eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant, McTighe and Associates (Columbia, MD) Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD (Paris, France) ISTE Distinguished District Award This award honors school districts that demonstrate effectiveness and innovation in using technology to improve student outcomes and engagement.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance. CPS staff are creating Gems (custom AI experts in Google Gemini) when they upload the district’s curriculum development evidence guides and rubrics.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

In a 2023 national survey by Hanover Research, only 27% of American high school students said they felt what they were learning was relevant to the real world. This approach aligns with research on how students develop passion, purpose, and essential skills for college success and workplace engagement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

These essential, durable skills are at the heart of frameworks like ISTE’s Standards for Students and the Partnership for 21st Century Learning’s framework , which emphasize what students need to thrive in school and beyond. Future-Ready Skills: Participants gain experience in public speaking and digital design.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

The Alliant Credit Union Foundation has awarded a$108,000grant to Digital Leaders Now, the nonprofit that powers the Digital Leaders Academy at Ridgewood Community High School District 234, to support the implementation of innovative digital opportunity programs.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Reimagining Curriculum to Foster Engagement and Identity Over the years, fellows have noted how hard it has become to not only create engaging curriculum for students but also find ways to foster community and identity development in the classroom. Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C.,

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Introducing ClassVR Xplorer and Xcelerate Avantis will also introduce its most advanced ClassVR headsets to date: ClassVR Xcelerate Developed for high school and post-secondary students, Xcelerate features full spatial movement for highly interactive ‘hands-on’ VR learning. Visit Avantis Education at Booth #3119.

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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? They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. The problem is that school content often lacks any social payoff.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Starting today, FFA teachers and students throughout the United States, including FFA chapters in 185 middle and high schools, will receive a classroom set of FarmBeats for Students kits free of charge.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant, McTighe and Associates (Columbia, MD) Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD (Paris, France) ISTE Distinguished District Award This award honors school districts that demonstrate effectiveness and innovation in using technology to improve student outcomes and engagement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Sheridan Doerr shares how the Second Step K-12 social-emotional learning curriculum builds foundational human skills that enhance academic performance. fewer absent days per student. fewer absent days per student. See them at Booth #733 or go to [link]

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 1, 2025

One of the most common questions homeschoolers ask is: Which homeschool grammar curriculum should I choose? As a homeschooler for over 20 years with my three kids, I have seen and used a lot of homeschool curriculum. I plan to share about all of the subjects and all of the homeschool curriculum we have used over the years.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

Technology is not neutral,” says Joshua Jonas, a curriculum and instruction researcher at Baylor University and former high school teacher. “It We ask vendors to take our survey for curriculum tools that specifically looks at accessibility,” says Samantha Reid, educational technology coordinator. “It

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

Many grants also support school-based enterprises, such as student-run cafs, retail shops or food trucks, that help students apply their learning in real-world contexts. CTE Is Now the Norm, Not the Niche CTE has firmly moved into the mainstream of high school education. But schools cant do it alone.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

She began by designing a web-based grammar program before joining the team that created the Stanford Online High School. In “Teacher in the Machine,” Trumbore traces edtech’s beginnings to three professors at distinct schools: Suppes, who founded the Computer Curriculum Corp. I really thrive in those environments. [At

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Earlier this year, I administered a survey to my students, asking them to evaluate my classroom management skills and provide feedback on our classroom. I asked my students, “Do you understand why you learn what you learn in school?” But many, when pushed, said no.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

How can we ensure that all students develop the computing skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven workforce? Computer science should begin early and continue throughout elementary, middle and high school. Computer science is essential, not optional.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

In order to help make the framework informative and actionable, the district partnered with the ISTE research team in 2025 to develop a diagnostic assessment tool that measures student AI readiness across select skills outlined in the framework. How would it be delivered? What time constraints existed?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

All you need to add is a classroom full of eager middle schoolers, and you’ve got the best school year ever! Include review materials in your curriculum 3. Keep a copy of your teaching philosophy nearby 8th Grade ELA teacher Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed Seamlessly transition 8th grade ELA students to high school 1.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bek McRae (@missmcraesteachingtales) Make everyone more comfortable with a “meet the staff” bulletin board Whether students are stepping into a brand-new school or leveling up to middle or high school, the start of the year can feel intimidating. They should grow with your students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Alena Zachery-Ross Superintendent, Ypsilanti Community Schools, Michigan EdSurge: Can you share your schools new designation and how it will have an impact on students and educators? The League of Innovative Schools has significantly influenced our AI adoption by connecting us with like-minded professionals, resources and partnerships.

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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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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

Use these engaging questions and thought experiments to get middle schoolers to open up while practicing writing skills. Practice writing skills based on the CCSS for history and social studies and your 8th grade history curriculum with tailored prompts. Use prompts aimed toward specific writing skills. What about flies?

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

National Science Foundation, aimed to solve that problem with a drone-focused curriculum for rural middle schools. At the time Take Flight lost its National Science Foundation grant, its curriculum was being tested by 1,200 students and 30 rural middle school teachers across 10 states. million from the U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2025

Students in schools run by the Department of Defense have staged multiple walkouts in recent months to protest the agencys decision to pull books that may not align with President Donald Trumps executive orders on race and gender. Reading restrictions could impair their critical thinking skills and what they learn about different communities.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Vision Board Project & Rubric – Back-to-School, New Year, End-of-Year Activities By Jenn Liu — Engaging to Empower Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Life Skills Teach middle and high school students how to make a vision board using this no-prep, interactive Google Slides lesson!

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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. Discover ways to integrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities into your school day and honor the contributions of Hispanic leaders, artists, athletes, and icons worldwide.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 30, 2025

From preventing summer learning loss to building core skills to planning ahead for the homeschooling year, weve gathered summer teaching resources that parents and caregivers can use to support learning at home and turn summer into a season of discovery and enrichment. With your support, your child can grow and try new things with confidence.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

High school isn’t all fun and games, but it can have a few jokes and riddles! Keep students guessing and thinking with a set of riddles for high school students. A pillow 14 ELA Enigmas and Wordplay Puzzles Need a brain break for high school students between chapters of your latest novel unit? What am I?

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school It's a wonder I can think at all. My point is that here I sit, a man who holds a high school diploma and university degree, the definition of an educated man, but most of the learning I actually use in my day-to-day life came from life itself, not any sort of curriculum.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

To date, some states have developed standards for teaching financial literacy, but where do schools turn for resources to implement those standards and who do they turn to for advice on what aspects of money management they should teach and when? As a country, our financial literacy skills are dismal. scored below the OECD mean.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Coding and computer science have yet to make their way into every school curriculum in the U.S. And while these programs attempt to arm students will the ability to code, they sometimes overlook a critical skill that developers, computer science scholars and tech recruiters say is key to landing a job in their field: writing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As schools look ahead to serving not just student needs, but the greater needs of their community and world, service learning becomes an increasingly important part of high school education. A popular service learning endeavor is teaching technology skills to those who don’t have them. Learning Expectations.

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Cal Matters

JULY 8, 2025

Democratic lawmakers at odds with one another over new standards In introducing his bill, Jones-Sawyer viewed a college education as paramount to law enforcement training because it would expose incoming officers to new perspectives, healthy debate and critical thinking skills. “We Police officer shortage: truth or myth?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

One in six employers is hesitant to hire young adults due to their lack of a strong work ethic and practical job skills, even as they struggle to fill critical labor gaps. Work-based learning partnerships are not just an add-on to the high school experience; they’re a transformative element that can lead to remarkable success.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a school librarian for the past 11 years, my primary focus has been on helping students become adept navigators of the sea of information they live in. Britannica School is user-friendly and comprehensive, which makes it an ideal tool for building student confidence in their research skills. Whether you are teaching U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Los Angeles, CA As students navigate an increasingly complex world defined by artificial intelligence, social media, and rapid technological change, the need for essential life skills has never been greater. Its advanced analytics track student progress whilesaving valuable preparation time. Compelling Content.

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