eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

Many businesses are aware of the benefits that come from being more focused on relationships–benefits to outcomes, staff satisfaction, retention, continuity of culture, and staff well-being. ’ This includes finding passion in work projects, providing for ones family, learning new skills, and giving back to worthy causes.”

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 9, 2020

He is the architect behind the educator movement “ Teach Hustle Inspire ,” and he wrote the bestselling book MC Means Move the Class: How to Spark Engagement and Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms. In this episode, Dr. Woodly speaks specifically about working with culturally diverse schools and schools in urban areas.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

We have an extremely diverse student body, which means foundational skills and native languages are varied and distinctive. If they don’t have those skills, theyll resist working with the teacher in a Tier 1 setting. Sometimes they don’t want to ask for help, and they may need a nudge.

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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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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills? Supports skill development and mastery of concepts. Supports skill development and mastery of concepts. Enhances metacognitive skills, such as self-regulation and self-monitoring.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2025

Furthermore, diverse learning environments encourage collaboration and communication skills because students learn to work effectively with peers from different backgrounds. Without clear metrics, it can be challenging to assess the impact of these programs on student outcomes, faculty satisfaction, or institutional culture.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its about time that schools dragged math into the modern world, so that it imparts useful skills, Henderson says. That includes how job skills play into math paths for students. Around the country, students math performance is in a slump. Some think that making careers the focal point of math class can help.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We should be aiding our children and future generations in their journey of lifelong learning and equipping them with the skills they can transfer in any job or business they find themselves in. We all have different skills and talents. Education shouldn’t be narrow. Rolling out a globalized curriculum will achieve just that—and more.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

By honoring and embracing our students’ cultural backgrounds, we not only create a sense of belonging but also enhance their educational journey. When schools actively honor students’ cultures and identities, they fulfill these basic safety needs, allowing students to focus more fully on their academic and personal growth.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fall is a perfect time to examine data skills and confidence. Data is an essential aspect of a school’s culture. The same way algebra can suddenly present a unique challenge for even the most savvy math student, data can be the obstacle that even the most skilled leader finds themself struggling with.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Our AI deep dive resulted in the development of three guiding principles: high standards and expectations, future ready skills, and cultural proficiency. These guidelines should address privacy, equity, and security while fostering an environment where AI tools enhance cultural proficiency and educational standards.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. Here are five strategies teachers can take to make STEM come alive in their classrooms. Teachers can encourage students to make predictions, hypothesize outcomes, and document results.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2022

Throughout this school year, educators, coaches, and school leaders have engaged in virtual professional development and one-on-one coaching sessions to hone their social-emotional learning skills and knowledge to meet the needs of all learners. Be intentional about weaving social-emotional learning into the day.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Now I realize it is not only about being there for them, but about passing on the skills I have gained to live with my neurodivergence. Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., My teachers and administrators understand that this is imperative to the work that I do in creating systemic change.

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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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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

Our AI deep dive resulted in the development of three guiding principles: high standards and expectations, future ready skills, and cultural proficiency. These guidelines should address privacy, equity, and security while fostering an environment where AI tools enhance cultural proficiency and educational standards.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The consistent use of rubrics can help to promote higher levels of self-awareness, a culture of learning and growth, and ensure that assessments are accurate, transparent, and meaningful. This helps them to focus their efforts on the skills and knowledge that are most important.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

DE Original Series Boosting Literacy Skills With The Writer’s Block, middle school students build grammar, literary analysis, and communication skills with relatable hosts and captivating storytelling. The new civics-focused series, Need toKnow Jr.,

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2025

This is a significant gap in AIs ability to support language learners and culturally diverse classrooms. Understanding context in texts and conversations AI can summarize a passage or analyze a text, but it often misses the deeper meaning, tone, and cultural nuance, especially in literature and history.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Connect family engagement and learning and development: This supports student achievement, especially when we help families and students develop knowledge and skills. Take an asset-based approach: Recognize that families have strengths, skills, and resources that support students’ learning and school improvement.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

In an ever-changing world, the internal and external portfolio of aggregate skill sets provided by IT talent must evolve over time. Cultivate a Security-Centric Culture. Creating security benchmarks for K-12 requires a willingness to act and promote a culture that takes cyberthreats seriously from the top down.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

As schools, districts, and policymakers grapple with the realities of a rapidly evolving workforce that requires discipline-specific knowledge, high-tech know-how, and hands-on skills, there is a growing recognition that the traditional approaches to preparing students for the real world no longer suffice.

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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.

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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

JUNE 30, 2023

This research continues to highlight why it’s imperative that schools and districts create a culture of continuous learning so that leaders, teachers, and staff grow and develop throughout their careers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

For 2025, schools and districts are focused on making learning more engaging for students, creating a more positive environment for educators, and transforming school culture to meet the diverse needs of the school community.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Understanding the linguistic and cultural profile of your students will enable you to select the most appropriate evidence-based strategies and customize them to meet individual needs. During this stage, students can engage in routine or formulaic speech, which often marks the beginning stage of expressive language skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

For example, when teachers implement identity-affirming and culturally-responsive SEL they create supportive and responsive learning climates that help prevent isolation and disengagement, and positively impact students’ behavior. Increased empathy can reduce aggressive behavior, both verbal and physical, as well as bullying incidents.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Part III: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part three of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. This helps students become aware of different strategies and their evolving problem-solving skills. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2024

Local industry professionals are a powerful resource pool of work-based knowledge and skills, but require varying levels of preparation before teaching a class. Some may be paraprofessional or classified staff, already extremely skilled at classroom work, but need to become certified. Some may lack a bachelor’s degree.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Key points: Student engagement is key to an authentic learning experience It also allows students to develop the right attitude to approach learning See related article: 4 ways edtech tools drive student engagement and build classroom culture When you think of education, what is the first thing that comes to mind?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

He knows that having students engage with one another across neighborhoods, nations, and even continents builds cultural understanding, appreciation for diversity, global knowledge and global engagement– learning outcomes we have defined and measured –as well as general academic skills.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A positive recess experience helps youth to develop critical social, physical and emotional skills,” says Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s physical and emotional well-being. “By

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Learning a Language: Acquiring a new language involves mastering vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural nuances. This also teaches students to hone their self-directed learning skills as they own more of the responsibility for their learning. Teachers can use this one-on-one or small group time for a range of tasks.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. Cognitive The cognitive domain refers to the content knowledge and skills students must acquire to engage in deeper learning. These internal skills are vital to cultivating expert learners.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

But getting everyone to understand the value of digital transformation can be challenging and test the persuasion and people skills of even the most seasoned IT leaders. Here are some strategies IT teams can use to help build a supportive culture for ongoing technology investments. Set Up Direct Lines of Communication.

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