k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam Ngo Thanh is an educational leader, innovator, and advocate for equity-driven, holistic learning. Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation.

Interdisciplinary 247

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 247

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

The question is: Are we helping them use it safely, ethically, and effectively, or are we leaving them to figure it out on their own? Effectively : Use AI to enhance learning, not replace it–whether for brainstorming, exploring questions, or reinforcing concepts. The accuracy question: Can we trust AI’s answers?

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Ethics Plagiarism Math Communication 259

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. I have incorporated this particular linguistic shift into my work with other educators at Relay Graduate School of Education.

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Culture Feedback Languages Language 271

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Innovations and Education, eSchool News’s podcast on the latest and Greatest and Everything, Ed Tech. 11 to discuss the evolving landscape of digital threats in schools. It’s certainly something that I hear all all the time and there’s no question that people being aware of.

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Education Local Government Internet Questions 204

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Reams have been written about the challenges with general education at US colleges and universities. Students often view general education requirements (gen eds) as “hurdles” to overcome on their way to the learning that matters to them. Gen ed is great, so why is it discussed as a “hurdle.” Why am I doing this?”

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 88

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Gen Z reached 41 million eligible voters in 2024, and despite being a generation of people who had much of their education interrupted by COVID-19 and the pandemic fallout, a majority believe that education is a key part of improving childrens lives. Gen Z is in an awkward phase.

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Education Culture Math Achievement 154

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Over the last nine months, weve worked with eight fellows whose pathways in education are as diverse as they have ever been, including a trauma psychotherapist turned early childhood counselor, a physics teacher with a penchant for storytelling and a Jordan-born immigrant who moved to the United States to pursue her passion for teaching.

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Education Essay Culture Math 116

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

This year, I judged the middle school career research event, which allows students to explore careers of interest by completing a career interest survey, researching a field, and presenting key details such as education requirements, job outlook, salary, and what a typical workday looks like. What problems are students interested in solving?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Reams have been written about the challenges with general education at US colleges and universities. Students often view general education requirements (gen eds) as “hurdles” to overcome on their way to the learning that matters to them. Gen ed is great, so why is it discussed as a “hurdle.” Why am I doing this?”

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 89

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

And they point to a crucial insight for education: the key to unlocking students’ motivation, especially in adolescence, is helping them see that they have value —that they are valued by the people they care about and that they are meaningful contributors to the groups where they seek belonging. All of those are real.

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Motivation Learning Students Achievement 278

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Schools can also harness this opportunity to educate families about the impacts of phone use and foster a community response. The team began with the open-ended question, “How might we pilot different practices related to cell phone/social media use to gauge the effectiveness or impact on student well-being, engagement and sense of belonging?”

Schools 186

Schools Students Feedback Participation 186

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Odgers, a professor of psychological science and informatics at UC Irvine, launched a national survey to investigate the use of AI among teens, parents and educators. Afterward, the participant’s mom, who helped them publish the book, discussed the use of AI with the student. And they themselves also recognize this.”

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Essay Ethics Fairness Assignments 165

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam Ngo Thanh is an educational leader, innovator, and advocate for equity-driven, holistic learning. Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation.

Interdisciplinary 145

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 145

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

These platforms are designed to be interactive, accessible, and aligned with educational standards, offering students the opportunity to explore STEM topics at their own pace–and often, while having fun. Each lesson poses a big question–like “Why do stars twinkle?” or “Can a tree grow without seeds?”–and

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STEM Learning Science Textbooks 237

Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

Think-Pair-Share is a three-step discussion routine that helps students build confidence in their ideas before they share them with a larger group. Heres the breakdown: Think Students take a moment to reflect on a question or prompt independently. Start with a Strong Prompt The way you ask questions matters.

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Fairness Social Studies Questions Science 81

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. One of the most powerful techniques in my traditional classroom is the think-pair-share discussion format.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 61

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Since the public release of ChatGPT in December 2022, educators have faced the challenge of effectively integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their teaching. This approach will help students better understand and utilize AI as an educational ally, enabling innovative methods for effective classroom integration.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 81

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Creating a classroom in the service of social justice (The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, 2008) requires a profound understanding of the impact of human diversity on teaching and learning (Cushner et al., Tell a colleague that you are committing to the work of becoming a more inclusive educator.

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Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 90

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., Preparing to join classroom discussions requires intentional preparation. Spinning Questions. Stalnaker, J., Hubbard, A.,

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Instructors Assignments Participation Students 86

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Homeschooling offers a unique opportunity to tailor your child’s education to their specific needs and interests. Enter TPT — a place where you can turn for fresh ideas, resources, and tips from experienced educators. Students study six novels, learn to write multiple essay formats, write and study poetry, and learn discussion skills.

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Curriculum Social Studies Art Learning Styles 98

Teach Hub

MAY 2, 2025

By engaging in these dynamic activities, students are empowered to connect academic concepts with practical applications, enriching and transforming their educational journey. Class Discussions & Debates Older students love sharing their opinions, especially when they can back them up with evidence.

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Activities Learning Students Critical Thinking 82

Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

Reciprocal reading is a structured yet flexible strategy where students work together to make sense of a text using four roles: summarizer, questioner, clarifier, and predictor. Here we’ll explain how it works and why it’s worth educators using it in their classroom. And these aren’t just, “What color was his shirt?”

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Reading Discussions Fairness Questions 67

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

In fact, in my practice as an educator who teaches U.S. Therein lies a paradox I have struggled with in my career: How can I continue to teach students that questioning authority is not only okay, but sometimes necessary, while maintaining a position of authority myself? history in an urban St. They are for everyone. One day, Ms.

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Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 112

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Jeff LeBlanc (image courtesy of Jeff LeBlanc) I’m a business and leadership lecturer, and I’ve worked with Gen Z since the earliest wave entered higher education. They discuss whether innovation matters more now because the world feels so unstable. Younger ones have been forced to question it more openly.

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Beliefs Communication Lecturing Culture 142

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Enriching the Core Strategy The original flipped classroom model aimed to reverse the traditional structure of education by shifting the transmission of basic content, often done through lectures, outside the classroom, while using face-to-face class time for active engagement and problem-solving. Flipped Classroom 2.0: Flipped Classroom 2.0

Critical Thinking 89

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Enriching the Core Strategy The original flipped classroom model aimed to reverse the traditional structure of education by shifting the transmission of basic content, often done through lectures, outside the classroom, while using face-to-face class time for active engagement and problem-solving. Flipped Classroom 2.0: Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 80

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

As educators and industry leaders, we must ask: What do students and their teachers need to prepare for a future that is still unfolding? Heres what we believe meaningful computer science education should do to foster a generation of technologically literate learners: 1.

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Science Ethics Education Students 111

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

rapid retrieval: During a lecture, stop every 10 minutes or so to ask a question about a topic you’ve covered. To make the tents more useful, students are then asked to answer a retrieval question on the back of the paper and turn it in at the end of class. “Present students with a multiple choice question.”

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

JULY 24, 2025

The increasing internationalization of higher education does not automatically lead to global knowledge and skill exchange in the classroom. As an educator, working out how to center students in the process of learning remains an ongoing challenge, whether working with international or domestic students.

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Ethics Culture Instructors Knowledge 73

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

AI tutors are transforming education by offering personalized, accessible, and efficient learning support. They are not intended to replace human educators, just complement traditional teaching. But as these tools become more common in schools, serious questions about their legal impact arise.

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Disabilities Ethics Schools Plagiarism 139

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Elianis: Before using the tool, I couldnt ask questions or talk to other students in the classroom.

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English Language Languages Assignments 128

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Students in higher education also deserve nurturing spaces that focus on utilizing their personalized strengths and needs to foster increased academic and social development. A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led.

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 96

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Students in higher education also deserve nurturing spaces that focus on utilizing their personalized strengths and needs to foster increased academic and social development. A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led.

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 69

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Generative AI is changing the landscape of higher education, in both good and bad ways (Balch, 2023). In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. The Age of AI is Upon Us. Schoeder, 2024).

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 95

Tim Manson

JULY 10, 2025

The thoughts on learning and education from Tim Manson. On John Dunlosky’s Strengthening the Student Toolbox on Retrieval Practice On The Delivery of Learning On Cognitive Load Theory On Activity in lessons On Questioning in the Classroom on Dual Coding Top ten. thinkdotlearn Think.learn. 2024) What about Blended Learning?

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Curriculum Blended Learning Knowledge Discussions 96

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates.

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Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 53

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Digital platforms, new instructional models, and creative tech integrations are helping educators connect with MLs in ways that are interactive, inclusive, and highly effective. Start with a question like: What animals or plants have you seen in your neighborhood? with guided questions. or What word do you hear?

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Languages Language Participation Writing 52