Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

When she needed a fun end-of-year activity for her first-grade students incorporating Candyland, gummy bears and phonics, Irene Farmer turned to ChatGPT. “It The AI provided the creative spark, but Farmer brings the pedagogical expertise and knowledge of her specific students to make it work. Differentiation takes so much time.

Teachers 177

Teachers Art Knowledge Coaching 177

Teach Hub

JUNE 27, 2025

You have the power to help students tap into their full potential, even when they feel like school just isn’t clicking. You can help students build confidence, develop new habits, and keep moving forward—even when the work is hard. One way to unlock a student’s potential is to encourage a growth mindset.

Teaching 94

Teaching Failure Students Feedback 94

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

The researchers partnered with foundry10, an education research organization, to survey 1,510 adolescents between 9 and 17 as well as 2,826 parents of K-12 students in the United States. Afterward, the participant’s mom, who helped them publish the book, discussed the use of AI with the student.

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Essay Ethics Fairness Assignments 167

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

eLearning 69

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 69

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

eLearning 67

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 67

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

Halfway through the semester, it’s not uncommon to notice a shift in your students’ energy levels (Baghurst and Kelley, 2013; Kumari et al., Some students prioritize subjects they perceive as more directly tied to their major or career, while others simply feel the weight of mid-semester exhaustion.

Languages 95

Languages Language Instructors Culture 95

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

I was watching as a few of my students took notes while the remaining students sat passively, perhaps hoping my animated gestures and pacing would somehow osmotically transfer my explanation of classical conditioning into their brains. Yet simply abandoning these proven engagement strategies isn’t the answer.

Active Learning 65

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 65

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

In summary Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive and require students to let the company keep their papers forever. Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them?

Plagiarism 117

Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 117

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

The pilot program, in which four GSO students worked with approximately 200 students from the Providence Public School District middle school, was developed by the Rhode Island Department of Education and funded by a $10,000 STEMx Challenge Grant. It was deeply rewarding to put the students at ease, since I was a stranger to them.

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STEM Middle School Middle School Laboratory 130

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

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Each student receives a fictional budget and must bid on leadership traits they value most. What has changed is the way students talk about those traits. In the earlier years, students would bid quickly, justify their picks in straightforward terms, and move on. “I Students linger over the choices. Communication is key.”

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Beliefs Communication Lecturing Culture 143

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

I’m entering my fifth year as the founder of a microschool, a small learning environment that currently serves approximately 20 students. After watching my students deeply engaged in learning, one district leader told me, “It looked like you’d been given free rein to be creative, and that’s a problem.” My students were growing.

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Schools Beliefs Culture Testing 148

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. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments.

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Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 53

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

Halfway through the semester, it’s not uncommon to notice a shift in your students’ energy levels (Baghurst and Kelley, 2013; Kumari et al., Some students prioritize subjects they perceive as more directly tied to their major or career, while others simply feel the weight of mid-semester exhaustion.

Languages 65

Languages Language Instructors Culture 65

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

I have encouraged giving frequent quizzes , think-pair-shares , and teaching students to use flashcards , but there are a lot of other ways to do it. Janell Blunt , an associate professor of psychology at Anderson University in Indiana, uses personal mini-whiteboards with her college students in every class. It’s crickets.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Rather than simply acknowledging that students are using AI, we should create opportunities for them to explore practical strategies. This approach will help students better understand and utilize AI as an educational ally, enabling innovative methods for effective classroom integration.

Ethics 88

Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 88

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

Laboratory 180

Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 180

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I read Susan Blums Ungrading as a first-year graduate student and was immediately smitten. At the same time, COVID-19 forced many seasoned instructors to grapple with assessing their students, making alternative assessment more mainstream. As a first-year graduate student, I had read Susan Blums Ungrading and was immediately smitten.

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Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 74

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Creating a classroom where every student feels confident to contribute doesnt happen overnight. When paired with strong instructional practices, these tools open up more ways for students to participate, process, and thrive. Background building is the process of helping students connect new content to what they already know.

Languages 52

Languages Language Participation Writing 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

One student tilted their head. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. They create a space where both students and teachers can explore, not just explain. Step 2: Set a timer and go dark I put students in pairs and give them five minutes.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 98

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

When we intentionally broaden our students’ worlds with unique ways to build community connections, we create new opportunities for our students to see themselves as part of a larger community. These real-world connections add depth to classroom discussions, spark curiosity, and inspire students to explore new topics.

Writing 52

Writing Questions Discussions Activities 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

One student tilted their head. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. They create a space where both students and teachers can explore, not just explain. Step 2: Set a timer and go dark I put students in pairs and give them five minutes.

Syllabus 85

Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 85

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 105

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “ The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” In 2012, she moved to Coursera, then an experimental startup struggling to bring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to students around the world.

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History Intelligence Writing Knowledge 113

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Writing is used to assess student learning more often than it is used to facilitate learning. We talk about writing as a product for assessment, a subject where paragraphs and commas are taught, or a skill that one either has developed or lacks. Rarely do we hear people, even teachers, discuss writing as a process for learning.

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Writing STEM Learning Critical Thinking 622

Teach Thought

MAY 17, 2025

As research has suggested, they can be used for assessment design, curriculum design, lesson planning, personalizing and differentiating learning , and almost any other ‘thing’ a teacher–or student–has to do. It also makes a powerful self-directed learning tool. Start at the left, and, roughly, move right.

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Evaluation Knowledge Curriculum Design 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 18, 2025

Students can make heartfelt thank-you cards for local veterans or craft bright poppies to share at home. Veterans Day Craft By TNB Creations Grades: K-6th This seven-page craft takes about an hour to complete and includes a picture for students to color, along with space to write a letter.

Activities 97

Activities Teaching History Writing 97

Lab to Class

JULY 3, 2025

We have all seen the stereotypical portrayal of the traditional school setting where a teacher stands at the front of the classroom and spends the entirety of class time giving a lecture and asking questions of the students. No matter how interesting the teacher, sometimes it can be hard for students to focus for very long on a lecture.

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Lecturing Attention Discussions Questions 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. Keep writing prompts on hand 6. Decide how you’ll communicate with students, caregivers, and admin 8. 6 Do your students know the difference between voice and opinion in a story?

Grades 52

Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

k12

JULY 18, 2025

Online school students use computer skills to access classes, communicate with teachers, conduct research, review materials, and turn in assignments. Basic Computer Skills Students finding their way around computers and learning common programs is a great place to start. Here are tools to help students do just that.

Skills 52

Skills Internet Students Assignments 52

Tim Manson

JULY 10, 2025

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. I understand the local employment landscape that my students will go into. the music of 2020 4: Top ten.

Curriculum 96

Curriculum Blended Learning Knowledge Discussions 96

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Ready to ignite your students’ imaginations and sharpen their writing skills? With these engaging 7th grade writing prompts, students will dive into a world of self-expression. They’re developing the skills to investigate real-world topics, explain ideas clearly, and write with purpose.

Writing 52

Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

Teachers are working many more hours outside of their contracted work hours or doing extra things to make sure that the students are engaged and are really feeling supported. But she says the energy put into buoying student mental health isnt extended to teachers. That definitely, I think, weighs on teachers' minds a lot.

Teachers 133

Teachers Intelligence Motivation Writing 133

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Virtual classrooms are now a trusted and permanent part of the K-12 landscape, offering flexibility and customization to help students thrive. There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. The good news?

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

Keeping students engaged is a daily goal that teachers are always trying to hit, and for good reason: its directly tied to how much students learn and retain. Simply stepping outside can make a noticeable difference in your students attention and energy levels. Try beginning with a simple nature walk.

Activities 81

Activities Teaching Learning Attention 81

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. What makes someone admirable?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52