and career pathway program for the visual and performing arts in which students spend half of their school day studying the arts at an advanced level, while connecting their knowledge from core classes through multidisciplinary projects. They choose to be part of an intentional community that values the arts.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Nominee: Mark Hess , Mary Helen Guest Elementary School Nominated by: Epson. Mark Hess has served in a variety of roles since he was hired in 1993 by Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Walled Lake, Michigan. Students can receive care in school or at home in minutes to days versus the national average of months.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

Though there are a number of strong language programs across the country, a 2016 report published by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences showed evidence of declines in foreign language course offerings in elementary schools and middle schools over the years.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2021

Through the introduction of a new suite of digital resources and supportive professional learning for district educators, PTS will be even better prepared to meet the evolving needs of students from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Teachers in BCPS’s schools are beginning to mix in projects that extend past the online curriculum that helps instill a solid—and critical—knowledge foundation. The educators maintain a strong culture of high expectations even as they offer flexible scheduling and other class options to accommodate the varied lives of the students.

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