Tim Manson

JULY 10, 2025

Posted on 10/07/2025 by timmanson Over the last year it has been interesting to watch the number of educational specialists who have been invited to come over to Northern Ireland to help us to develop our strategic reviews into the curriculum and assessment. This has meant that support for thinking about the curriculum has evaporated.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2025

” The study , published in the General Proceedings of the 5th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Learning Sciences 2025, also identified areas for growth: These teachers were less consistently likely to work to broaden what counts as science and to link science to social justice.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2025

A study published in Frontiers in Psychology concluded that game-based learning has a moderate to large effect on students’ cognitive, social, emotional, motivational, and engagement outcomes–especially in early education. A 2021 Heliyon study confirms that game-based learning boosts technical knowledge and digital citizenship.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2009, he has taught History, English, and Theology in the United States, and has since expanded his expertise to the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business studies in China. Sgourdos also holds CAGS from the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School. That cycle keeps them growing, and more importantly, keeps them engaged.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

Here are 5 high-caliber digital resources that can help K-5 educators connect their curriculum to the imagination of their students. The platform covers all subjects–from vocabulary and reading strategies to science, social studies, and math–through catchy songs and interactive lessons. ClassHook lets you do just that.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

Online CTE curriculum platforms provide ready-made interactive lessons, assessments, and multimedia content that teachers can incorporate, ensuring that even schools in rural areas or with limited lab facilities can offer robust, up-to-date coursework. that are ubiquitous in modern workplaces.

Technology 256

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

Science, social studies, and even math teachers can access informational texts aligned to Texas standards directly through the platform’s educator tools. World Book consistently receives praise and positive feedback, particularly when we demonstrate how seamlessly it aligns with curriculum and standards.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Today, I serve as Vice-Principal of B.School, where I lead efforts to integrate well-being, sustainability, and equity into our core curriculum. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

Instead of looking at each new technology as a tool that must be integrated in the curriculum, why not determine what is missing from current instruction and identify what prevents integration from occurring naturally? When creating units of study, teachers should consider the type of resources students will be using.

Learning 240

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Teens need access to a reliable internet connection, a quiet and comfortable space to study, and a computer or device that can handle educational platforms. 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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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2009, he has taught History, English, and Theology in the United States, and has since expanded his expertise to the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business studies in China. Sgourdos also holds CAGS from the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School. That cycle keeps them growing, and more importantly, keeps them engaged.

Learning 130

Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 130

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

In fact, it was the ideal of education as a vehicle for equity and democracy that drew Finnish officials to study the United States education system in the 1970s. Even while the nation was grappling with desegregation and civil rights, there was a belief that public education could be a great equalizer.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

He and his team work closely with the district’s curriculum team to ensure that technology initiatives align with educational goals. Having ongoing conversations with our principals and curriculum team regarding digital learning tools has been critical for us, ensuring we all remain aligned and on the same page,” said Goyette.

Learning Outcomes 162

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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? Studies have found that while many online learning programs can produce significant gains when used at recommended dosages, only about 5% of students actually use them as recommended.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

While students don’t make every decision and still participate in teacher-driven parts of the day, what’s different in our design is that the school curriculum pushes them to explore three questions: “What do I want to learn?”; “When and how will I learn it?”; and “Is my learning the right level of challenge?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

A University of Pennsylvania study from 2024 found that students using AI for math prep scored lower. 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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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2025

According to a recent study , “desktops and laptops remain the most compromised devices (50 percent), with phishing and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) cited as top entry points for ransomware. For too long, prevention has been seen as the gold standard of cybersecurity. Most attacks moved across the network to infect other devices.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Available within Discovery Education Experience, the essential companion for engaged K-12 classrooms, this new content supports instruction in a variety of disciplines including ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Careers Exploration.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Today, I serve as Vice-Principal of B.School, where I lead efforts to integrate well-being, sustainability, and equity into our core curriculum. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2025

With a universe of educational applications available, the study highlights how the proliferation of individual, poorly integrated digital tools in many districts is impacting students, parents, teachers, and district leaders.

Schools 259

Schools Communication Evaluation Feedback 259

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S. Department of Education found that 77% of online students reported a better balance between their studies and personal life.

Hybrid Learning 139

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 139

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

This study is the first to investigate the impact of Core5 at scale in California schools,” said Lexia President Nick Gaehde. Our study evaluated Core5’s impact on more than one million California elementary students’ ELA achievement during the 2022-23 school year. “Our points higher than their peers at the non-Core5 schools.

English 130

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

A 2021 OECD study found that 15-year-olds consistently show lower levels of creativity and curiosity than 10-year-olds globally. A follow-up study in 2025 confirmed this trend, highlighting even steeper declines where secondary students have fewer opportunities to build new skills.

Ethics 150

Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 150

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Besides conducting lessons, the graduate students also spoke to the sixth graders about STEM-related careers, areas of study, and scientific pursuits. “We were pleased to engage in this learning experience with URI,” said Nicole Elliott, a science teacher at DelSesto Middle School.

STEM 130

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

This is something that you should keep in mind when looking for where you want to study, as you can find an electrical and computer engineering online degree that gives you access to excellent information, whilst staying at home and being able to engage from all over the world. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

Lecturing 85

Lecturing Motivation Essay High School 85

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. For example, a course on city growth might pull from earth science, social studies, money matters, and city planning. 2024) studied adding interdisciplinary learning in nursing classes using games.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

How to Launch an Esports Program Districts hoping to replicate this success can take a few key lessons from the South Florida model: Start with curriculum integration. Esports becomes more than a game when tied to academic content.

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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.

Learning 145

Learning English Art Culture 145

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. For example, a course on city growth might pull from earth science, social studies, money matters, and city planning. 2024) studied adding interdisciplinary learning in nursing classes using games.

Interdisciplinary 54

Interdisciplinary Teaching Knowledge Peer Review 54

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 8, 2025

So when we were seeing research studies or classroom examples of culturally sustaining pedagogy, they tended to focus on race or language or culture, and disability wasn’t sort of fleshed out. Very often, disability is invisible in curriculum,” Tondreau says. “Or However … it was rarely taken up in concrete examples.

Disabilities 91

Disabilities Teaching Culture Special Education 91

Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

What curriculum should you use? We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. Integrate science and social studies into your reading and writing times as much as you can! Take a deep breath!

Teachers 52

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

For Trumbore, it started in 2004, when she went to Stanford to work for Patrick Suppes, who had been studying computer-assisted learning since the 1960s. In “Teacher in the Machine,” Trumbore traces edtech’s beginnings to three professors at distinct schools: Suppes, who founded the Computer Curriculum Corp.

History 112

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Campuses invest enormous time and energy revising their gen ed programs of study to create the kinds of interconnected learning experiences that produce broadly educated degree completers. Empirical Analysis : Analyze case studies or specific situations from work to draw logical conclusions about behavior and mental processes.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 89

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Part library, part innovation hub, part quiet study nook, it offers flexible zones where students can choose how they learn bestwhether thats brainstorming with peers, diving into solo study, or using digital tools to bring projects to life. The recently reimagined Learning Commons is a perfect example.

Schools 209

Schools Culture Interdisciplinary Art 209

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Not all students want trophies or gold stickers, or to be patted on the head for ‘studying hard.’ Rather than only offering a handful of slots for the ‘highest performers’ to occupy, within gamification lies the ability to recognize the deeply personalized nature of learning.

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Gamification Motivation Learning Learning Styles 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

First, decide what class is appropriate, such as a course that you expect a good deal of unexpected issues and problems due to the newness of teaching the course topics; experimenting new curriculum materials; new pedagogical approaches to a course; or improving and addressing student course evaluation and student feedback.

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