Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2025

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular.

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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. She is the director of curriculum for NAF, a nonprofit that is trying to make education more career-focused.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Conference sessions cover it all–from AI and math learning to esports and navigating mental health technologies for schools. This session is tailored for curriculum professionals and educators that are passionate about leveraging AI to enhance student learning, engage all students, and improve learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

In today’s world, where misinformation is rampant and digital literacy is more important than ever, students must also develop the critical thinking skills to evaluate sources and identify truth. Students, in turn, build literacy skills in context, rather than treating reading as an isolated subject.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

My role includes oversight of programs ranging from school counseling to English learning to technology, as well as curriculum implementation, instruction and assessment programming, and alignment with federal, state, and local resources. The inundation of disjointed data hit me particularly hard.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design. Gain practical, classroom-ready strategies to support staff in implementing AI effectively. Join us to explore the future of education with AI.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

The kits include ready-to-use sensor systems along with curriculum for teachers and are designed for classrooms of all kinds; no prior technical experience is required. Gaining hands-on experience with machine automation, data science and AI will help American agricultural students remain competitive in the global market.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Skills that are essential in college and the workforce. Traditional schools offer constant interaction with peers, which helps students build communication skills, form friendships, and learn to navigate group dynamics. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. But it’s also okay if the model doesn’t fit.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach. These features empower teams to enhance their robots’ actions with sound effects, character voices, or background music, deepening the storytelling experience while building additional technical skills.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

In a digitally-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest technology that either will save or doom the planet depending on who you speak with. Artificial intelligence is no different, but how can we ease the minds of those educators who have trouble embracing the newest innovation in emerging technologies?

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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. None of this is to say content doesn’t matter—good curriculum is essential.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

This philosophy is embedded in the British Curriculum, which offers both structure and flexibility. ProEd Global School blends this rigorous curriculum with personalized support, ensuring that every learner gets the guidance they need to thrive, not just survive in the classroom. “Our goal is to help them define it on their own terms.”

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design. Gain practical, classroom-ready strategies to support staff in implementing AI effectively. Join us to explore the future of education with AI.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 27, 2025

Believe it or not, there are a whole list of skills easy enough for a fifth grader (maybe even fourth, but I haven’t had time to test it yet). Over the next months, in this series, I’ll show you how to teach Photoshop skills appropriate for fifth grade and up. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

A follow-up study in 2025 confirmed this trend, highlighting even steeper declines where secondary students have fewer opportunities to build new skills. Creativity now ranks among the top skills employers seek , alongside analytical thinking and AI literacy. This isn’t just an education issue — it’s a workforce one.

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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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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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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

In a digitally-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest technology that either will save or doom the planet depending on who you speak with. Artificial intelligence is no different, but how can we ease the minds of those educators who have trouble embracing the newest innovation in emerging technologies?

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

Over-reliance on AI could lead to gaps in fundamental skills, as students may not critically engage with the material. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. These actions reduce risks and reinforce the role of human oversight. How can AI tutors affect long-term academic performance?

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Avantis Education , a global leader in Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) technology for K–12 schools, unveiled the engaging Future Forests Experience and its most advanced ClassVR headsets to date – Xplorer and Xcelerate. “At Visit Avantis Education at Booth #3119.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2025

Here’s the run-down so far this year: LOTS of Resources for Kids’ Online Research Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers How to Find Old Elementary School Teachers How Students Can Build Their Own Apps 15 Websites on Natural Disasters Online Sites to Teach Mouse Skills Does Mindfulness Make Your Class Better? Did I miss your favorite?

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

School shouldn’t just be a place to learn academic skills, but a place for students to practice making meaningful decisions about their learning and lives. By asking these questions, we instill the importance of decision-making skills in students and a sense of responsibility for their learning that traditional school models otherwise lack.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2025

The challenge for us teachers: How to make a multi-step skill that they may rarely use ‘fun’. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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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, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

As an Apple Distinguished School, Elmwood integrates technology in ways that feel seamless and empowering. But here, technology isnt a shiny extra. Technology at Elmwood is not a mere add-on, says Matt Perreault, Director of Technology. These arent just digital skillstheyre life skills. Its a bicycle for the mind.

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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.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design. Gain practical, classroom-ready strategies to support staff in implementing AI effectively. Join us to explore the future of education with AI.

Art 145

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2025

As technology reshapes the workforce, digital and AI literacies are becoming essential for every student. From early problem-solving to advanced AI skills, learners build critical thinking, ethical technology use and career-ready competencies — block by block. Graphic design by Erin Horlacher.

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k12

JULY 18, 2025

Online school students use computer skills to access classes, communicate with teachers, conduct research, review materials, and turn in assignments. This blog lays the groundwork for your child’s digital literacy (and yours too), covering everything from necessary software skills to internet safety. What are computer skills?

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

Districts arent just experimenting with a few technology or agriculture pathways anymore; theyre building entire CTE-focused programs and schools, designing curricula aligned to workforce trends and giving students more ways than ever to find purpose and opportunity after graduation. Thats not sustainable.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “ The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” In “Teacher in the Machine,” Trumbore traces edtech’s beginnings to three professors at distinct schools: Suppes, who founded the Computer Curriculum Corp.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

So, you don’t bother to keep your resume up-to-date or expand your teaching skills other than what is required for your position. This tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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