k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2025

Technology, often seen as a distraction, can be integrated thoughtfully, especially for younger children. Technology is everywhere and is not leaving anytime soon. Can the Montessori ideology and technology coexist? Technology should compliment and never replace these moments of learning. Not all apps are created equally.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2025

Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

I feel that this is a perfect representation of how schools often deal with new and emerging technologies. They can be working hard to provide the best instruction for their students but become immediately distracted anytime a new technology is introduced. These are not the only tools available to teachers.

Learning 240

Learning Lecturing Internet Textbooks 240

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Its allowed schools to open up competing career pathways in the back end of high school, whether students pursue calculus for science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers or instead learn data analytics or quantitative reasoning.

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Math Motivation High School High School 181

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?

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Teachers Elementary School Elementary School Intelligence 94

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

In fact, every teacher is a reading teacher. Science, social studies, and even math teachers can access informational texts aligned to Texas standards directly through the platform’s educator tools. Each year, through our professional learning partnership, we introduce over 160 new teachers to the suite of digital tools.

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Languages Language English Math 264

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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STEM Education Coaching Elementary School 247

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. Microsoft Corp. Investing in these young minds today sets the stage for a more sustainable, innovative and resilient agricultural future.”

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Technology Science Intelligence Learning 188

eSchool News

JULY 3, 2025

Jean-Claude, one of the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Impact award, highlighted three key ISTE takeaways: co-design in educational technology, learner variability supporting neurodiversity, and AI integration. Click through for the details:

Math 161

Math Reading Science Discussions 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. On my blog, in teacher-author forums, and in the virtual meetings I moderate, there is much confusion about what can be grabbed for free from online sites and what must be cited with a linkback, credit, author’s name, public domain reference, or specific permission from the creator.

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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.

Ethics 264

Ethics Game-Based Learning Feedback Math 264

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Specifically, this has allowed us to improve in closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities over the last several years and to provide our teachers with more tailored professional learning for support. For instance, we conduct empathy interviews where we talk with students and staff to find out more about their experiences.

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Counselling English Disabilities Coaching 270

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

Art 286

Art Math STEM Participation 286

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has done that with this article on– Is Online Schooling a Good Fit for Teens? Programs like eLearning often offer a mix of live instruction, recorded lessons, and one-on-one teacher support. While guidance from teachers and parents is still important, the learning process becomes more self-directed.

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eLearning Schools Motivation Counselling 164

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? What if the key to unlocking motivation isn’t something intrinsic to students, but something found in their relationships with peers, teachers, mentors, and communities? We’ve tried improving curricula.

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Motivation Learning Students Achievement 269

eSchool News

JULY 18, 2025

What started as a deeply rooted effort to promote equity has grown into a districtwide, cross-curricular system that blends teacher voice, clarity for families, and support from the right tools. Their first report card included nearly every New Jersey Common Core standard, which quickly became overwhelming for both teachers and families.

Grades 161

Grades Communication Feedback Curriculum 161

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

Its a uniquely significant threat to K-12 schools, where students and teachers rely heavily on file-hosting services to complete, submit, and share work and information. This makes it easier for IT teams–and even teachers and students–to recognize patterns of suspicious behavior across their network and address it accordingly.

Schools 216

Schools Textbooks Internet Motivation 216

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Teachers must align instructional content with state and national standards, prepare and organize materials, and thoughtfully structure collaborative learning experiences to ensure effective learning outcomes. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

STEM 186

STEM Interdisciplinary Collaborative Learning Communication 186

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

Education 118

Education Essay Culture Math 118

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

Art 146

Art Math STEM Participation 146

Teacher Cast

APRIL 15, 2025

Use Google Sheets to create interactive timelines that enhance student understanding of historical events, with steps for setup, chart creation, customization, and classroom applications like project management and curriculum planning. Troubleshooting tips are also provided for common issues.

Curriculum 148

Curriculum Teachers Education Students 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

This shows that it is important to position AI as a tool, not a teacher. Teachers should train students to verify AI information with real sources. Teachers and students need guidance on using AI outputs responsibly. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

Disabilities 145

Disabilities Ethics Schools Plagiarism 145

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

Culture 144

Culture Multidisciplinary Evaluation English 144

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.

STEM 130

STEM Education Coaching Elementary School 130

k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

She believes that schools should not just educate minds but also build communities where students, parents, and teachers work together to create meaningful change. This philosophy is embedded in the British Curriculum, which offers both structure and flexibility. Our goal is to help them define it on their own terms.”

Exams 137

Exams Counselling Education Schools 137

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

One time, I even begged to include more African American literature in the curriculum. It’s a buzzword I hear often these days on social media, especially in teacher groups where educators are reimagining their futures. I even hosted a virtual workshop for teachers to help them do the same. Because that’s what this is.

Schools 148

Schools Beliefs Culture Testing 148

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. My experiences as a student and later as a teacher in traditional K-8 schools convinced me that the entire purpose of school needed to be different. Once I got to college, however, my A-student record failed me. When and How Will You Learn It?

Schools 147

Schools Failure Ethics Textbooks 147

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.

Education 130

Education Critical Thinking Accessibility High School 130

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.

Students 99

Students Intelligence Curriculum Skills 99

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 8, 2025

We hope that you will join us for our June 2025 Teacher Leader Summit in Denver. In our Day 1 workshop, we will use the free 4 Shifts Protocol to redesign lessons, units, and other instructional activities for critical thinking and problem solving, greater student agency, more real-world authentic work, and robust technology infusion.

Ethics 52

Ethics Teachers Plagiarism Critical Thinking 52

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Leigh Arnold, an educational technology specialist from the School District of Palm Beach County, noted that “students enjoyed the opportunity to participate in something they love, while educators were thrilled to see them demonstrate their knowledge through creative builds and presentations.” Focus on teacher support.

STEM 139

STEM Disabilities Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking 139

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

This approach helps students see themselves as creators, not just consumers, of technology. Developed by Urban Arts in collaboration with Minecraft Education , the program offers middle school teachers professional development, ongoing coaching and a 72-session curriculum built around game-based instruction.

Ethics 152

Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 152

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. But schools cant do it alone.

Interdisciplinary 90

Interdisciplinary Education High School High School 90

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. This tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. For example, if you’re a tech teacher, join ISTE. Save them until requested.

Teaching Philosophy 83

Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Languages 83

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

Art 145

Art Math STEM Participation 145