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. Traditional tests don’t always capture things like creativity, grit, or collaboration. That’s why we focus on competency-based assessment.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. When I taught fifth grade at a school in Nevada, I had to follow the curriculum in the provided textbooks, and there was no room to deviate. I personally never faced a weighty decision about my learning until I had to declare a college major.

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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. How can schools test the accessibility of AI tools? Schools should perform usability tests with diverse student groups, including those with disabilities, to assess AI tools’ effectiveness.

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Disabilities Ethics Schools Plagiarism 149

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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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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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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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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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Knowledge is evaluated with a slew of assignments and tests, and a letter grade is given as a kind of trophy—As are big trophies, Fs trophies of the wrong kind, but trophies still. Not all students want trophies or gold stickers, or to be patted on the head for ‘studying hard.’ Class rankings?

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Gamification Motivation Learning Learning Styles 105

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.

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History Intelligence Writing Knowledge 113

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Put their science and teamwork skills to the test with a five-activity survival STEM resource. Using popsicle sticks and instructions from the resource, middle schoolers work together to construct and test their catapults in a physics lesson about different types of energy.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

In the above context, I saw my pandemic classroom as a laboratory to prototype and test new pedagogical moves, and where unexpected issues are expected to come to light. The Reflective Turn: Case Studies in and One Educational Practice. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. Guildford, UK: Arena.

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Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 56

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Include review materials in your curriculum 3. Include review materials in your curriculum It’s easy to assume that 8th graders know the foundations of grammar, vocabulary, and writing, but that’s not always the case. Table of Contents 1. Maintain a steady stash of supplies 2. Choose a classroom management system 4.

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Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

The result: districts are facing shortages of educators who are not only qualified to teach, but certified in areas where compliance is non-negotiable, such as delivering IEP services, bilingual content-based instruction, or state-tested core courses. Pay special attention to Title I campuses and state-tested subjects.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Like the smile from acing a test or the joy of earning a reward, those flashes of satisfaction are unforgettable. Study the states of matter with quick experiments for kids Projected Time : 5-20 minutes, but can vary Concepts : States of matter Materials : Varies This age group loves anything they can dig their fingers into.

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Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

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

JUNE 18, 2025

Dave Peth, the creator and executive producer of PBS show “Lyla in the Loop,” has worked on other educational media in his 20-plus years in the industry, and he says “no one” deploys the level of rigorous research and testing used in PBS programming. The studies showcasing the positive effects of PBS on children’s learning seem endless.

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Fairness Study Laboratory Evaluation 186

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

To be honest, when they talk about what they do to and with the children in the name of moving them through "the curriculum," I'm struck by a kind of despair. Testing was rare and largely inconsequential. I'm sure he tested well because he loved playing games. Teaching and learning are very different things. Many students.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2016

Successful online and blended learning programs in a recent survey are those that prioritized better teacher-student relationships, used an online curriculum as a primary instructional source, and used a combination of in-person and virtual instructional support.

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Online Learning Study Blended Learning Counselling 342

eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Nearly two-thirds of Americans can’t pass a basic financial literacy test, and data from the Federal Reserve show that consumer debt hit an all-time high in early August. 7 states (+DC) require a standardized test on personal finance concepts be administered. As a country, our financial literacy skills are dismal.

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Teaching Social Studies Schools Middle School 523

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

None of these have anything to do with teacher training, background, test scores, rubrics, class size, or pay scales. Here’s what Hattie’s distillation of hundreds of studies involving hundreds of thousands of students said didn’t much matter : class size. I inform all about the language of learning. charter schools.

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Learning Failure Evaluation Feedback 202

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

There, administrators recently partnered with Carnegie Mellon to pioneer the development and pilot testing of the nation’s first coherent K-12 curriculum on computational thinking. Take the South Fayette School District for example. Montour’s first-grade teachers are also working with a team of researchers from St.

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Learning STEM Motivation Culture 325

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. Why it matters for K-12 teachers As educators, we regularly interact with data, benchmark scores, reading levels, engagement analytics from edtech tools, and state test results. Integrating data literacy into K-12 curriculum The good news?

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Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 287

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2025

They will put you through a rigorous test of thinking on your feet, fast, and without ‘umms’ Here’s what you should know: The B&G (Blue and Gold) Interview is one of several opportunities for the Naval Academy to insure they appoint candidates who will make it through the next nine years. Nothing tricky.

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Intelligence Testing Curriculum Questions 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2017

There’s no set curriculum or schedule; students learn what interests them with guidance from involved adults. There are no worksheets, tests, or structure to provide evidence of learning or templates for teaching. The children pick what to learn, when, at what pace. How to start Unschooling. Let curiosity guide the day.

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Motivation Curriculum Math Knowledge 170

eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

–( BUSINESS WIRE )– The Smithsonian Science Education Center and Carolina Biological announced new independent study results showing the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom curriculum improved students scores in N.C. Students in grades 3 through 5 were part of the study from rural and diverse North and South Carolina.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Year after year and in study after study, we see the same thing: Confident students are better students. “I feel like if you do poorly on one test, you kinda get in your mind that maybe this isn’t the subject for you, or you go into the next test feeling less confident.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2022

Many other states already have fully online tests—and in response to the pandemic, graduate entrance and career certification exams have shifted online as well. As the trend toward wholly online testing continues, education leaders must consider how to ensure digital equity for the students taking these exams.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Standardized tests can be hard on students. Many of us still remember the frustration and anxiety we experienced when we were younger and sat down for our first round of testing. To make matters worse, it’s fairly common for students who are doing well academically to find themselves stymied by a single bad testing experience.

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Testing Fairness Students Study 282

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Ohio is dedicating millions to a curriculum overhaul. A similar number of states administer weak licensure tests, the report said, creating uncertainty about how well prepared teachers are. Meanwhile, just nine states require that districts adopt high-quality reading curriculum, NCTQ’s analysis found. newsletters.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, has expanded and enhanced its Bell Ringer content with the goal of providing a bell ringer for every day of the school year. The curriculum is standards-based and developed by teachers. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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Social Studies Study Curriculum Quizzes 165

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors a variety of content to help students learn about the national debt using pop culture media to engage students. The curriculum is standards-based and developed by teachers. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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Curriculum Social Studies Teaching History 261

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Building self-esteem Feeling needed and valued at work provides students with an immediate ego boost, according to psychologist Barbara Greenberg ; in one study, 70 percent of parents reported a positive difference in their child’s self-esteem and confidence once they entered the workforce.

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High School High School Curriculum Ethics 300

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

To help them make sense of how we got here, Poptential has expanded and updated its Common Sense Economics digital curriculum to include recent economic events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, and the current inflation crisis. Click to tweet.

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Curriculum History Quizzes Social Studies 246

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. history and society. history and society.

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History Curriculum Social Studies Quizzes 246

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Poptential , a free curriculum that infuses lessons with digital storytelling using pop culture references, also uses SpongeBob SquarePants. They include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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History Curriculum Social Studies Teachers 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

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