Tue.Jun 03, 2025

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Study: AI detection software varies in effectiveness

eSchool News

Key points: The way software is trained has an impact on its ability to detect AI Can technology help schools prevent AI-based cheating? How will schools replace devices bought during the pandemic? For more news on AI detection, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub The emergence of generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT has challenged educators to find effective ways to identify whether the work their students submit is original or AI-generated.

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School Counselors Worry About Students’ Misguided Use of Social Media

Edsurge

Social media platforms like Instagram, X and TikTok have become landscapes for learning and increasing awareness of topics like mental health. But for children who are learning how to navigate virtual spaces, the pitfalls are many and hidden. Educators and researchers are becoming increasingly worried how much kids are absorbing the digital information they find online about mental health, which kids are unlikely to fully grasp even if the information is trustworthy.

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Unpacking COVID’s lasting academic effects on 5th graders

eSchool News

Key points: We must continue to address potential learning gaps and foster resilience 10 ways COVID changed American schools Five years on: COVIDs impact on schoolsand whats next for education For more news on learning gaps, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, it forced the closure of schools and a rapid shift to online learning.

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Review: Cortex XSOAR Protects Against Common Threats in K–12

EdTech Magazine

In K12 schools, nothing shatters a good reputation faster than a high-profile cybersecurity attack that compromises the personal data of students and staff or steals other sensitive or legally protected information. Compounding the challenge of thwarting cyberattacks is the fact that schools often have limited staff, resources and budget to put toward cybersecurity, even though they are under constant threat.

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Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

eSchool News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala./PRNewswire/ — BirminghamCity Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and math performance. In partnership with sub-awardees WestEd and MIND Education , creators of ST Math , BCS is driving the development of real- time, data-driven insights to improve student engagement and learning outcomes.

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How Students Use Generative AI Beyond Writing

Faculty Focus

Over the last two years, Ive witnessed the rise in students use of generative AI as whole. Not surprisingly, more students are using generative AI to assist them in writing. In an undergraduate business communication course that I oversee, the percentage of students who declared their use of generative AI for a writing assessment (i.e. business proposal) increased steadily over four semesters from 35% in 2023 to 61% in 2025.

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School boards should focus budget deliberations on student outcomes, financial sustainability

Southwest Washington Education

The Brookings Institute brings us this primer on school boards and budgets. It’s long so you will need to give yourself about 10 minutes to read. The information and questions are relevant and important. As school districts enter one of their most challenging budget cycles in recent memory, all eyes should be on school boards.

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Top 10 Tuesday – Books To Gift Teachers

Reading Power Gear

We are in the home stretch, so I thought it would be a good time to feature some favourite books for “gifting” teachers at the end of the school year, including a few titles for teachers who may be retiring. Hopefully you will find a perfect gift for that perfect teacher in yours or your child’s life! A Teacher Like You – Frank Murphy This book is a celebration of teachers everywhere in the classroom, in the gym, on the ice rink!

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Energize Your Lessons and Channel Student Interest with History Smashers

We are Teachers

History Smashers are a Teacher Pick because the books use illustrations, graphic panels, photographs, sidebars, and more to get kids engaged.

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Storing Tablets in the Classroom in 3 Easy Steps

Organized Classroom

New technology in the classroom is always super exciting for the teachers who get the joy of adopting new materials! This is often short-lived when the educator realizes how much planning will be devoted to not only incorporating the devices into the curriculum effectively, but also topics come up such as behavior management, care of the units, rules for student use, internet safety, and more!

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19 Inspiring Activities To Celebrate Juneteenth

We are Teachers

Get ideas for teaching Juneteenth with activities for kids that introduce the day when all slaves in the United States were finally freed.

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Deeper learning and SEL

Dangerously Irrelevant

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so this week I am catching up! ] Krista Leh was kind enough to invite me on her SEL in EDU podcast back in February. Krista is a widely-acclaimed expert on social-emotional learning (SEL) who is doing really great work with schools and educators (she also has an ed tech background!).

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Deal of the Day: Save 15% at Thirdlove

We are Teachers

The best bras are beautiful, comfortable, and affordable. And teachers who have struggled to find all three might want to check out Thirdlove!

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Deeper learning and SEL

Class Tech Tips

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so this week I am catching up! ] Krista Leh was kind enough to invite me on her SEL in EDU podcast back in February. Krista is a widely-acclaimed expert on social-emotional learning (SEL) who is doing really great work with schools and educators (she also has an ed tech background!).

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Turtle Grid Math Game: A Hands-On Way to Build Number Sense with Foam Dice and Fun!

From the Pond

Turtle Grid Math Game: A Simple, Engaging Way to Build Number Sense Looking for a low-prep, high-impact math activity that builds number sense, number combinations, and pattern recognitionall while being super fun? The Turtle Grid Math Game is a go-to option using just a few tools from the Math Kit for Kindergarten and 1st Grade. This game is perfect for centers, small group instruction, early finishers, or even at home.

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High Schooler's AI Tool for Teachers Makes Educational Videos

GovTech

Inspired by educational animations on YouTube, a senior at Gull Lake High School in Michigan built an AI called KODISC that accesses information from across the Internet to generate videos.

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Memory + Math: A Fun Visual Warm-Up Using Twenty Dot Play Mats

From the Pond

Quick Math Warm-Up with the Twenty Dot Play Mats If youve downloaded Math Kit Bundle 2, you already have access to one of our most versatile new resourcesTwenty Dot Play Mats! These mats were designed to support number fluency and counting to 20but their potential goes far beyond basic number work. Today, were sharing a simple warm-up activity thats more about visual recall, attention, and memory-building than countingand it's a perfect way to get the most from these mats.

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Children are Not "Blank Slates"

Teacher Toms Blog

You often hear young children spoken of as "blank slates." As parents and educators, as adults who are presumedly "full slates," our job is then to get to writing -- or even, to somehow encourage them to write -- in order to correct their proverbial blankness. But no one is ever a blank slate. Life is an immersive experience. Our minds are never blank, nor are they ever full, from the moment we're born (and likely before) until the day we die (and perhaps afterwards).

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What Online School Looks Like: A Student Day in the Life Q&A With Grace

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SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. This year, the talented group of students is creating social media content across platforms to help build brand awareness and engage our audiences around the online learning experience. Lets get to know these amazing SAC students.

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