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From Punitive to Restorative: Transforming School Culture Through Restorative Practices

k12 Digest

A former principal of Shaw Academy and current administrator in Durham Public Schools, he has led schoolwide initiatives, managed academic programs, and cultivated positive learning environments. His leadership has consistently enhanced student performance and improved teacher effectiveness through innovative strategies.

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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

With reading engagement in crisis, one group of teens decided to flip the narrative–by turning on their cameras. What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures. The assignment?

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From Punitive to Restorative: Transforming School Culture Through Restorative Practices

k12 Digest

A former principal of Shaw Academy and current administrator in Durham Public Schools, he has led schoolwide initiatives, managed academic programs, and cultivated positive learning environments. His leadership has consistently enhanced student performance and improved teacher effectiveness through innovative strategies.

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AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

eSchool News

That realization has implications not just for how we understand student engagement, but for how we design schools…and why AI alone can’t get us where we need to go. Amid rapid AI advances, many in education are optimistic that AI will finally crack the student engagement puzzle. At the time, that critique gave me pause.

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Bridging the language gap with AI tools every teacher can use

eSchool News

Key points: AI is helping to level the playing field for English Learners AI tools that support learning–not cheating You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us For more on using AI with English Learners, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub “I don’t think he understands anything I say in class,” Ms.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

Edsurge

Middle and high school math are also in the midst of a shake-up, as states and professional organizations seek to alter rigid pathways that move a student through traditional courses that can feel uninspiring. Leaders looked into Pathway2Careers, a company that, true to its name, focuses on connecting learning to jobs.

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Reviving Engagement in the Spanish Classroom: A Musical Challenge with ChatGPT

Faculty Focus

Halfway through the semester, it’s not uncommon to notice a shift in your students’ energy levels (Baghurst and Kelley, 2013; Kumari et al., The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention.