Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

Here’s a simple review of copyright law I use to start the discussion. Here’s a video I use in my Grad School classes to discuss copyrights and image use. The law states that works of art created in the U.S. Some may be TMI, but the important stuff for writers starts at 3:47.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

Each role targets a specific reading skill, and when students cycle through all four, they’re not just reading, they’re processing, discussing, and deepening their understanding. It’s an old-school strategy that works because it’s rooted in solid thinking habits. or “What message is the author trying to send here?” It’s fairly simple.

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Teach Hub

JULY 25, 2025

Let students brainstorm solutions and discuss what’s fair and respectful. Middle School Middle school students are at a time in their lives where they are trying to navigate friendships, dealing with peer pressure, and those ever-changing emotions. Debrief afterward to discuss how they communicated and worked as a team.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Guest speaker John Watson is the founder of DLAC (formerly Evergreen Education Group), which has been a leading consulting and advisory firm serving school districts, state agencies, foundations, and companies in the K-12 digital learning field for more than 20 years. The computer-generated transcript is below: Kevin Hogan OK.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 19, 2025

Lori and I are wrapping up our study of school districts and the work that they’re doing to get their Portrait of a Graduate down into classroom practice. I had multiple awesome one-to-one or small group discussions about how to use the 4 Shifts Protocol for deeper, more cognitively complex thinking. 30 minutes.

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Class Tech Tips

JULY 19, 2025

Lori and I are wrapping up our study of school districts and the work that they’re doing to get their Portrait of a Graduate down into classroom practice. I had multiple awesome one-to-one or small group discussions about how to use the 4 Shifts Protocol for deeper, more cognitively complex thinking. 30 minutes.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 23, 2025

Take teamwork outside with exciting team-building games for kids Indoor teamwork activities for kids are easy to weave into the school day, but sometimes you need a little extra space to get students moving and thinking together. The pattern travels around the circle, student to student, until it makes its way back to the starting point.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 6, 2025

Peralta administrators have also discussed reducing the number of colleges in the four-campus district, possibly by consolidating operations, to decrease costs. In Oakland, the Peralta Community College District had to close an $11.8 million deficit this year.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. Would you prefer a late start to your school day or an early release?

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

History in Secondary Schools, 16 percent of teachers said they received frequent or several criticisms from parents or others over the way they teach history. One of Trumps first executive orders claimed schools use radical indoctrination to imprint anti-American, subversive, harmful, and false ideologies on children.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Find everything you need for facilitating great debates in your high school class. From good debate topics for high school to resources for structuring and crafting arguments, you’ll find everything you need for a fiery debate in any subject. Should your school have the right to make decisions about high schoolers’ nutrition ?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2019

The films on this list are excellent for encouraging students to reflect on and discuss a wide range of social and emotional issues. Because of this, it’s crucial that we don’t merely show these films without also giving kids time to reflect on and discuss what they’re watching. Science Fair. Inside Out.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As a school administrator, you’re faced with a range of challenges every day. It’s no wonder, then, that establishing methods to prioritize teacher well-being can help your school retain talent. While all administrators should consider it a priority to arrange fair pay, it’s also important to look at what other resources you can offer.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

My school was closed because of weather for the first time in my teaching career. When I received notification that our school was closing three days before final exams, I was dismayed. This is an ideal space to post announcements, allow students to ask questions, and encourage students to have discussions about assignments.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Data privacy considerations and recommendations for GenAI adoption in schools Linnette Attai, Project Director for CoSN’s Student Data Privacy Initiative and President of the compliance consulting firm PlayWell, LLC, shares insights on data privacy risks associated with adopting GenAI tools and offers guidance for responsible implementation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

The day provides a great opportunity for teachers to discuss the history of taxation in the United States, and to show students how taxes impact buying power.” the nonprofit behind Poptential. More than 100,000 users from throughout the United States have signed up for Certell’s Poptential family of free social studies courses.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the source of many discussions in the past few weeks about the “return to school.” The evidence is clear that school districts should plan for remote learning to be here for the long-haul. Related content: 5 ways COVID-19 made me a better teacher.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Like many other urban school systems, Syracuse City School District (SCSD) , where I serve as chief academic officer, has faced a number of challenges: Retaining teachers past their third year of teaching, too many competing initiatives that were unaligned to larger goals, and—most pressing—low academic performance among disadvantaged students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Here are five strategies that school leaders can implement to accomplish this goal. Celebrate achievements: Reflecting on the successes of the school year is crucial for boosting morale and motivation among students and staff. Highlighting success stories : Use newsletters, social media, and school websites to share success stories.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

Phil Murphy’s call to create an “artificial intelligence moonshot” in New Jersey, the state’s department of education unveiled a set of resources last week aimed at helping educators understand, implement, and manage artificial intelligence in schools, state education officials said.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Focusing on physical classroom management, behavioral management, resources for effective instruction, attendance and gradebook tools, and tools for a school-home connection can help students master classroom lessons. Online discussions or group collaboration to increase student engagement. Badges as a method of classroom management.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) evaluative framework consists of an assessment indicator. The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Thursday, August 26, 2021) — To welcome K-12 students and teachers back to school, Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art K-12 digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—and leading corporate and community partners proudly introduce four new engaging, no-cost virtual field trips (VFTs).

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2023

It is a chance to get hints of where the field is moving and what will be available to school districts, teachers, and students. In general, through-year assessment refers to testing that takes place throughout the school year to provide feedback on student progress and ultimately make a proficiency determination.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

The central question remains: How can schools use AI to strengthen, rather than diminish, the human elements of teaching? Schools set firm boundaries about what data their AI systems can collect and how they use it. Regular checks catch problems early, allowing schools to fix issues before they affect anyone’s learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2024

said SREB President Dr. Stephen Pruitt during a conference to discuss the group’s first meeting. The commission’s first meeting generated discussions about what, exactly, AI looks like at different levels of education and how to integrate it in useful and actionable ways for students, educators, and stakeholders. “One

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. Indeed, presidents and sports stars choose exactly this photo op when visiting schools. What Is Fair Use? In the U.S.,

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. I See, Think, Me, We Thinking Routine The “See, Think, Me, We” thinking routine promotes deeper understanding and encourages discussion.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

…It is essential to ensure that tests are fair, are of high quality, take up the minimum necessary time, and reflect the expectation that students will be prepared for success in college and careers,” according to an Oct. Fair–and supportive of fairness–in equity in educational opportunity. Worth taking.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Session tracks focus on topics and insights relevant to various K-12 leadership titles: district leaders, school leaders, classroom leaders, IT leaders, coach leaders, inclusion leaders, esports leaders, and library leaders. Running Jan. Running Jan. Here’s a look at just a few of the sessions on tap: 1.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) evaluative framework consists of an assessment indicator. The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2022

When I first began attending school, my teachers often seated me in the back of the classroom. That meant I didn’t just attend school in Florida, but also in the states that we traveled to, such as Indiana and Michigan. For this reason, it is important to review and ensure that hiring practices are fair, reasonable and equitable.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2017

2) Do not stop to judge, discuss, or answer the questions. (3) After Stephen demonstrated how students can find the answers to most of the traditional questions we ask in school, I became concerned that some teachers would not be happy with what could be interpreted to be the most powerful cheating tool ever invented.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2019

As principal of a middle school, I meet weekly with teachers and school counselors to discuss team and department progress of our students. This can feel overwhelming and make the most positive teacher feel less enthusiastic. That’s why we conduct monthly PD meetings.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

To be fair, its a valid question. For example, you could use a copper wire to discuss electrical currents, a piece of an automobile to explore chemistry and combustion, or shark teeth when teaching about animal adaptations and food chains. This is a question every educator has faced before.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2021

Every year, around the country, high school students get their hands dirty with science projects—chemistry labs, robotics, that model of a volcano. But one school just outside of Washington, D.C., And that's just one example of how extraordinary this school is. And that's just one example of how extraordinary this school is.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2017

But rolling out a school- or district-wide one-to-one program takes a lot more than choosing a device. It’s a fairly massive undertaking if done correctly, because before school leaders and educators even choose a device, they have to outline teaching and learning goals and find the right digital content to support those goals.

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